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76 -- SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE TO CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY, INC. SOL IA2504-S6234701-MB DUE 110596 POC Marlene Brooks, Contracting Officer, 202-205-9664 The Agency intends to enter into a sole source negotiated contract with Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1414 22nd Street, NW, Washington, DC, for subscriptions to the ''Congressional Quarterly Service with Index and Almanac, binders for Congressional Quarterly,'' Congressional Monitor: Daily and Weekly,'' ''Congress in Print,'' ''Congressional Quarterly Researcher'' and ''House Action Report.'' Congressional Quarterly, Inc. is the only known distributor of the required material -- indefinite quantity--delivery terms and point: FOB destination Brooklyn, NY Warehouse. Contract performance period: Base year, January 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997, plus four (4) one-year options to extend the contract term. See Numbered Note 22. (0267)

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