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B -- STUDIES OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT ISSUES AND TOPICS POC Leonard Bednar, Contract Negotiator, (202) 219-6445, Phyllis R. McMeekin, Contracting Officer, (202) 219-6445 CNT J-9-P-7-0048. The solicitation number was RFP L/A 97-31 AMT $3,496,025 DTD 092997 TO The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama for the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Office of Grants and Contracts Administration, 701-20th Street, AB 1170, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0111 (0280)

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