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A -- REGIONAL UPTAKE EFFICIENCY IN NON-HUMAN PRIMATES AND RODENTS SOL PR-OH-98-00824 DUE 090998 POC Billy Oden, Contracting Officer, (513)487-2126 E-MAIL: U.S. EPA -- Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, oden.billy@epamail.epa.gov. Under authority granted in FAR 6.302-1, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency intends to seek a quotation on a sole source basis from Dr. Alan R. Dahl. Using data from the document, Methods for Derivation of Inhalation Reference Concentrations and Application of Inhalation Dosimetry, Dr. Dahl will obtain uptake efficiency data in each region of the respiratory tract of non-human primates and rodents. The experiments will be performed after review of the available data to identify chemical candidates. This project will be performed in support of the Office of Research and Development -- National Center for Environmental Assessment (ORD-NCEA), Research Triangle Park, NC. This procurement will be accomplished under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit quotations. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. To receive a Request For Quotation (RFQ) package, send your request to the e-mail address shown below. Please include a complete mailing address and fax number in your e-mail message. No telephone or fax requests for the RFQ package will be honored. All quotations received by the response due date stated in the RFQ will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Posted 08/25/98 (W-SN241620). (0237)

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