U.S. Dept. of Energy, Western Area Power Admin., 200 4th St., SW, Huron, SD 57350

59 -- INSULATORS SOL DE-RQ-65-97-WD-04746 DUE 072497 POC Dana D. Kostel, Contract Specialist 605/353-9250, James E. Dickey, Contracting Officer 605/353-9215 Western Area Power Administration intends to procure the following commercial items: 1) 20,000 pound (minimum) jumper insulators; Sediver P/N 120X2730 or equal. 2) 30,000 pound suspension insulators; Sediver P/N 130X2730 or equal. 3) 40,000 pound tension insulators; Sediver P/N 180X2730 or equal. The solicitation will be issued o/a July 8, 1997. Quotes will be due o/a July 24, 1997. This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small businesses. The SIC Code for this acquisition is 3644 and the size standard is 500. A limited number of copies of the solicitation will be available on a first-come first-service basis. All requests for this solicitation must be in writing and may be faxed to (605) 353-9213 ATTN: Dana Kostel. Information hours : 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Central Time), Monday-Friday. (0189)

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