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R -- RENEW SITE LICENSE FOR SAS-PC FAMILY OF STATISTICAL SOFTWARE DUE 072495 POC Contact Point, KATHY KUHARSKI, (970)498-1151, Contracting Officer, SUSAN JANZEN, (970)498-1170 The USDA Forest Service intends to renew a nationally shared site license with SAS Institute, Inc., SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC, 27513, for multiple copies of a series of products from the SAS-PC family of statistical software. This software package combines the mafor data processing functions including data manipulation and summary, statistical analysis, and graphics in a unified system of syntax and structure which is necessary in order that the data analysis responsibilities of the research scientists and resource specialists may be efficiently performed. A unified package is particularly beneficial and efficient for scientific and technical users. It is the intent of the Forest Service and Research to maintain consistency with the statistical software utilized. Considerable training and extensive programs have been developed around the SAS-PC family of statistical software to manipulate and summarize data from particular applications. SAS Institute, Inc. is the sole supplier of SAS-PC statistical software. See Note 22. (0159)

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