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A -- CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL SURVEILLANCE MASTER AGREEMENT SOL N01-CN-65009-05 DUE 021596 POC Gary P. Topper, Contract Specialist, (301)496-8603; Victor S. Buyny, Contracting Officer, (301)496-8603. The National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control is soliciting proposals to provide information required for cancer control surveillance. The primary purpose is to conduct surveys and similar evaluation processes. The term ''survey'' is used to connote a full range of studies, including probability sample surveys and specialty studies requiring data abstraction. The Master Agreement Announcement (MAA) is tentatively scheduled for release on or about December 15, 1995. It is anticipated that multiple master agreements will be awarded pursuant to the MAA, each having approximately a forty two month period of performance. Since MAs are unfunded, the obligation of funds shall be accomplished solely through the award of Master Agreement Orders (MAOs), issued under the terms of this MA. The MAOs will be issued on either a cost or fixed price basis. The Standard Industrial Code applicable to this procurement is 7379. The MA holder, upon award of a MAO, shall coordinate and implement the requested survey(s), including data collection, processing and reporting for surveillance activities to be designed and developed by NCI alone or in collaboration with other organizations. Copies of the MAA may be obtained by sending a written request, citing the MAA number to Gary Topper, Contract Specialist, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Research Contracts Branch, Executive Plaza South, Room 635, 6120 Executive Boulevard, MSC 7226 Bethesda, MD 20892-7226. (0325)

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