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A -- MATERNAL IMMUNIZATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN NEONATES AND INFANTS SOL NIH-NIAID-DMID-96-11 DUE 011296 POC Sara Southard, Contract Specialist, (301) 402-6289 Carl Henn, Contracting Officer, (301) 496-0993. The Respiratory Diseases Branch, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has a requirement for a Maternal Immunization Group (MIG). This MIG will conduct Phase I and Phase II maternal immunization clinical trials to evaluate candidate vaccines for infectious diseases in neonates and infants. The Contractor must have demonstrated experience in the clinical evaluation of vaccines, and have demonstrated capacity to organize and administer a clinical study. It is anticipated that one cost-reimbursement, level of effort contract will be awarded for a period of five (5) years. RFP NIH-NIAID-DMID-96-11 will be available electronically on or about August 23, 1995 and may be accessed through either the NIH Gopher, NIH Grant Line, or the NIH Home Page by 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 & Research Information'', then select ''R&D Requests for Proposals (RFP).'' 2) To access the NIH Grant Line (via modem): 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. 3) NIH Home Page (via the World Wide Web): Access the NIH Home Page by using http://www.nih.gov . Once you are in the NIH Home Page, select ''Grants & Contracts'', then select ''R&D Requests for Proposals (RFP).'' Please note that the RFP for this procurement has been revised to include only the Work Statement, deliverable and reporting requirements, special requirements and mandatory qualifications, if any, the Technical Evaluation Criteria, and proposal preparation instructions. All information required for the submission of an offer will be contained in the electronic RFP package. Following proposal submission and the initial review process, offerors comprising the competitive range will be requested to provide additional documentation to the Contracting Officer. Responses to this RFP will be due on January 12, 1996. 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. (0220)

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