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D -- DOWVISION BASIC SOL 52PTO703985 DUE 091297 POC Henrietta V. Brox The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) intends to renew the DowVision Basic service on a sole source basis with Dow Jones Interactive Publishing, 1400 L Street, NW -- Suite 460, Washington, DC 20005. This service will be renewed for twelve moths. This service is proprietary to Dow Jones Interactive Publishing. This renewal will be negotiated using the commercial item simplified acquisition procedures through the receipt of a written quotation. Responsible parties may submit a quotation for consideration to the attention of the Contracting Officer by facsimile @ (703)305-8294. Quotations shall be submitted NLT two (2) business days following the appearance of this notice. See Note 22. (0253)

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