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A -- PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SOL NIH-EY-96-10 POC Karen M. Gamble, Contracting Officer, (301) 496-4487. The National Institutes of Health intends to negotiate with the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, for a contract to maintain and coordinate research and training activities in relation to the prevention of blindness and the utilization of eye care services in developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific. The announcement that appeared on 2/26/96 is modified to include the following information: This is a three-year continuation of contract N01-EY-9-2103. Authority 41 U.S.C. 253(c) (1), as set forth in FAR 6.302-1. Duplication of cost to the Government and unacceptable delays make competition unfeasible for this portion of the study. See Numbered Notes 22 and 26 (0092)

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