NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT Notice of intent to award a sole source contract under an established Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) with the Library of Congress. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to renew its subscription for Legi-Slate's automated databases service, which tracks all bills before Congress and provides access to information back to the 96th Congress Online. Through an Interagency Agreement (IAG), the EPA is to receive Legi-Slate legislative database services under the Federal Library Committee's FY1998 contract with Legi-Slate. The period of performance is one year. It is not anticipated that any other source will be capable of performing the proposed contract. There is no solicitation available. Therefore, respondents to this announcement possessing the ability to provide the services stated above must submit written notification to the attention of Margaret Milligan at fax number(202)564-2554, or by mail at the above address, referencing W8LEGIS-37, that fully demonstrates their ability to satisfy the requirements above. If no affirmative responses are received within 10 days from the publication date of this synopsis, the Contracting Officer will proceed with this acquisition to Legi-Slate. No award will be based upon any offer or proposal received in response to this notice. Telephonic inquiries or responses will not be honored. This is a simplified acquisition with an estimated value of less than $100,000.

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