U.S. ARMY MED. RESEARCH ACQUISITION ACT, MCMR-RMA, FORT DETRICK BLDG. 820, FREDERICK MD 21702-5014

A -- U.S. ARMY MEDICAL FEDERATED LABORATORY PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT (INFORMATION & PLANNING ONLY) SOL DAMD17-CBD5-0008 DUE 050195 POC Charles G. Smith, 301/619-2381, Contracting Officer, Raegon B. Clutz, 301/619/2395, Program Information, Jess Edwards, 301/619/2468 U.S. Army Medical Federated Laboratory Broad Agency Program Announcement. CORRECTION: IN B-INTERNET AVAILABILITY. The correct address of the Anonymous FTP server is:ftp://140.139.41.100/pub/FedLab-ftp/ADDITION TO ANNOUNCEMENT: TENTATIVE SCHEDULE: Publication of Program Announcement February 13, 1995. Outreach Period: Internet Access (World Wide Web) 3rd week of February 1995. MRMC, Medical Federated Laboratory Opportunity Conference February 27, 1995. Publication of the BAA (soliciting proposals) March 1995. Due Date for Proposals May 1, 1995. Publication of Selections June 1995. Completion of Negotiation September 1995. CLARIFICATION: Interested parties will be required to form consortia involving health services providers, industry, and academia. A consortium shall, as a minimum, consist of a tertiary care health services provider, an industry partner, and two academic institutions. One academic institution must qualify as a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) or Minority Institution (MI); the other institution shall be a non-HBCU/MI. The health services provider shall take the lead in the organization and the management of the consortium, and participate in the actual research & development efforts. Industry participation will enhance the potential for transition of the resultant technology into both civil and military health care. The health services provider shall receive the largest share of the funding averaged over the five year period; however, no single member of the consortium shall receive more than 70% of the annual award amount. In addition, the HBCU/MI partner(s) shall receive collectively at least 10% of the award amount. Consortia articles of collaboration should provide for the exchange of researchers and ideas between members of other consortia and the Government. The consortium is encouraged to access and to involve innovative research efforts of small and small disadvantaged businesses. These small businesses may be included as consortium members, as sub-recipients performing appropriate aspects of the proposed program, or as suppliers of goods or services to the consortium. Federal Laboratories, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC), Government Owned Contractor Operated (GOCO) Facilities, and existing DoD/Army Centers of Excellence are excluded from participation in this Broad Agency Announcement. This does not preclude participation by universities currently involved in an existing Center of Excellence. It does, however, preclude participation by the Center of Excellence itself. (0052)

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