B -- CONTINUING OPERATION OF THREE(3)SPECIAL CRASH INVESTIGATION The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration intends to negotiate non-competitive extensions to existing contracts with Veridian Corporation, Indiana University, and Dynamic Science Incorporated for continuation of special crash investigation services within the United States. The extension will allow for services to continue through February of 2001. The extension is required to ensure needed services continue without interruption and to allow for sufficient time for turn-over of facilities and hardware from the current to the successor contractors. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals nor is a Request for Proposal document currently available. A separate notice will be published announcing availability of the solicitation for the follow-on contract. It is anticipated that this solicitation will be available in late March 2000. WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=S&ProjID=Not-Applicabl e&LocID=135. E-MAIL: Peter Shultz, pshultz@nhtsa.dot.gov. Posted 02/15/00 (D-SN425489).

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