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A -- SOURCES SOUGHT-NEW CONTRACEPTIVE PRODUCTS DUE 112897 POC Contact Paul J. Duska, Contracting Officer, 301-496-4611 The Contraception and Reproductive Health Branch of the Center for Population Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is interested in receiving letters of interest regarding new or improved male or female contraceptives which are ready for clinical testing for possible safety, acceptability, and/or efficacy testing in our Contraceptive Clinical Trials Newtork (a network of nine clinical testing sites). Only reversible methods of contraception are being considered at this time. Candidate drugs or devices include but are not limited to chemical or physical barrier methods, hormonal contraceptives, and intrauterine devices. Interested organizations should submit a letter of interest which contains a detailed description of the product and summarized results of any preclinical or clinical testing. Letters of interest will be kept confidential. After initial screening, organizations with promising products will be contacted for further information. This is a continuing announcement with no specific due date. However, the first product review will be conducted in January 1998. Organizations wishing to meet this review date should submit their letter of interest no later than November 28, 1997. Please submit your response to the address listed above or to FAX Number 301-402-3676.***** (0302)

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