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36 -- MAILING EQUIPMENT SOL 7-306 POC Sally Huber/Lawrence Frazier (301) 173-0855 The U.S.Department of Commerce/NOAA intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Pitney Bowes, 216 Business Park Drive, Virginia Beach, VA, for one year maintenance of in-house Pitney Bowes mailing equipment. This is a proprietary service. Equipment is located throughout the United States. Offerors that have the ability to provide the above service are invited to submit information as to their capabilities and any pertinent data to the address above, to be received no later than 15 days after the date of this notice. No solicitation documents exists. Therefore, request for such documents will not be considered. Award will be made under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Reference 7-306 (0332)

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