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W -- WIRE SERVICES POC Contact Janis A. Vitols, Contracting Officer, 202-418-5170 E-MAIL: jvitols@cftc.gov, dhamm@cftc.gov. U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission intends to enter into a sole source contract with Bloomberg L.P. for newswire services for CFTC offices located in Washington, DC and Chicago, IL for Fiscal Year 1998. Bloomberg L.P. is the only known source that can provide this service. Telephone requests will not be honored. No solicitation document available. (0260)

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