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D -- D--NEWS WIRE SERVICE SOL DCA100-96-R-0006 DUE 121196 POC George D. Robertson, Contract Officer, (703) 607-4602. DISA proposes to award a sole source contract to Press Association, Inc., New York, New York, for Megastream new wire service, transcripts and datafeature. Gov't research indicates Megastream wire service is available only directly from AP. The period of performance will be for a base year and two option years. Performance is in the Washington, DC area for the specified period. See Note 22. Interested offerors should submit proposals to the address shown in item 7 above not later than the date showm in item 10 above. (0298)

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