--NOTICE OF INTENT TO EXERCISE FIRST OPTION FOR ONLINE CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY.COM SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL

The Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) seeks to renew its subscription to Congressional Quarterly.com services, which provide access to a comprehensive range of CQ.com web content, including publications and news focused on defense-related congressional hearings. This includes detailed tracking of House and Senate Armed Services, Defense Appropriations, and Military Construction hearings. The requirement aims to support monitoring and analysis pertinent to defense oversight and legislative activities. The notice clarifies that this is not a formal solicitation or request for proposal, nor does it guarantee any current or future government contract awards. Interested organizations with the capability to fulfill this subscription service are invited to submit their capabilities packages by the firm deadline of August 2, 2005, at 4:00 p.m. local time, with no extensions permitted. Questions related to the requirement can be directed via email to the Defense Contracting Command - Washington. The contract activity is managed by the Department of Defense office located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, under the identifier USA-SNOTE-050719-002. This notice signals the government’s intent to exercise the first option for renewal of the online Congressional Quarterly.com subscription, further supporting ongoing tracking of legislative activities significant to national defense oversight.