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A -- PATHOLOGY SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM SOL NA DUE 031299 POC Howard Hill, Contract Specialist, (919) 541-4971, Allan C. Benton, (919) 541-4670 WEB: NONE, NONE. E-MAIL: NONE, NONE. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), intends to negotiate with Pathology Associates International Corporation as a sole source under the authority of 41 USC 2534(c)(1). Contract No. N01-ES-45378 will be modified to provide additional level of effort and funds in order to complete previously initiated studies. Inherent duplication of cost to the Government and unacceptable delays make competition unfeasible. See Note 22. Posted 02/23/99 (W-SN301365). (0054)

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