U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CERTIFIES FACNET CONTRACTING OFFICES As required by P.L. 104-355 and the implementing Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Senior Procurement Executive of the U.S. Department of the Interior certified interim FACNET capability on July 3, 1995, for the following Department of the Interior contracting offices to the Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy: U.S. Geological Survey at Reston, VA, Denver, CO, and Menlo Park, CA; Bureau of Mines at Washington, DC, Denver, CO, and Pittsburgh, PA; Minerals Management Service at Herndon, VA, Denver, CO, and Metairie, LA; and Bureau of Reclamation Denver Service Center (RSC), Denver, CO. Each of these sites meets the requirements of the law and the Federal Acquisition Regulation by having the ability to electronically provide widespread public notice of contacting opportunities, including public access, issue electronic solicitations and make them publicly accessible, and receive electronic public responses (quotes) and associated requests for information. These sites are operating through the Federal Acquisition Computer Network (FACNET) network entry point at Columbus, Ohio and providing electronic commerce traffic to all participating Value Added Networks and their client trading partners. Unless otherwise authorized by the Contracting Officer, these offices will not accept non-FACNET quotes on FACNET requests for quotations after Thursday, August 3, 1995. Questions may be directed to Wiley Horsley, DOI FACNET Manager on (202) 208-3347, by FAX at (202) 208-6301 or mailed to U.S. Department of the Interior, Mail Stop 5512, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240.

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