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A -- CLINICAL STUDIES OF CHRONIC LYME DISEASE SOL NIH-NIAID-DMID-96-09 DUE 061595 POC Carl Henn, Contracting Officer, (301) 496-0993. The Bacteriology and Mycology Branch of the Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has a requirement for establishing the capability to perform clinical studies in patients with chronic Lyme disease. One contract is intended to result from this Request for Proposals (RFP). The emphasis of this solicitation will be on conducting studies to evaluate the effectiveness of curative therapies for patients with documented cases of chronic Lyme disease borreliosis. These studies may be multicenter in design. It is anticipated that one (1) cost reimbursement, level of effort type contract will be awarded for a period of five (5) years. RFP NIH-NIAID-DMID-96-09 will be available on or about June 15, 1995 electronically through the NIH Gopher and Internet using the following electronic mail addresses and instructions: 1) To access the NIH Gopher: Point your gopher client to GOPHER.NIH.GOV PORT 70 (you should now be in the NIH Gopher). Select ''Grant and Research Information'', then select ''R&D Request for Proposals (RFP)''. 2) To access the NIH Grant Line (Internet): Configure your terminal emulator as: 1200 or 2400 baud, even parity, 7 data bits, 1 stop bit, Half Duplex. Using the procedure specified in your communication software, dial 301-402-2221. When you get a response indicating that you have been connected, then type,GEN1 (the comma is mandatory) and press ENTER; you will be prompted by the NIH system for ''INITIALS?''. Type BB5 and press ENTER. You will then be prompted for ''Account?''. Type CCS2 and press ENTER. Read the 12/22/94 News Flash for additional information. **NOTE: Offerors who intend to submit a proposal in response to this RFP must notify Carl Henn at the Address/Phone listed below. If an offeror does not notify the RFP's contact person, they will not receive amendments to the RFP which could impact proposal Preparation.** Please note that the RFP for this procurement has been re-engineered to include only the Work Statement, deliverable and reporting requirements, special requirements, and mandatory qualification, if any, the Technical Evaluation Criteria, and proposal preparation instructions. All information required for the submission of an offer will be contained in the re-engineered RFP package. Following proposal submission and the initial review process, offerors comprising the competitive range will be requested to provide additional documentation (e.g., Representations and Certifications) to the Contracting Officer. Responses to this RFP will be due on October 15, 1995. Any responsible offeror may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Government. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract. (0151)

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