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76 -- ELECTRONIC RESEARCH SERVICES SOL TIRNO98Q00028 DUE 120597 POC Contracting Officer, Margaret M. Hunt, 202-283-1232 The Federal Library and Information Network (FEDLINK) is a cooperative program of the Federal Library and Information Center. FEDLINK offers federal agencies the opportunity to enhance the automation resources available to meet the requirements of its personnel. Using FEDLINK served contracts, federal agencies obtain services directly from commercial sources. These contracts offer substantial volume discounts not otherwise available to individual customers. Arrangements for initiation and payments for services are granted by an Interagency Agreement (IAG) executed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and FEDLINK. Delivery orders will be issued under this FEDLINK IAG with the following companies to acquire on-line data retrieval services: (1) Commerce Clearing House, Suite 700 South, 601 Thirteenth St. NW, Washington, DC 20005; (2) West Publishing Corporation, 620 Opperman Drive, St. Paul, MN 55164-1803; (3) Information Handling Services, 15 Inverness Way East, Englewood, CO 80150; (4) Dwight's Energydata, Inc., 1633 Firman Drive, Suite 100, Richardson, TX 75081; (5) Lexis/Nexis, 1150 18th Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036. No solicitation document will be issued as a result of this synopsis. Inquiries concerning FEDLINK Basic Ordering Agreements should be addressed to FEDLINK Fiscal Operations, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540. Written inquiries concerning the orders may be referred to the above address, telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Reference numbers 0-8-N8-N0-N2-R08, 0-8-N8-N0-N2-R07, 0-8-N8-N0-N2-R03, 0-8-N8-N0-N2-R02, 0-8-N8-N0-N2-R06. (0324)

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