GULF WAR ILLNESS RESEARCH

Notice Date

July 31, 2001

Contracting Office

Director, USAMRAA, 820 Chandler St, Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5014

ZIP Code

21702-5014

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via (cheryl.miles@amedd.army.mil)

Description

Low Level Chemical Exposures. In accordance with the Defense Appropriations Act, 2001 (HR 4576), Sec. 8154, the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command is soliciting proposals for original research among persons who served on active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War on: (1) possible health effect of exposure to low levels of hazardous chemicals, including chemical warfare agents and other substances, and (2) the individual susceptibility of humans to such exposure under environmentally controlled conditions. Proposals that do not meet the specifications of this solicitation, including addressing both (1) and (2), will not be considered for funding. One or more proposals are expected to be competitively awarded only to medical research institution(s) for a total cost, including indirect costs, of up to $1,600,000 for all awards combined. Proposed research may extend to four years but timeliness of research results will be considered in the award selection(s). Guidelines for proposal submission are available at http://www-usamraa.army.mil; the main body of the proposal may not exceed 20 pages. In addition to the evaluation criteria contained in the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA 99-1), projects will be selected on the basis of scientific merit and relevance to protecting the health of deployed forces. Information about other projects that have been funded under the Gulf War Illnesses Research Program, including projects on low level chemical exposures, can be obtained at http://www.va.gov/resdev/pgrpt99.htm. Proposals must be received at USAMRMC, ATTN: USAMRAA-AAA(Military Operational Medicine Research Program, 2001 LLC solicitation), Fort Detrick, Maryland 21702-5014 by 30 January 2002.

Web Link

Click here to download a copy of the Notice. (http://www-usamraa.army.mil)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010802/SPMSC015.HTM (W-212 SN50T5N0)