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A -- OPERATION OF A REGISTRY OF TUMORS IN LOWER ANIMALS SOL N01-CB-15641 DUE 052096 POC Dorothy M. Coleman, Contracting Officer 301-496-8620. The Office of the Director, Division of Cancer Biology, within the National Cancer Institute, plans to negotiate with the Smithsonian Institution a one-year extension of a contract for Operation of a Registry of Tumors in Lower Animals. The Registry at the Smithsonian Institution is the focal point through which information on neoplasms in lower animals is channelled and maintained. The Smithsonian Institution is the only known source that possesses the array of expertise and specialized museum facilities competent to operate and maintain a Registry of this type, dealing solely with neoplasms in cold-blooded vertebrate and invertebrate animals. In addition, the Smithsonian Institution has the ability to attract scientists worldwide for the submission of specimens. The statutory authority for this noncompetitive acquisition is 41 USC 253(c)(1), as set forth in FAR 6.302-1(a)(2). (See Note 22). NO collect calls will be accepted (0095)

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