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A -- DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF A NEW C31G BASED SPERMICIDE/VIRICIDE!! SOL N/A!! POC Contact Mr. Robert Stallings, Contract Specialist, 301/496-4611!! The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development is planning to negotiate a one-year extension of contract N01-HD-3-3193 with the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. The contract is for the Development and Testing of a New C31G Based Spermicide/Viricide. The determination to use other than full and open competition is in accordance with 41 USC 253(c) (1) as set forth in FAR 6.302-1. Inherent duplication of cost to the government, unacceptable delays in completing the project, and the existence of proprietary data make competition unfeasible for the completion of the current workscope. See Note 22. ***** Posted 09/01/98 (W-SN244323). (0244)

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