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D -- AUOTMATED NEWSWIRE SERVICES SOL 99-05 DUE 091798 POC Point of Contact -- Thomas Taylor, Contract Specialist, 202-395-7664 WEB: EOP/OA, http://www.eop.gov. E-MAIL: EOP/OA, Thomas_L_Taylor@oa.eop.gov. The Office of Administration intends to issue a contract to Press Association, Inc., 50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020 under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The contract will provide AP's Megastream News Service, consisting of news reports and daybook calendars of general news events of a spontaneous nature. All news is to be provided on a real-time basis, 24 hours a day for the Executive Office of the President. Also, the contract will provide AP Transcript Services and AP Datafeatures circuit carrier. The contract period will be for one year, from October 1, 1998 through September 30, 1999 with four one year options. See Numbered Note 22.***** Posted 08/03/98 (D-SN231848). (0215)

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