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B -- PERTUSSIS VACCINE EFFECTIVENESS STUDY AMONG CHILDREN AGED 6 TO 59 MONTHS SOL 98B066(N) DUE 021298 POC Dale F. DeFilipps, Contract Specialist, (404) 842-6785 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) contemplates awarding a contract for collection of data for a case-control study to estimate vaccine effectiveness of pertussis-containing vaccines among children aged 6-59 months. The contractor shall work with public health authorities, health care providers and laboratories to find incident pertussis cases. After identification of each newly confirmed pertussis case, five age-matched controls will be selected. Detailed vaccination history collected from cases and controls will be used to estimate effectiveness of pertussis-containing vaccines. Bordetella pertussis isolates from children aged 6-59 months in the study who have culture-confirmed pertussis shall be obtained for pulsed field-gel electrophoresis and antimicrobial sensitivity testing at CDC. The anticipated performance period is 12 months. Requests for the solicitation will be filled on a limited first-come-first-served basis until the supply is exhausted. The date specified for receipt of offers will be approximately 30 days after the RFP issue date. Requests for the RFP must specify the RFP No. 98B066(N). Telephone requests will not be accepted. (0357)

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