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D -- DATA BROADCASTING AND RETRIEVAL SERVICES SOL EOPOA-98-01 POC Point of Contact-Lynnae C. Roscoe, 202-395-7670 The Office of Administration intends to renew services on a sole-source basis with Desktop Data, Inc., 1601 Trapelo Road, Waltham, MA 02154. Desktop Data will provide information and news services to the Office of Administration concurrent with its availability through the agency?s electronic messaging system. Services under this contract include wire service products from Knight Ridder/Tribune, Data Times, and Comtex Business Custom Wire and subscriptions for NewsEdge software for 200 users and NewsEdge /LAN for 32 users. The term of the contract will be from October 1, 1998, through September 30, 1999. See Note 22. Posted 07/30/98 (D-SN230669). (0211)

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