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B -- FISHERIES STUDY -- ANALYSES OF BREVETOXIN SOL NCNS30009000017SKS POC Sharon K. Scrutchfield 816-426-7267 X 231 or Sharon.K.Scrutchfield@noaa.gov The U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA intends to contract with North Carolina State University's Department of Toxicology for analyses of brevetoxin in 290 field samples and laboratory samples using the micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography (MECC) with laser-induced fluorescence detection (Shea 1997) method. The results of the analyses will be used by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research Laboratory, Beaufort, North Carolina. Due to the unique capabilities of the MECC method the Government intends to solicit only one source for the analyses under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties are encouraged to respond to this announcement within 15 days of its publication and shall submit in writing, it's name, address, point of contact, telephone number, business size and a brief statement regarding it's capability to provide the specified analysis and the names, telephone numbers, and points of contact for businesses or other Government agencies to which it has previously provided a similar analysis method. No response will be provided to those inquiries which fail to provide the information requested. This information shall be submitted to the address stated herein or may be faxed to 816-426-7530. This is not a request for proposals and there is no Request for Quotation at this time. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government. The analysis will be purchased under the guidelines of FAR, Part 13, Simplified Acquisitions Procedures. The SIC code for this action is 8221, (Educational Services) Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools. The size standard is $5.0 million dollars. This is an unrestricted procurement. Posted 08/23/99 (W-SN371189). (0235)

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