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B -- DEVELOPMENT OF NEW METHODS AND STRATEGIES FOR DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, & PREVENTION OF INVASIVE FUNGAL INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CANCER AND HIV INFECTIONS POC Diane Stalder; Contract Specialist; (301) 435-3813 E-MAIL: Ms. Diane Stalder; Contract Specialist, ds88b@nih.gov. The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Division of Clinical Sciences (DCS), intends to negotiate with Bioqual, Inc. for a 12 month extension of Contract N01-SC-57223. The contractor currently provides veterinary and laboratory animal care, assessments, and transportation of rabbits. The contractor shall continue to provide qualified personnel, facility, material and equipment to provide for the care, laboratory acclimation, assessment, and delivery of farm bred rabbits. Authority for this action is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), as set forth in FAR 6.302-1. Inherent duplication of cost to the Government and associated risks make competition unfeasible. See numbered Note 22. No collect calls will be accepted. Posted 06/30/99 (W-SN348785). (0181)

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