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70 -- SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL SOFTWARE FOR THE NTDB CD-ROM SOL 906101-JPD DUE 011199 POC Janene P. Dyson, 301-713-0857 The U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic and Statistics Administration, (ESA), STAT-USA, has an immediate need for current off the shelf software (COTS) for use on CD-ROMs that contain the National Trade Data Base. Authorized by the 1988 Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act, the NTDB is designed to be the "mother lode" of information which US companies can use in planning their exports of products and services. Request for copies of RFQ, statement of work and evaluation criteria must be submitted in writing to internet address: Janene.Dyson@noaa.gov or by fax at 301-713-0806. Interested parties are requested to respond to this notice by January 11, 1999. Responses receive after January 11, 1999 or without the required information will be considered nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered. The anticipated award date is on or before February 22, 1999. An award will be made under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Reference 906101-JPD. Posted 12/29/98 (W-SN283856). (0363)

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