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

D -- TIMESHARING SERVICES SOL DE-RP01-00SO30031 DUE 050800 POC Patricia E. Wyatt, Contract Specialist, 202-426-0133 The U. S. Department of Energy intends to award a sole source contact to Press Association, Inc., 50 Rockefeller Plaza, Third Floor, New York, NY 10020 for commercial timesharing services. This contract will provide access to Energy Alert, NewsDesk Software and the 24-hour Washington Report news wire service from Press Association, Inc.. The 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. This is a notice of intent and not a request for proposal. 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 submissions must be received within thirty (30) days of the publication date of this synopsis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. See Note (s): 10. ***** Posted 04/09/00 (W-SN442992). (0100)

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