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76 -- BOOKS, MAPS, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS SOL 52SBNB5C8736 DUE 062395 POC Contract Specialist, Romena R. Moy (301) 975-4999, Contracting Officer, Pauline E. Mallgrave (301) 975-6330 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to enter into a sole source contract with the Institute of Scientific Information, 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) - Only one responsible source, to provide scientific abstracts, known as SciSearch, containing journal citations, references, and a database created from approximately 4500 scientific journal titles. This SciSearch database shall be provided on 8 mm data cassettes on a weekly basis for a period of one (1) year from contract award. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Written responses shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bonafide capability to fulfill the requirement. A solicitation is not available. See Note 22. (0128)

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