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B -- SUBSCRIPTION TO THE CROSSFIRE BEILSTEIN SYSTEM SOL NHLBI-OR-P-00-597 POC Christopher Belt; Phone: 301-435-0366; Fax: 301-480-3345 The National Institutes of Health intends to procure on a sole source basis to Beilstein Information, 15 Inverness Way East, Englewood, Colorado, 80112, for a subscription to the CrossFire Beilstein System consisting of the Beilstein Database and the CrossFire Software for searching the Database. The database will be resident on a server located at the National Institutes of Health; the database will then be accessed by twenty (20) computer terminals located throughout the National Institutes of Health. The CrossFire interface will reside on each of the twenty (20) terminals. The period of performance shall be for one twelve (12) month period, with options to renew for four (4) successive twelve (12) month periods. It is believed that Beilstein Information is the sole source for this requirement under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 (Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements) because of the following: The Beilstein Database is a unique source. The Database is an organic chemistry database containing structure, reaction, property, and bibliographic information in over 7.5 million substance records for over 10 million reactions. The data covers the year 1979 to present, and NIH researchers who need organic chemistry information have been successful with the database's unique and dedicated coverage of the subject matter and CrossFire's flexible structure and reaction searching, graphical user interface, and hyperlinked output. Beilstein is the sole owner of the CrossFire Beilstein System. No other company offers the CrossFire Beilstein system or anything comparable. Beilstein Information developed the CrossFire Beilstein system and has exclusive rights to it. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposal. However, all proposals received within 15 days after publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. 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. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Posted 05/19/00 (W-SN456493). (0140)

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