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34 -- EMPIRE STATE SPARE PARTS FOR DISTILLING PLANT SOL DTMA92-97-R-00097 DUE 020597 POC Milton G. Spears, (757) 441-3245, FAX: (757) 441-6080. Award of a firm fixed price purchase order under Simplified Acquisition Procedures is contemplated to provide spare parts for a NIREX distilling plant onboard the EMPIRE STATE training ship homeported at Ft. Schuyler, NY. The Government intends to award the contract to the original equipment manufacturer, Alfa Laval Marine Power, 955 Mearns Road, Warminster, PA 18974. Spare parts to include nozzles, check valves, gaskets, shafts, o-rings, wear rings, impellers, seals, thermometer, pressure gages, salinity sensor, sprinkle kit and rolling diaphragm. Address response to ATTN: Glen Spears. Responses to this notice will be used to determine whether bona fide competition exists and whether competitive procurement is appropriate. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. Written responses sufficient in detail to establish demonstrated proof of ability to satisfy the foregoing minimum requirements must be received by this office within 15 calendar days after publication of this notice along with indications that the contractor is not currently on the Consolidated List of Debarred, Suspended and Ineligible Contractors or otherwise ineligible to receive government contracts. This synopsis represents the only synopsis which will be published with respect to this procurement action; however, if competitive procurement is determined to be appropriate, respondents will be included on the mailing list (See Note 22). (0021)

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