U.S. Army Materiel Command, Natick Contracting Division, Attn: AMSSB-ACN, Natick, MA 01760-5011

B -- STUDIES ON MICROBIAL BIODEGRADATION OF NEW POLYMERIC MATERIALS UNDER MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. SOL W13G07-9095-2005 DUE 070299 POC P. Dube E-MAIL: To contact Contract Specialist, pdube@natick-notes02.army.mil. SOLE SOURCE: The U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command intends to conduct negotiations and award a Purchase Order using Simplified Acquisition Procedures, to Woods Hold Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, MA on the basis of other than full and open competition. The period of performance of the anticipated purchase order is one year. The services to be procured are a continuation of in-depth studies of the microbial biodegradation of polymeric plastic substitutes in the marine environment to help identify materials which may be used as substitutes for conventional plastics and which will be microbialy mineralized in the marine environment with no harmful effects. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute possesses a constant supply of flowing fresh seawater, required NRC licenses to work with radioisotopes and employees with those required licenses as well. Woods Hold Oceanographic Institute also possesses the capability to place samples in deep water conditions on offshore moorings. The personnelat Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute are experienced in this type of research and possess the necessary equipment to perform the studies required. Responses to this announcement should be received no later than 02 July 1999. No solicitation document is available. See Note 22. Posted 05/18/99 (W-SN332599). (0138)

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