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99 -- PRODUCTION OF CUSTOM GENES SOL N3239899RCAG001 POC Sharon Steiner, Contracting Officer The National Naval Medical Center (NNMC), Bethesda, MD intends to award a sole-source procurement to Operon Technologies, Inc. for the production of custom genes. (Malaria Program, NMRC IDD ANNEX) Requirements: 1) Liver stage antigen 3 of P. falciparum (Quantity -- 4,719 BP) 2)Sporozoite surface protein 2 of P falciparum (Quantity-1,761 BP). Preparation of bi-directional DNA sequence. Gene to come as 10ug lyophilized plasmid DNA in a special cloning vector. Production to be completed within 40 days of request. Award will be made using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. Posted 08/03/99 (W-SN362397). (0215)

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