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70 -- VISUAL EDS-40 USER LICENSE; YEARLY SOFTWARE SUPPORT/MAINTENANCE UPGRADES SOL DU80088 DUE 042798 POC Contact Point, Contracting Officer, A.B. Duke, 919/541-3303 WEB: none, none. E-MAIL: none, none. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences intends to award a sole source purchase order to Netcomm, Inc. pursuant to 41 U.S.C.253(c)(1) -- Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This procurement is for Visual EDS-40 user license and yearly software support which includes software maintenance upgrades.. All responsible sources may respond by submitting a written narrative statement of capability within 15 days of this notice to A. .B. Duke at the above address for consideration by the Agency. Response must include detailed technical information and other technical literature demonstrating the ability to meet these requirements. Responses shall also include itemized pricing that is sufficient to make a determination that competition is feasible. If no affirmative responses are received within 15 days of this notice to determine whether a qualified source is more advantageous to the Government, an order will be placed with Netcom, Inc. The SIC Code/Size is 7372/$18.0. Numbered Note 1 applies to this notice. This procurement is to be processed using Simplified Acquisition Procedures.***** (0099)

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