Commercial Acquisition Department, Bldg. 11, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, Code 59, Simonpietri Dr., Newport, RI 02841-1708

70 -- SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES SOL N66604-96-Q-H722 DUE 110496 POC Contact Bonnie Stevens, Contracting Officer at (401) 841-2442 X268 The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport (NUWCDIVNPT), intends to award a sole source purchase order to Information Handling Services, of Englewood, CO., for: DOD Standardization Database subscription services on CD-ROM which consist of the following: Military and Federal Specifications, Standards, Drawings, DOD Adopted Industry Standards, Naval Instructions/Directives, Hot Specs, H-Series Handbook, Nasa Documents, National Standards, Vendor Catalogs, NAVSEA/NAVSHIP Requirements/Directive s. Monthly update services is also required. Sole Source Justification: IHS is the only known vendor who can provide all the required Electronic Information System documents that will operate as an interactive system. Required Delivery: 30 Days after Purchase Order award. FOB Destination at: NUWCDIVNPT. No formal solicitation or request for quotation will be issued. See Note 22. (0278)

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