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70 -- SOFTWARE SOL 801150 DUE 022798 POC Sally Huber 301/713-0855, Lawrence Frazier 301/713-0851 E-MAIL: Click here to contact Contract Specialist, Sarah.J.Huber@noaa.gov. 70 -- The U.S. Dept of Commerce/NOAA/Office of Hydrographic Surveys intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Universal Systems, LTD. Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada to provide proprietary CARIS Software Licenses (i.e. CARIS HIPS/SIPS, CARIS-GIS, CARIS-CARTO, CARIS-GIS) which will enable the Office of Hydrograhic to provide survey data on board ships in the NOAA fleet. Other offerors that have the ability to provide the above software are invited to submit information as to their capabilities and any other pertinent data to the address above, to be received no later than 15 days after the date of this notice. No solicitation documenrs exist: therefore, a request for such docuemnt will not be considered. Award will be made under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Reference 8-1150 (0044)

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