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D -- MEDIPLUS DATABASE SOL F07396-97 DUE 093097 POC Debbie Hammond, Contract Specialist, (301) 443-5970 or Dennis H. Hunt, Chief, ITCB, (301) 443-1555 The Food and Drug Administration intends to award a purchase order on a sole-source basis to IMS America, Ltd for the purchase of updates on a quarterly basis from the MEDIPLUS database which will assist in identifying early trends regarding medical investigations for long term continuous patient care. The order will provide access to and delivery of proprietary information contained in the MEDIPLUS database that only IMS America has access to. IMS America, Ltd. possesses the required copyrights, knowledge, expertise and sources required. The FDA intends to award a purchase order for this requirement on or about September 30, 1997. (0258)

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