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R -- NOVELL CONSULTING SERVICES POC Karen Gantt, 202/512-2709 The U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) hereby provides notice of intent to modify its contract with Novell, Inc. (97130008, Master License Agreement) for the purpose of adding Novell Consulting Services as a support option. This level of support is available only from Novell. This modification will be made on a sole-source basis under 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and this is not a request for proposals. See Note 22. (0119)

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