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76 -- SUBSCRIPTIONS SOL 40SAAA700026 DUE 022797 POC Rhonda Hudson/(202) 482-3552 The U.S. Department of Commerce intends to procure Annual Subscriptions of the following Economist Intelligence Unit Periodicals: Crossborder Monitor, Business Latin America, Business Europe, Business Eastern Europe, Business Asia, Business China, Investing, Licensing & Trading Conditions, Financing Foreign Operations and 117 Country Reports. All responsible sources may submit a bid, with sufficient technical and pricing data to demonstrate their ability to meet the governments requirement. Bids shall be submitted via facsimile to Rhonda Hudson (202) 482-0546 on or before Feburary 27, 1997. All responses from responsible sources will be considered. If no responsible bids are received award will be made to "The Economist Intelligence Unit." No Solicitation Documents Exists for this procurement. (0050)

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