NOTICE OF OPM INTERIM FACNET CERTIFICATION POC: Office of Personnel Management, Contracting Division, 1900 E Street, NW., Room SB427, Washington, D.C. POC: Alfred F. Chatterton III, Chief, Contracting Division, 202-606-2240. Janice Parker Watson, Functional Lead for Electronic Commerce, 202-606-2213. ATTENTION: OPM VENDORS AND POTENTIAL TRADING PARTNERS. Notice is hereby provided that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Central Contracting Office in Washington, DC, has implemented an electronic commerce/electronic data interchange capability and has certified interim FACNET in accordance with Subpart 4.5 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act. The simplified acquisition procedures in FAR Part 13 will be used for purchases between the micropurchase threshold of $2,500 and $100,000. As of August 1, 1995, requests for quotation in this price range will be issued over the Federal Acquisition Computer Network (FACNET) for supplies and equipment and some services, to the maximum extent practicable. AFTER OCTOBER 1, 1995, ALL RESPONSES TO FACNET SOLICITATIONS (RFQs), issued by OPM Central Contracting Office, MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH FACNET, unless otherwise authorized. To register for FACNET, please call the Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414.

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