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A -- SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE INTRAMURAL RESEARCH PROGRAM SOL N01DA-4-9000 DUE 011998 POC Dale Weiss, Contracting Officer, 301-443-1301 The National Institute on Drug Abuse intends to negotiate with the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center for a 47 month continuation of Contract N01DA-4-9000 for the facility and medical care support services necessary to maintain the research operation of the Intramural Research Program. Authority : 41 U.S.C. 253 (c)(1), as set forth in FAR 6.302-1. Inherent duplication of cost to the Government and unacceptable delays in providing the required services make competition unfeasible for the continuation period. See numbered note 22. (0337)

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