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56 -- CRUSHER RUN STONE Sol DACW61-96-B-0031, Due 043096, contact point, Miss Linda M. Hofbauer, 215/656-6923, Contract Specialist. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, intends to award a firm fixed price contract for approximately 16,000 tons of Crusher Run, CR Type ``B'' Stone. Solicitation Number DACW61-96-B-0031, will be issued on or about March 29, 1996 with a closing date of April 30, 1996 at 1115 hours at the local place of bid opening. The performance period is to commence on or about May 15, 1996. Delivery will be on an ``on call'' basis and will be scheduled for sites located along the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, between Reedy Point, Delaware and Grove Neck, Maryland. Prospective contractors are required to state their business size, a complete mailing address, telephone number, fax number (if applicable), and a point of contact on any information they submit. This procurement is 100% set-aside for Small Business. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this procurement is 1429 with a size standard of 500 employees or less. (071)

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