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Q -- DISEASE VECTOR ECOLOGY PROFILES SOL DAMD17-98-R-0018 DUE 070198 POC Raegon B. Clutz, Contracting Officer, 301-619-2395; Jamie L. Kiser, Contract Specialist, 301-619-2375 (Site Code DAMD17) This amendment is issued to answer the additional technical questions submitted by potential offerors as follows: Question: Regarding Literature Searches and Reprints: Will DPMIAC Furnish hard copies of the publication reprints identified in their LRS database search? Will DPMIAC provide preprint copies related to contractor searches of other databases? Will the contractor be allowed to use very long references on site at DPMIAC? Answer: Yes to the first question. It is in DPMIAC's best interest to do what we can, within reason, to help the contractor obtain copies of "necessary" reprints. If we deem the reprint requests excessive, we will discuss this with the contractor and recommend other sources of reprints be used. The contractor also is welcome to conduct searches of the DPMIAC database on site during regular business hours (usually between 6 AM and 6PM, Monday through Friday) and to copy/print the reprint images using DPMIAC equipment. Second response: If the contractor identifies relevant articles from other databases that are not included in the DPMIAC database, we will order those articles/reprints for accession into our own database and will either provide copies to the contractor, or allow him to make copies of those articles at DPMIAC. Paragraph C3 of the Statement of Work specifies that "the contractor shall be able to perform electronic literature searches of non-DPMIAC technical libraries and other preapproved sources for country-specific information..." Third response: Yes, between 6 AM and 6PM most business days. Question: The BAA mentions that translation services may be needed and are the responsibility of the contractor. In order to generate a cost estimate for other direct costs it would be helpful to know what translation services might be needed. In other words, from the customers experience which languages have documents needed to be translated to English and approximately how many pages per year from a historical perspective? Answer: Most articles published in international journals are in English, but some are in French or Spanish. Obscure journals may be in other languages. Translation is rarely an issue. Most of the people we have had write DVEPs can read some Spanish or French. The contractor will find very little written in other languages that is not also available in English. The contractor shall produce two regional DVEPs each year. Each year the first DVEP is due within 6 months and then the second DVEP is due in one year. All other terms and conditions remain the (0170)

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