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70 -- RENEWAL OF NEWS WIRE SERVICE SOL DE-AC01-96AD72009 POC Leonard J. Pastore, Contracting Officer, 202/634-4525 Patricia E. Wyatt, Contract Specialist, 202/634-4559. The U.S. Department of Energy intends to award a sole-source contract to Press Association, Inc. for their renewal of Energy Alert and NewsDesk software and for access to the Washington Report News wire service. The proposed contract is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under Authority of FAR 6.302. This notice of intent is not a request for Competitive Proposals, however, all proposals received after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a Competitive Procurement. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0109)

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