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  "source": "Assay Systems register, https://assay-systems.com/register/",
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    "name": "VASTA & ASSOCIATES INC: public contracts won without a rival in United States",
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      "VASTA & ASSOCIATES INC won 5 of its 6 public contract awards in United States without a rival from 2024-03-12 to 2026-07-14, worth $273K: 2 without a competition and 3 after a competition that drew a single bid. 2 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Department of State with 4."
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          "Date": "2026-06-15",
          "Buyer": "Department of State 19AQMM23P0798",
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          "Value": "$-2",
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          "How": "No competition NOT COMPETED UNDER SAP",
          "Value": "$9.9K",
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