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B -- PHOTOGRAPH CATALOGING (INCLUDING SOME RECOVERY) OF PACIFIC HUMPBACK WHALES FOR THE NMFS SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER SOL 52ABNF500113 DUE 081695 POC For a copy of the solicitation call 206-526-6425. For further information call Contract Specialist Tiffany Tibbetts Hixson at 206-526-6014 This announcement serves as notification to the vendor community that the above procurement has been changed from a Small Business Set-Aside to a non-set-aside procurement. This action is taken as a result of vendor notification to the Government that most businesses performing this type of work are non-profit groups which cannot be considered small businesses under Federal Acquisition Regulations. The SIC Code for the procurement has been changed from 8731 to 8733. The offer closing date has been extended to August 16, 1995,to accommodate vendors which may have not responded to the announcement because of the small business set-aside. (0216)

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