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69 -- SPIRAL BOUND TEXTBOOK AS LEARNING TOOL FOR MICROSOFT SOFTWARE PRODUCTS (WIN95, OFFICE PROFESSIONAL V.7, SCHEDULE+) SOL IR96018400 DUE 061296 POC Kathy Wickman, Contract Specialist, (703) 305-2250 William Pinkey, Contracting Officer, (703) 305-2250. USDA, Food and Consumer Service intends to award a purchase order on the basis of full and open competition, under Simplified Acquisition Procedures, for the purchase of 1165 spiral bound training manuals which comprise of Microsoft Windows 95, Office Professional Version 7.0, and Schedule+ applications. A Computer Based Training (CBT) disk (on 3.5'' disk or CD-ROM) with unlimited use and copy authority shall be included with each manual. Award will be based on Best Value, which will be determined by quality, needs of the Government, and price. Manuals will be evaluated against a predetermined list of salient characteristics which have been determined to be the minimum needs of the Government. Request for Quotations (RFQ) will be issued on June 6, 1996, and closing date for submission of quotes will be 4:00pm Eastern on June 12, 1996. Parties interested in receiving the RFQ should submit their request in writing to the address in Block 7 prior to the closing date. Quotes must be submitted in hard copy, and must be accompanied by a copy of the product. Quotes received after the closing date will not be considered. Telephone and fax requests will not be accepted. (0138)

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