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D -- RENEWAL OF NEWS WIRE SERVICE SOL DE-AF01-98AD74011 DUE 051598 POC Patricia E. Wyatt, Contract Specialist, 202/426-0133 or David Tyma, Contracting Officer, 202/426-0130 The US Department of Energy intends to award a sole-source contract to Press Association, Inc., 50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10020-1666, for the renewal of Energy Alerts, NewsDesk software, and for access to the Washington Report News Wire Service. The proposed contract is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposal, however, all interested parties submitting a capability statement, along with price quotes for the above services, after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. See Note(s): 22. (0113)

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