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***NOAA'S ACQUISITION & GRANTS OFFICE, WESTERN ACQUISITION DIVISION-BOULDER, EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY (ESRL), GLOBAL MONITORING DIVISION (GMD) OFFICE. INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE, ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS, UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 13.106-1(B)(1), WITH THE INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR SCIENCES LIMITED OUT OF LOWER HUTT NEW ZEALAND FOR RESEARCH QUALITY GRAPHITIZATION AND HIGH PRECISION ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 14C MEASUREMENTS OF CO2 (RADIOCARBON) ATMOSPHERIC AIR SAMPLES AS PART OF THE INDIANAPOLIS FLUX EXPERIMENT/URBAN TEST BED (INFLUX) PROGRAM.

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