76 -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD

The General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service intends to make an award under Commercial Items, FAR Part 12 to Congressional Quarterly, Inc., Washington, DC under the authority of FAR 6.302.1. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Under this proposed action, GSA/PBS will procure a subscription to CQ.com-CQ's on-line legislative tracking and congressional news web service. The proposed contract is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. The NAICS code is 516110. Interested parties persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. The government will consider all responses received by 12:00 noon, est., Wednesday, October 20, 2004. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries will only be accepted by e-mail to the attention of Virginia D. Burwell at [email protected]. Interested firms shall identify the firm's status (i.e., Hubzone, 8(a), woman-owned, small disadvantaged, small or veteran owned).