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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will issue a solicitation for various operational, technical and professional support services. This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 541990. CDC intends to award a single IDIQ contact. RFP number 2006-N-09171 will be posted on FedBizOpps around Oct. 23. Contact Sheila Dolan at 770-488-2635.

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The Labor Department’s Employment and Training Administration plans a solicitation for a survey of farm workers. This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 541611. The contractor will conduct at least 1,500 interviews per year to produce an accurate demographic, employment and health profile of hired crop farm workers at the national and regional level. RFP number DOL071RP20097 will be released around Oct. 20 on FedBizOpps. Contact David Houston at houston.david@dol.gov.

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The US Patent and Trademark Office is seeking 8(a) sources for the recompetition of its Information Resources and Instructional Services (IRIS) contract, formerly known as Information, Research, and Facilities Services. The contract number is 50PAPT101019. The request for information is posted at www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/comp/proc/currproj.htm.

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The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alexandria, LA, has issued 12 RFPs for debris removal. These are small business set-asides. The NAICS code is 562119. The estimated price of each contract is $100,000 to $250,000. Contact Ralph Broome, 318-473-7781. For details, go to www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/NRCS/LASO/AG%2D7217%2DS%2D06%2D0049/SynopsisP.html


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