DHHS, Public Health Service, Division of Acquisition Management, ADP Branch, Room 5-95 Parklawn Bldg., 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Md. 20857 Attn:5-95 PKLN/Jo-Lynn Herman

R -- ODPHP NATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION CENTER CLEARINGHOUSE (NHIC) SOL 213-96-0003 POC Jo-Lynn Herman tel: 301/443-7076/Jacqueline R. Jones, Contracting Officer, 301/443-6550 The proposed acquisition listed herein is a 100% small business set-aside. The SIC code is 7375. The DHHS/DAM/ADP Acquisitions Branch, Rockville, MD intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for an organization with offices in the Washington, DC metropolitan area that will provide all necessary labor, materials, supplies and facilities for the continued operation of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion's National Health Information Clearinghouse (NHIC). The Contractor shall collect, analyze, process, prepare, promote, and disseminate information on disease prevention and health promotion and on related consumer health information issues. It shall also promote collaborative information development and dissemination efforts, particulary electronic, with other HHS clearinghouses and information activities, and with other public and private information efforts. NHIC shall promote the use of advanced communications technology to support the health information and education requirements of ''Healthy People 2000''. It shall provide referral to and promote collaboration among other health information and education activities in both the public and private sectors. Additionally, the Contractor shall: (1) acquire and organize information on Federal and nonfederal health promotion and disease prevention information resources, on the information and educational activities needed to support ''Healthy People 2000'', on the communcations technology appropriate for fulfilling those needs; (2) develop publications (print and electronic) and exhibit materials on these issues and disseminate these materials and related items to relevant audiences; (3) answer public inquiries and direct requestors to appropriate resources; and (4) promote the appropriate use of interactive multimedia for disease prevention and other health information needs. The anticipated period of performance is one (1) year with four (4) one-year option periods. The RFP will be available approximately 15 days after issuance. The closing date wll be approximately thirty (30) days after issuance. Requests for RFP 213-96-0003 must be submitted in writing to the attention of Jo-Lynn Herman at the above address. See numbered Note 1. (0272)

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