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B -- EVALUATION OF CALORICALLY RESTRICTED HUMAN SURGICAL SAMPLES RECEIVED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, MEMPHIS SOL R-3000-00-8-00 POC Barbara Arnold, 870-543-7483/Priscella Sullivan 870-543-7271 B-It is the Government's intent to negotiate on a sole source basis with the University of Tennessee, Memphis, to provide blood and biopsy samples from patients undergoing bariatric bypass surgery, and to provide research services and support for NCTR's experimental efforts to study effects of weight loss on biomarkers of aging. A Request for Proposals is not available to other sources as this contract is for research performed by the University of Tennessee, Memphis. "See Note 22" (0289)

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