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70 -- SOFTWARE SOL AABB052470008 POC Edward J. Russell, (202) 482-1967 Notice of intent to negotiate on a sole source basis for the following items with Washington Consulting Services: 1) COHO Data Subscription 2) Chinook Data Subscription. It is the governments belief that Washington Consulting Services is the only vendor capable of meeting its needs. Interested parties have 15 days from the date of this publication to submit their technical and pricing data. Information received as a result of this notice of intent will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement for competition based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responses shall be in writing and facsimiles will be accepted. The FAX number is (202) 482-0546. If no acceptable responses are received the Government shall begin negotiations with Washington Consulting Services for the items listed above. (0304)

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