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D -- OVID ANNUAL ONLINE FIXED FEE SERVICE SOL 98I313(Q) POC Deborah White, Contract Specialist, (404) 842-6520 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to solicit a quotation, on a sole source basis, from Ovid Technologies, Inc., to acquire annual online fixed-fee services in support of existing Ovid database subscriptions and proprietary software products. Services will support existing software interface for 89 existing scientific journal subscriptions. The coverage is required for a 12-month period. Simplified acquisition procedures will be utilized and an oral quotation will be solicited on or about August 28, 1998. Other than full and open competition is authorized pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). Qualified vendors have 15 days from the date of this synopsis to submit capability statements delineating their ability to provide these services. Such qualifications will be used solely for the purposed of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a full and open competition basis. No solicitation exists and requests for such a document will be considered non-responsive. NOT TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED; only written or facsimile requests or communications will be honored. Posted 08/25/98 (I-SN241733). (0237)

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