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T -- LOCAL AND NATIONAL NEWSPAPER CLIPPING SERVICES SOL RS-IRM-97-172 DUE 071196 POC Contact Point: Call (301) 415-7427 with any concerns about distribution of the solicitation and any amendments. Only written or faxed requests for solicitations are accepted. Fax number (301) 415-8157. Contract Specialist, Michael Turner, 301/415-6535 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) intends to issue an Invitation for Bids for Local and National Newspaper Clipping Services. The contractor shall furnish the necessary qualified personnel, materials, equipment, and facilities to provide daily and weekend clippings related to the nuclear power and other non- defense related uses of radioactive materials from approximately 4000 national, regional, state, and local publications. The period of performance shall be one year with four one year options. The contractor must show written evidence that subscriptions are or will be in place thirty days prior to the effective date of the contract. The contractor will also be required to provide in writing, on specific request of the NRC, a list of regional/state clipping bureaus with which he has arrangements for providing nationwide newspaper coverage. SIC Code 7389 applies. Interested firms should submit written or faxed requests to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at the address as shown above. Telephonic requests will not be accepted. The issue date for IFB Number RS-IRM-97-172 is June 12, 1996. Bid opening will be 30 days after issue of the IFB on July 11, 1996. (0158)

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