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V -- MESSENGER AND TRUCKING SERVICES SOL 97-A-01 DUE 021497 POC Paul T. Ahern, Contract Specialist, 312-751-7130 The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) intends to acquire, by Invitation for Bid (IFB), general trucking and messenger services for a period of one year beginning April 1, 1997 with four one-year options. Delivery and pick-up for the messenger and trucking services shall be within the local commuting area and up to a 25 mile radius of the RRB's Chicago, Illinois headquarters facility. The IFB opening date shall be on or about February 14, 1997. The proposed contract action is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. See Note 1. (0340)

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