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A -- CENTRAL IMMUNOLOGY LABORATORY FOR AIDS VACCINE CLINICAL TRIALS SOL NIAID-DAIDS-96-14 DUE 070795 POC Cyndie Cotter, Contract Specialist, (301) 402-0641. The Clinical Development Branch, Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH has a requirement to provide for the centralized performance of immunological assays to evaluate HIV-specific humoral and cellular immune responses in support of Phase I and II clinical trials of candidate AIDS vaccines. The purpose of this contract is to support the NIAID in its mission to stimulate research towards discovery and testing of prototype vaccines for the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It is anticipated that one (1) cost-reimbursement, completion type contract will be awarded for a period of seven (7) years. The electronic version of RFP NIH-NIAID-DAIDS-96-14 will be available on or about April 26, 1995, through the NIH Gopher and Internet using the following electronic mail addresses and instructions: 1) To access the NIH Gopher: Point your gopher client to GOPHER@NIH.GOV PORT 70 (you should now be in the NIH Gopher). Select ''Grant and Research Information,'' then select ''R&D Request for Proposals (RFP).'' 2) To access the NIH Grant Line (Internet): Configure your terminal emulator as: 1200 or 2400 baud, even parity, 7 data bits, 1 stop bit, Half Duplex. Using the procedure specified in your communication software, dial 301-402-2221. When you get a response indicating that you have been connected, then type '',GEN1'' (the comma is mandatory) and press ENTER; you will be prompted by the NIH system for ''INITIALS?.'' Type BB5 and press ENTER. You will then be prompted for ''Account?.'' Type CCS2 and press ENTER. Please note that the RFP for this procurement has been revised to include only the Work Statement, deliverable and reporting requirements, special requirements and mandatory qualification, if any, the Technical Evaluation Criteria, and proposal preparation instructions. All information required for the submission of an offer will be contained in the electronic RFP package. Following proposal submission and the initial review process, offerors comprising the competitive range will be requested to provide additional documentation to the Contracting Officer. Responses to this RFP will be due on July 7, 1995. Any responsible offeror may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Government. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract. Point of Contact: Cyndie Cotter, Contract Specialist, Electronic mail address: cc41w@nih.gov Telephone: (301) 402-0641, Fax: (301) 402-0972. (0095)

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