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A -- INFLUENCE OF DENTAL AMALGAMS ON MERCURY AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTENT BACTERIA SOL RFP NIH-NIDR-11-97-6 POC Marilyn R. Zuckerman, Contracting Officer, (301) 594-5569 This is a notice of intent to issue RFP NIH-NIDR-11-97-6 on a sole-source basis to University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195. The proposed four-year study will determine whether exposure to mercury vapor from dental amalgam selects for acquisition of mercury resistant bacteria, as well as for bacteria that exhibit multi-drug resistance. The study will be performed on the population of children enrolled in the University of Washington/Casa Pia Children's Amalgam Trial. Negotiations will be conducted on a sole-source basis under authority of 41 U.S. C. 253(c) (1), as set forth in FAR 6.302-1. See Note 22. (0341)

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