NHLBI -- HEMOCHROMATOSIS STUDY The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is soliciting information on the feasibility of a possible study on Iron Overload and Hereditary Hemochromatosis. Respondents are asked to study the draft Statements of Work for the Field Center(s), the Coordinating Center, and the Central Laboratory located at the NHLBI Website (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/rafs/rfas.htm#rfp), and provide information on the feasibility and design of the proposed study. The study will involve five to seven Field Centers, a Coordinating Center, and a Central Laboratory. The respondent should address any potential problems or concerns with the proposed design and feasibility of the study. This Request For Information (RFI) is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Government to issue a Request for Proposal or award a contract. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted or the Government's use of such information. Acknowledgment of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of the Government's evaluation of the information received. However, should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Request For Information or the Government's use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement. Responses should be identified with RFI-NHLBI-98-02, and are due by October 16, 1998. Please submit three copies of your response to: Ms. Lisa O'Neill, Contracts Operations Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 6701 Rockledge Drive MSC 7902, Sixth Floor, Room 6132, Bethesda, MD 20892-7902. Phone: (301) 435-0353, E-mail: ONeillL@gwgate.nhlbi.nih.gov. WEB: RFI-NHLBI-98-02, http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/rafs/rfas.htm#rfp. E-MAIL: Hemochromatosis RFI -NHLBI-98-02, ONeillL@gwgate.nhlbi.nih.gov. Posted 09/25/98 (W-SN254513).

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