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B -- ESTIMATING USUAL INTAKE OF FOODS AND FOOD GROUPS, AND BIOCHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION MEASUREMENT DISTRIBUTIONS FOR NHANES III SOL 97C709096 POC Carol A. Wood, Contract Specialist (301)-443-8826 Mariann P. Mink, Contracting Officer (301)-443-8826 WEB: Program Support Center, Program Support Center. E-MAIL: Program Support Center, cwood@psc.dhhs.gov. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) through the General Acquisitions Branch, PSC plans to award a sole source simplified acquisition to Iowa State University, Ames, IA. The focus of the contract will be to conduct statistical analyses of measurement error of dietary, biochemical and examination measures collected during the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) using procedures and proprietary software developed at Iowa State University. Closing date is September 2, 1997. No solicitation package is available. (0230)

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