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A -- DATA COORDINATING CENTER FOR CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOL NIH-NIAID-DMID-96-12 DUE 112795 POC Ann Davis Jaggar, Contract Specialist 301-496-6423. The Biometry Branch of the Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH, has a requirement for a Contractor having the capabilities and facilities to operate a Data Coordinating Center for multiple multi-centered clinical trials involving infectious diseases. The objective of this NIAID sponsored project is to provide biostatistical and data management support for clinical trials or other studies of vaccines and other prophylactic or therapeutic agents. The Contractor shall work collaboratively with clinical investigators and with DMID in performing study design, study coordination, data collection and editing, interim and final data analyses, report generation and related activities. This proposed contract is a 100 percent SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) for this project is 7379. The size standard is 14.5 million. This NIAID project will take approximately five (5) years to complete. A completion type contract is anticipated. It is anticipated that one cost-reimbursement contract will be awarded for a period of five (5) years. RFP-NIH-NIAID-DMID-96-12 will be available electronically on or about November 27, 1995 and may be accessed through the NIH Gopher, the NIH Home Page, or the NIH Grant Line by using the following electronic mail addresses and instructions: 1) to access the NIH Gopher: Point your gopher client to GOPHER.NIH.GOVPORT 70 (you should now be in the NIH Gopher). Select ''Grant & Research Information'', then select ''R&D Requests for Proposals (RFP).'' 2) NIH Home Page (via the World Wide Web): Access the NIH Home Page by using http://www.nih.gov electronic mail address. Once you are in the NIH Home Page, select ''Grants & Contracts'', then select ''R & D Requests for Proposals (RFP).'' 3) 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 i 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. ** NOTE: Offerors who intend to submit a proposal in response to this RFP must notify Ann Davis Jaggar at the Address\Phone listed below. 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 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 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 February 16, 1996. Any responsible small business source may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Government. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract. Point of Contact: Ann Davis Jaggar, Contract Specialist, Electronic mail address AJ8Q@NIH.GOV, Telephone: (301) 496-6423, FAX: (301) 480-5253. Address: Contracts Management Branch, NIAID, Solar Building, Room 3C-07, 6003 Executive Boulevard, MSC 7610, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7610. (0312)

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