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65 -- PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS SOL SPO200-99-R-1504 POC Linda Magazu (215) 737-2622 WEB: DSCP Home Page, http://www.dscp.dla.mil. E-MAIL: lmagazu@dscp.dla.mil, Point of Contact is: lmagazu@dscp.dla.mil. This announcement is amending Cite W-005 SN285003 dated January 5, 1999. The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia intends to issue a solicitation for Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs). The purpose of the solicitation is to establish a national firm-fixed price contract for a single brand of proton pump inhibitors to insure uniform availability and consistency of product for DoD worldwide usage, and to obtain volume-based, committed use pricing. The estimated annual quantity is 33.9 million capsules, to include all commercially available sizes and strengths with an estimated dollar value of $175 million. The contract period is for a base year with two additional one year option periods. Estimated date of issuance: April 8, 1999. Posted 04/01/99 (W-SN315395). (0091)

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