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      "NORTHWESTERN CORP won 48 of its 68 public contract awards in United States without a rival from 2023-11-08 to 2026-07-16, worth $10.0M: 20 without a competition and 28 after a competition that drew a single bid. 6 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest National Institutes of Health with 26."
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