Department of the Treasury, Comptroller of the Currency, Administrator of National Banks, 250 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219

R -- IAG WITH FEDLINK FOR NEWSEDGE SERVICES SOL IAG-0-A-0002 DUE 090399 POC Thora Stanwood, Contract Specialist, 202-874-4716 The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency intends to enter into an Interagency Agreement with the Library of Congress's FEDLINK to utilize an existing Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) to purchase NewsEdge, a personal computer based information gateway service that captures and combines different news wire services and organizes the news on the user's PC for searching and viewing. It is anticipated that the period of performance for this service will be from December 1, 1999 -- September 30, 2000. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, and no solicitation document is available. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement, which is solely within the discretion of the OCC. Responses (in writing) should include full costing information, as well as descriptive literature containing sufficient technical documentation to establish a bonafide capacity to meet the requirement. Written responses must be received within thirty(30) days of publication of this synopsis. Inquiries concerning the FEDLINK BOA should be addressed to FEDLINK Fiscal Operations, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540. "See Note 22" ***** Posted 08/03/99 (W-SN362358). (0215)

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