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65 -- PURCHASE OF TWO KIN-COM MP MACHINES SOL 809015 POC Carol A. Wood, Contract Specialist (301)-443-8826, Mariann P. Mink, Contracting Officer (301)-443-8826 WEB: Program Support Center, Program Support Center. E-MAIL: Program Support Center, CWOOD@PSC.DHHS.GOV. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Center for Disease Control (CDC) through the General Acquisitions Branch, PSC plans to award a sole source simplified acquisition to the Chattanooga Group in Hixson, TN. The focus of the simplified acquisition is to purchase two Kin-Com MP Machines for use in determining isokinetic strength of the right knee extensor (quadriceps) and flexor (hamstring) in participants of the Fourth National Health Nutritition and Examination Survey (NHANES IV). Closing date is February 6, 1998. No solicitation package is available. Numbered Note 22 is applicable to this simplified acquisition. (0023)

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