Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt, Division of Procurement, 200 Third Street, Room 207, Parkersburg WV 26101-5312

V -- METROCHEKS POC Point of Contact, Pamela J. Rost, 304/480-6833, Contracting Officer, Susan J. Daugherty, 304/480-6951 WEB: Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt,, http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/oa/oaprocr.htm. E-MAIL: Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt,, procurement@bpd.treas.gov. Subject to final approval, the Bureau of the Public Debt intends to acquire, on a sole-source basis through Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to provide fare media in accordance with the Public Transportation Incentive (PTI) Program. No solicitation document is available. A request for documentation will not be considered an affirmative response. If no affirmative written response is received, within five calendar days after publication of this notice, to the effect that a comparable service is available, and that it is more advantageous to the Government than obtaining this service through sole-source contract, a sole-source award will be made. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Posted 08/13/98 (W-SN236676). (0225)

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