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66 -- ROLL BALANCE SOL N00161-96-Q-0052. Contact Point - Kathleen McCloskey (410) 293-3520/FAX (410) 293-5293. Purchase of a Hydronautics Research Inc. Model #HI-RB-4-700 Roll Balance. It is the intent of the Government to award a contract on a sole source basis to Hydronautics Research Inc., 7210 Pindell School Road, Fulton, MD 20759 pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty five days after date of publication of this synopsis will be determined by the Government. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is received as a result of a notice of intent will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. (093)

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