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68 -- METHYL PARABEN SOL RFP 22-M-APHIS-99 DUE 020399 POC Robert (Bob) Crowther, Contracting Officer. Telephone: 612/370-2115 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), International Services (IS), Region VI, Mediterranean Fruit Fly(Medfly)Rearing Facility, Metapa, Chiapas, Mexico requires approximately 175 100-pound drums of food and commercial grade methyl paraben. Delivery shall be f.o.b. destination to Brownsville, Texas within 21 days from date of award. A 5-pound "bid sample" is required for preaward testing for conformance to contract specifications. This solicitation will result in a firm, fixed-priced, definite quantity contract. Simplified Acquisition Procedures will be followed. The solicitation will be released on or about January 19, 1999. For a copy of the solicitation, mail your written request to the Contracting Officer at the Minneapolis address shown above or you may fax it at (612) 370-2106. TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR SOLICITATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. A copy of the solicitation will be displayed at the Contracting Office for review. Posted 01/06/99 (W-SN285491). (0006)

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