USDA, ARS, PPD, Contracts Branch, 6303 Ivy Lane, Rm. 762, Greenbelt, MD 20770-1433

61 -- APPROXIMATELY 3352 METERS (11,000 FEET) OF ELECTRICAL POWER/FIBER OPTIC CABLE CONSTRUCTED AND INSTALLED, TO RUN UNDERWATER FROM ORIENT POINT (OP), LONG ISLAND, NY, TO ARS'S PLUM ISLAND ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER (PIADC), LONG ISLAND, NY SOL IFB 06-3K06-97 DUE 052197 POC Contact Lenear Bassett-King, Contract Specialist, (301) 344-3125 or lbassett@usda.ars.gov; or Alvenia K. Pitts, Contracting Officer, (301) 344-3125 The previous CBD announcement for USDA, ARS, PIADC, Plum Island, NY, submarine electrical power/fiber optic cable is hereby revised to include the following information: the Government anticipates the release of an IFB in April 21, 1997; and the charge for the solicitation package is $65 per set. Requests for the solicitation package should be addressed to Bob Kondrath, STV Incorporated, (610) 385-8200. Requests for information can be addressed to the Contracting Office, (301) 344-3125 [faxes and E-mail information requests are acceptable -- E-mail: lbassett@ars.usda.gov, fax: (301) 344-3354]. (0093)

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