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B -- SPECIAL STUDIES AND ANALYSIS -- NOT R&D SOL S-OPRAQ-97-R-0136 DUE 092697 POC Betty L. Thomas, (703) 875-6015 WEB: Special Studies and Analysis -- Not R&D, http://cbdnet.gpo.gov. E-MAIL: Special Studies and Analysis -- Not R&D, Betty.Thomas@dos.us-state.gov. The U.S. Department of State intends to award a sole source contract with Xerox Special Information Systems to upgrade the Bureau of Personnel's domestic remote Communications Analysis Research Dissemination System, so that it will add message processing support for the Bureau of Finance and Management Policy (FMP) and increase the size and the capacity of the current system Archive for the Bureau of Personnal and Finance Management Policy. A Justification and Approval for Other than full and open competition has been prepared. A solicitation does not exist for this requirement. Award will be made to Xerox Special Information Systems, 250 North Halstead Street, P.O. Box 7018, Pasedna, CA 91109-7018. (0254)

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