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D -- BLAISE III CORPORATE LICENSE SOL NB-01 DUE 110399 POC Nancy Booth, Contracting Officer, (202)720-4599 The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service intends to negotiate with the firm Statistics Netherlands on a sole source basis. The government requires coporate licenses for Blaise III software based on an anticipated usage level of 150 or more. An oral quotation will be used. The anticipated award date is November 4, 1999. Posted 10/19/99 (W-SN392767). (0292)

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