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68 -- COMPRESSED GASES SOL 263-97-B(BC)-0019 POC Sheri Lawson, Contracting Officer, 301/402-3065 or Edward Wilgus, Chief, Acquisitions Branch B, 301/402-3070. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML), Hamilton, Montana 59840 requires a Contractor to furnish all the necessary transportation, personnel (supervision/labor), facilities and cylinders (with the exception of the Liquid Nitrogen cylinders) to provide Liquid Nitrogen, Carbon Dioxide, Argon, Technical Grade, Argon, UHP Grade, Nitrogen, Technical Grade and Helium, UHP Grade as specified in the solicitation. The intended procurement will be classified under SIC 2813, Industrial Gases with a size standard of 1,000. A Site Visit is planned for March 19 or March 26, 1997. For further information and actual date please call Sheri Lawson on 301/402-3065. Contract shall be for a basic twelve month period with four option years. Solicitation will be issued on or about 15 calendar days after publication with closing date 30 calendar days after issue date. Requests for the above solicitation may be faxed to the attention of Sheri Lawson on 301/402-3406. (0055)

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