ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL (RIA) DIRECTORATE OF CONTRACTING (DOC), ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS, IMPLEMENTS FEDERAL ACQUISITION COMPUTER NETWORK (FACNET) PROCESSING OF ACQUISITIONS RIA DOC announces implementation of FACNET acquisition processing for all eligible acquisitions. Effective 28 October 1996: (1) RIA DOC will use FACNET for all acquisitions from $2,500 to $100,000, that are not exempt from FACNET processing, (2) Unless otherwise exempted or authorized by the Contracting Officer, only FACNET responses will be accepted for Requests for Quotations that are issued by FACNET. Additional information on Electronic Commerce/Electronic Data Interchange may be obtained by calling 1- 800-EDI-3414. The POC for RIA is Burdette Orris, SIORI-CTC, Policy Team, telephone (309)782-8513, FAX (309)782-8594, E-mail: RORRIS@ria-emh2.army.mil.

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