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59 -- BIOCHIP SOL N00173-98-Q-0047 POC Darlene Copp, Purchasing Agent, (202) 767-2374 Fax (202) 404-8158. The Naval Research Laboratory intends to award to Physical Optics Corporation on other than full and open competitive basis for the purchase of Integrated Optic Biochip prototypes. Award will be made on sole source basis to maintain compatibility with the current biochemical surface modification process which is proprietary to Physical Optics. See Numbered Note(s): 22. (0098)

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