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59 -- INSULATORS; NON-CERAMIC FOR 230 KV HV TRANSMISSION LINE SOL DE-RQ65-98WN18170 DUE 010598 POC Sharon Bates, Contracting Officer (916) 353-4469/FAX (916) 985-1933 CBD Announcement is modified to reflect the following additions/changes: This solicitation issued as an RFQ. Offerors are required to submit a completed copy of Representations and Certifications IAW Far 52.212-3. The following FAR Clauses are added to solicitation: 52.222-26 -- Equal Employment Opportunity (EO 11246); 52.222-35 -- Affirmative Action for Special Disabled & Viet Nam Era Vets (38 USC 4212); 52.222-36 -- Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers (29 USC 793); 52.222-37 -- Employment Reports on Special Disabled Vets & Veterans of the Viewnam Era (38 USC 4212); 52.225-3 -- Buy American Act Supplies (41 USC 10); 52.247-34 FOB Destination; and 52.215-14 -- Explanation to Prospective Offerors (Apr 1994). Brand Name or Equal purchased previously and known to meet minimum technical requirement is P/N 251SF390EJ-W, NGK Locke, Inc.; Baltimore, MD. (0346)

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