DHHS/PHS/FDA/Office Of Facilities, Acquisition, And Central Services, Division of Contracts and Program Management, HFA-512(COB), 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857

D -- ON-LINE ACCOUNT TO DIALOG SOL FDA B22304 DUE 102197 POC Teresa A. Reefe, Contract Administrator, (301) 443-4420, FAX (301) 443-3651 This solicitation is a notice of intent to award a purchase order on a sole-source basis to Knight Ridder (DIALOG) Information Services, Palo Alto, California. This procurement is a continuation of a previously furnished service. Knight-Ridder (DIALOG) is the only firm that has exclusive rights and access to scientific and technical databases such as Chapman & Hall Chemical Database, CHEMTOX, Chemstats, Corporate Affiliations, Current Biotechnology Abstracts, DataPro Product Specifications, Dun's Electronic Business Directory, Electric Power Database, Health Devices Alerts, Health Devices Sourcebook, IHS International Standards & Specifications, Industry Trends and Analysis, MEDTEXT, Moody's Corporate News, National Newspaper Index, and Polymer Online. No other contractors have been considered for this procurement since this company has exclusive distribution rights for these databases. Any firm desiring consideration must fully identify in writing their capability to respond to the requirementor submit a proposal within 15 days of publication of this synopsis. Purchase order will be awarded on or about October 21, 1997. (0279)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0019 19971009\D-0001.SOL)