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70 -- ADP SOL 0-7-80-81-FI-A06 DUE 073097 POC Contract Specialist, Elva Hooper, 202-283-1183 The Internal Revenue Service intends to issue a purchase order on a sole-source basis through Bloomberg L.P. for financial information services as follow: Two (2) terminals; All current Bloomberg products functions and features; Improvements and enchancements; Equipment maintenance; Training classes and seminars, Installation of Bloomberg Open BBII Equipment. All responsible sources who can provide and meet the exact requirements as stated above shall submit a written quotation by 4:30 p.m. EDT on the due date identified in the header of this announcement. All quotes shall include price(s); FOB point, a POC (name and telephone number); GSA contract number; if applicable; payment terms, delivery date(s), Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) if required in accordance with FAR Clause 52.204-3 (Mar 1994), and business size status (i.e., large, small, minority, or women-owned based on SIC Code 7372. No solicitation will be issued, therefore such request for solicitation will be considered non-responsive. A purchase order will be awarded soon after the receipt of quotation based on price alone. All questions must be submitted in writing and can be mailed to the Contract Specialist at the address identified above or faxed to (202) 283-1511. Only quotations under 10 pages in length may be fascimiled. If no affirmative responses are received an award will be made to Bloomberg L.P. (0189)

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