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U.S. Navy — Major Buying Offices (continued from page 64)

Commanding Officer

Naval Supply Center

San Diego, California 92132

Tel: 714/235-3322

Procurement for activities ashore and afloat in the

Southern California area of the 11th Naval District.

General procurements with unlimited contracting au- thority without restrictions to type of contracts or dollar value for approximately 70 activities in the greater San Diego, California area which exceed buy- ing authority of certain local activities. Procurements include general operating supplies, such as automo- tive, plumbing and electrical supplies; services in- cluding repair and maintenance of equipment, tank and bilge cleaning, mess attendance, mortuary, test and evaluation, packing-crating-transporting house- hold goods, ship habitability stevedoring, printing and laundry services. Requirement contracts include research and development support and studies.

Commanding Officer (Code 200)

Naval Supply Center, Box 97

Jacksonville, Florida 32212

Tel: 904/772-2453

General procurement for Naval activities in the State of Florida east of the Apalachicola River and ships located at Mayport, Florida, including aircraft and engine parts and accessories; aircraft ground han- dling component parts; ship and marine equipment and parts; electrical and electronic components; lab- oratory and test equipment; chemicals, paints and removers; general supply items; some research, de- velopment, test and evaluation; pipe, tubing, hose, and fittings; cable, wire rope, rope and fittings; valves; diesel engines and accessories; subsistence items; nonpersonal services including laundry, dry cleaning, linen rental, dust control items rental, clean room clothing rental, mortuary; mess attend- ant; tug and towing; pilotage; packing and crating of household goods; clinical preceptor services, key- punch services; Flight Deck Resurfacing; and repair of aircraft engine blades and vanes.

Commanding Officer

Naval Supply Center, Puget Sound

Bremerton, Washington 98314

Tel: 206/476-7265

General procurement for ashore and afloat Naval ac- tivities in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana,

Alaska, and Fleet Ballistic Missile site including all supplies and services; industrial requirements to support Puget Sound Naval Shipyard; and materials and services for the Naval Submarine Base, Bangor,

Bremerton, Washington, and its tenant activities.

Commanding Officer

U.S. Naval Supply Center

Box 300

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 96860

Tel: 808/471-0705

General procurement for Naval activities in the Ha- waiian Islands, and other Pacific Ocean area activi- ties and operating forces as required, including mis- cellaneous ship and marine equipment; operating supplies and equipment; ADP equipment; elec- tronic, test equipment; updating and modification of electronic and communication equipment; research, development, test and evaluation; general supply items. Services purchased include laundry and dry cleaning; rental, repair and maintenance of equip- ment; mess attendant; packing, crating, storage and transportation of household goods; stevedoring, dis- posal of radioactive waste material; marine engineer- ing;-computer programming; security guard services; and keypunching services.

Commanding Officer

U.S. Naval Supply Depot

Guam, Mariana Islands

Tel: 339-4111 (Mail Address: FPO San Francisco 96630)

General procurement for activities ashore and afloat in the Mariana Islands, including subsistence items, miscellaneous ships and marine equipment and parts; automotive parts; building and construction materials; electrical and electronic components and parts; communication equipment and parts; and general supply items. Services purchased include overhaul and repair of office machines, appliances and equipment; lease/rental of equipment; packing and crating of household goods; laundry; stevedor- ing; and tug and towing.

SHIPYARDS AND REPAIR FACILITIES

Commander

Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Vallejo, California 94592

Tel: 708/646-3265

General procurement for the operation and mainte- nance of Mare Island Naval Shipyard, and for the overhaul, repair, and conversion of nuclear and non- nuclear surface ships and submarines, including as- sociated equipment and materials and production shop support materials; valves and fittings; wire and cable; electrical and electronic components and sub- assemblies; anti-contamination clothing; metals, castings; pumps and motors; general hardware; chemicals and gases; pipe fittings in support of

Navy-wide applications; refurbishment of major sub- marine systems; components, and equipment; serv- ices for laundry of contaminated wearing apparel; and services for removal and disposal of radioactive waste.

Commander

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard

Box 400

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 96860

Tel: 808/474-9186

General procurement of materials and nonpersonal services required to support the industrial effort of (continued on page 74)

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