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R -- BREEDING,HOLDING & TESTING SERVICES SOL N02-9909 DUE 021699 POC Carolyn Sentz, Contracting Officer / Dionne D. Draper, Purchasing Agent/ 301-402-2284 The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases intends to procure a sole source simplified acquisition with BioReliance Corporation. BioReliance has provided the same environment in which our previous experiments with these animals have been carried out and consequently, again for continuity of experiments, it is deemed absolutely necessary that BioReliance remain the sole source provider of these animal care facilities. This vendor will be breeding, housing, monitoring and virally testing approximately 1550 mice for the Leukemia Virus. The vendor will be responsible for obtaining tail samples for cultures, extract or DNA preparation, collecting blood samples and preparing tissuess for histology. Closing date for submission of written responses in forty-five (45) days after the date of this notice. See Note 22 Posted 12/31/98 (W-SN284452). (0365)

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