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D -- RENEWAL OF NEWS WIRE SERVICE SOL DE-AF01-97AD73005 DUE 042897 POC Patricia E. Wyatt, Contract Specialist, 202/426-0133 Leonard J. Pastore, Contracting Officer, 202/426-0135. The U.S. Department of Energy intends to award a sole-source contract to Press Association, Inc. for the renewal of Energy Alert, NewsDesk Software, and for access to the Washington Report News Wire Service. The proposed contract is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, however, all proposals received after the date of 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. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0099)

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