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A -- PATHOLOGY SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM. DUE 080699 POC Howard Hill, Contract Specialist, (919) 541-4971 WEB: None, None. E-MAIL: None, None. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate with PATHCO, Inc. as a sole source under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). Contract No. N01-ES-45379 will be modified to provide for an extension of 90 days in order to complete previously initiated studies. Inherent duplication of cost to the Government and unacceptable delays make competition unfeasible. See Note 22. Posted 06/21/99 (W-SN345196). (0172)

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