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68 -- DYE PRIMERS AND THERMO SEQUENASE DNA POLYMERASE FOR THE NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE NIH INTRAMURAL SEQUENCING CENTER AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH SOL 272-98-P-0002 POC Mary W. Hogan, Contract Specialist 919-541-3813, Contracting Officer Antoinette Bridges 919-541-5415 WEB: none, none. E-MAIL: none, none. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC) intend to negotiate with the Amersham Life Science, Inc., company for a contract to supply reagents for fluorescent-based automated DNA sequencing. These reagents include ThermoSequenase and DYEnamic energy transfer (ET) primers. Amersham owns the patent rights for both of these types of reagents. The protocols being used for large-scale sequencing at NHGRI and NISC require the use of these specific reagents. Authority: 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), as set forth in FAR 6.302-1. See Numbered Note 22.***** (0338)

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