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B -- FLEET CAPACITY SUBSIDIZATION AND INFLUENCING CAPITAL INVESTMENT STUDY SOL 52-DGNF-8-90075 POC Kari L. Bilal, Contract Specialist (301)713-0823; Edward F. Tennant, Jr., Contracting Officer (301)713-0823 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via e-mail, Kari.L.Bilal@noaa.gov. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration intends to enter into a sole source procurement with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to conduct a study on the role of Government in subsidization of fleet capacity and influencing capital investment. This sole source procurement shall be awarded pursuant to FAR Subpart 6.302-5, Authorized or required by statute since this organization is customarily regarded as a Marine Fisheries Commission. THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. ADDITIONAL SOURCES ARE NOT BEING SOUGHT AT THIS TIME. (See Numbered Note 22.) (0287)

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