National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Acquisition Management Branch, Natcher Building, 45 Center Dr., MSC 6600, Room 6AN32, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-6600

A -- DATA COORDINATING CENTER FOR DIABETES, ARTHRITIS AND RENAL DISEASE REGISTERS IN THE GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY SOL RFP-NIDDK-NIH-98-11 POC Contact Point, Danielle C. Sweeney, Contract Specialist, 301-594-8838 The National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), intends to negotiate a follow on contract with the incumbent contractor to provide for the continued collection of data and maintenance of existing data registers relating to diabetes, arthritis and renal disease and medical treatment of these and other diseases in the population of the Gila River Indian Community of central Arizona. The current contractor is the Gila River Indian Community. Authority: 41 USC 253 (c)(1), as set forth in FAR 6.302-1. This organization has the prerequisite knowledge, experience and facilities for the completion of this proposed acquisition by reason of its preliminary and current work on this project. See Numbered Note 22. Posted 08/18/98 (W-SN238549). (0230)

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