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65 -- MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND VETERINARY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES DUE 051998 POC Contact Point: Lisa M. Maass, 202-712-5565, Contracting Officer, Thomas S. Bordone, 202-712-1021 The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has a three (3) year requirement for approximately 276,000 Norplant contraceptive devices and associated Trocar implantation devices. USAID intends to negotiate on a sole source basis for this requirement with Leiras OY, Maistraatinportti 4 A, P.O. Box 325, FIN-00101 Helsinki, Finland, the only manufacturer authorized to provide Norplant/Trocar to developing countries under a Population Council licensing agreement. See Note 22. (0131)

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