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76 -- BOOKS, MAPS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS DUE 063097 POC Elliott Gilmore, Contracting Officer (Z TEAM) Tel.: (202) 205-8413 Fax.: (202) 205-5466 Notice of Intent to Procure: The United States Information Agency y (USIA), under the authority of 41 USC 253(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6-302-1 (One responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the Government's needs), intends to negotiate on a Sole Source basis with Cody's Books, Inc., 2454 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704 for procurement of 30 copies of 200 book titles, which will be used worldwide by the Agency's Study of the U.S. Branch. The list of titles with author, pu blisher, and ISBN is available from the Contracting Officer upon written/faxed/e-mailed request. Titles should be ordered in hard cover, cloth/trade, or paper, in that order of preference. Vendor should notify USIA of any titles not available, and should cancel any orders not fulfilled by distributor/publisher by September 1, 1997. Type of contract: firm fixed price. Solicitation No.: IA2201-S7234739. Estimated Proposal Due Date: June 30, 1997. Contracting Officer: Elliott Gilmore, Z-TEAM. Point o f Contact: Office of Contracts, M/KC, 301 4th Street, S.W., Room M-22, Washington, D.C. 20547 (FAX. 202/205-5466, E-Mail: egilmore@usia.gov). Place of Delivery: FOB Destination, Brooklyn, NY. Delivery date: Approximately September 15, 1997. Persons having the ability to furnish such supplies are requested to give written notification to the Contracting Officer stated in this notice within 30 calendar days from the date of this synopsis This is not a formal solicitation -- This notice may represent the only official notice of this proposed procurement. Numbered Note 22. (0120)

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