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P -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE MODIFICATION SOL na DUE 090496 POC For further information, contact Purchasing Agent Randall Brown at 206-526-6226. FAX number 206-526-6025. Notice of intent to issue a modification to purchase order no. 43ABNF600846. Original purchase order issued for in the amount of $24,200 for contractor to conduct study of food habits of harbor seals and sea lions and estimate the consumption of salmon by these pinnipeds in the Columbia River. Modification #02 to purchase order will extend the period of performance by four months and add $13,000 to the order. This is a small purchase action. (0232)

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