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D -- D ON- LINE/OFF-LINE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SERVICES SOL FDA 121366-97 DUE 121096 POC Barbara Dean, Contract Specialist -301-443-2597, Contracting Officer, Deborah Smith-Castle, 301-443-0424, FAX # 301-443-3651 This soliciatation is a notice of intent to issue this solicitation on a sole source basis to Knight-Ridder (DIALOG) Information Services, Palo Alto, California only. This procurement is a continuation of a previously furnished service. Knight-Ridder (DIALOG) is the only firm that has exclusive distribution rights and access to scientific and technical data bases, such as Chapman & Hall Chemical Database, Health Devices Alerts, Health Devices Sourcebrook, IHS International Standards and Specifications, Industry Trends and Analysis, MEDTEXT, Moody's Corporate News, National Newspaper Index, and Polymer Online. See Note(s): 26. (0324)

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