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D -- ON-LINE SERVICE FOR LEXIS-NEXIS POC Jo-Lynn Davis, Contract Specialist (301) 443-7076, Jacqueline R. Jones Contracting Officer (301) 443-6550 E-MAIL: Program Support Center, JDavis2@PSC.DHHS.GOV. DHHS/PSC/AOS/Division of Acquisition Management, ADP Branch, intends to renew the subscription for Lexis-Nexis under the Library of Congress's FEDLINK Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) for FY98. The period of performance shall be from October 1, 1997 through September 30, 1998. This requirement is for on-line electronic retrieval from databases which give full text access to legal information and news from over 140 national and international publications and wire services. This service provides for information in the areas of legislation, regulation, business, financial, public record, medical, current affairs, and news wire stories. Legislative databases include access to case law, administrative decisions, statutes, regulations, law reviews and specialty publications. No solicitation is available, therefore interested firms must submit clear and convincing data substantiating their capability to furnish this requirement including technical and pricing data. All responses must be directed to the attention of Jo-Lynn Davis, referencing 98X510019. If no affirmative responses are received the Contracting Officer will proceed with this acquisition to Lexis-Nexis. See numbered Note 26 (0296)

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