U.S. Department Of Energy, Document Control Specialist, Washington, DC 20585

D -- TIMESHARING SERVICES SOL DE-RP01-99AD75000 DUE 041399 POC Patricia E. Wyatt, Contract Specailist, 202/426-0133 or David Tyma, Contracting Officer, 202/426-0130 The US Department of Energy intends to award a sole source contract to Reuters America Incorporated for the renewal of Energy Service, Reuters' Link Service and Reuters' News Wire Service. This is a notice of intent and not a request for competitive proposals. This proposed contract is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested parties that feel they can provide these services may respond by submitting their capability statement to the address in this notice, including prices. All submission must be received within fifteen (15) days of the publication date of this synopsis. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely the discretion of the Government. See Note (s) : 22. Posted 03/30/99 (W-SN314469). (0089)

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