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70 -- MASPAR HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE SOL TBD DUE 070797 POC Thomas A. Sowa, Contracting Officer, 703-305-8441 WEB: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Office of Procurement, http://www.uspto.gov. E-MAIL: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Office of Procurement, tom.sowa@exchange.uspto.gov. The purpose of this notice is to amend the previous announcement to add the following: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Neovista Software, Inc., 10710 North Tantau Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014. The proposed contract will consist of one MasPar/MPSRCH system with an option for an additional system to be exercised by the PTO during the one year period of performance. See Note 22. (0171)

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