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70 -- GENERAL PURPOSE ADP EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE, SUPPLIES & SUPPORT EQUIPMENT SOL SECHQ1-97-C-0283 POC Rosetta P. Wright-Samuel, Contract Specialist, (202)942-4996, James L. Vandecar, Contracting Officer, (202)942-8640. The Securities and Exchange Commission requires a source for a real-time comprehensive monitoring system for the U.S. and international financial markets and news. This source must provide on-line price and volume information for U.S. and international stock, options, and futures markets, as well as news wires. Specifically, the service must offer 1) real-time access to every domestic and international stock and future exchange worldwide, 2) comprehensive financial news coverage of all major international and domestic corporations, 3) multi-window data access, 4) real-time data exchange and manipulation, 5) access to U.S. and international Government Bond and Eurobond quotes and news, and 6) graphics, and mouse command features. The Securities and Exchange Commission has determined through market surveys and extensive research in related periodicals and documents that Reuters Amercia Inc., 1333 H. Street, N.W., Suite 510, Washington, D.C. 20005, is the only know source capable of meeting this requirement. Accordingly, the SEC intends to award a sole source contract to Reuters Information Services, Inc. for this service for the period of October 1, 1996 through September 20, 1997. See Note 22 (0312)

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