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Pursuant to the Authority Granted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirement; The Department of State intends to award a sole source contract to WorldCell, Inc., 801 Roeder Road, Suite 800, Silver Spring, MD 20910, in the amount of $47,084. The purpose of this contracting action is to provide (Qty-316) cell phone subscriptions for instruments used for the International Simulcast Recall Program. The requirements for this program are unique - The International Simulcast Recall System is comprised of a software driven simulcast command and control station with direct connection, through the cell phone vendors lease line/satellite gateway, to quad-band Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) cell phones with worldwide roaming capability. This is a pre-solicitation synopsis and NOT a request for competitive proposals, pursuant to FAR Part 5. Incoming phone calls will not be accepted and voice mail messages will neither be acknowledged nor returned.