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70 -- SEAVIEW SOFTWARE MODULES SOL 7-4212 DUE 082897 POC Sandy Souders 301/713-0854, Lawrence Frazier 301/713-0851 70 -- The U.S. Dept. Of Commerce/NOAA/Office of NOAA Corps Operations intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Seabeam Instruments, Inc. to provide proprietary Seaview software licenses (i.e. Sealogger, SeaSwath Advanced, and SeaSurvey Advanced) which will enable the Office of NOAA Corps Operations to duplicate a hardware/software environment now on-board ships in the NOAA fleet. Other offerors that have the ability to provide the above software are invited to submit information as to their capabilities and any other pertinent data to the address above, to be received no later than 15 days after the date of this notice. No solicitation document exists; therefore, a request for such document will not be considered. Award will be made under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. (Reference Number 7-4212) **** (0225)

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