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65 -- REAGENTS FOR IMMUNOSYSTEM BIOCHEM AUTOMATED MICROTOTER ANALYZER SOL N00168-98-Q-L105 DUE 092297 POC Ms. Tracy Holland Contracting Officer (301) 295-6490 The National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD intends to award a sole sourced standing order for laboratory reagents with Carter Wallace, Inc a Division of Wampole Laboratories. The standing order is for various testing kit reagents to be used with a Labotech biochem immunosystem fully automated microtiter analyzer. The period of performance will be 01 Oct 97 through 30 Sept 1998. The analyzer and reagents will be used in the Serology Lab for autoimmune testing at NNMC. A determination by the Government not to competethis proposed order based upon responses to this notice id solely with in the discretion of the Government. Information received will be normally considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable. You may contact the above listed contracting officer via fax (301) 295-0286. This acquisition is being conducted under the guidelines as set forth in the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). Award will bemade in the form of a government purchase order. Award will be contingent upon availability of FY 98 funding. (0253)

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