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70 -- RENEWAL OF ANNUAL LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE SOL n/a POC Debra E. Chapman, (202) 942-4994 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to award a simplified acquisition on a sole-source basis to SAS Institute, Inc., SAS Circle Box 8000, Cary, NC 27513-1000 for a one-year renewal of the proprietary software products SAS/BASE, SAS/ETS, SAS/STAT and SAS/GRAPH. These software products will be used for statistical analysis and reporting for the Office of Economic Analysis. Interested parties are advised that no solicitation document is available for this acquisition. Interested persons may identify their interest and capacity to respond to this requirement or to submit capability statement. This "notice of intent" is not a request for competitive proposals, however, all proposals received within 15 days after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. SEE Note 22. Posted 11/24/99 (W-SN403331). (0328)

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