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B -- STUDY ON THE MOLECULAR GENETICS OF HARBOR SEALS AND BELUGA WHALES SOL WASC7-946 DUE 031497 POC Judy Conner, Voice (206) 526-4516/fax (206) 527-3915 Notice of intent to award a purchase order to the Aquatic Farms, LTD. The National Marine Fisheries Service intends to award a purchase order to perform a study on the molecular genetics of harbor seals and Beluga whales. Project will entail sample collection, DNA extraction, development of protocol, sampling and analysis, and writing final reports. Sources must show the ability to provide this work in molecular genetics studies. Sources responding to this notice must respond by March 14, 1997. This purchase is set-aside for small business.***** (0043)

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