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B -- PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY OF SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI SOL NIH-NIAID-96-53 POC Mario Checchia, 301-496-3878 Rebecca A. Guenthner, 301-402-2284. B--RFP Available Announcement RFP AVAILABLE FOR PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY OF SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI CONTRACT RFP-NIH-NIAID-DIR-96-53. The Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has a requirement for the production and delivery of adult worms and cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni. The successful offeror must be able to deliver worms and cercariae to the NIH campus within 45 minutes after they have been harvested to insure viability. Approximately 2,000 adult S. mansoni shall be required each week. When different isolates are requested at the same time, the total number of worms or the number and /or mice perfused per week for the worms will not exceed 2,000 worms or the number of mice needed to obtain 2,000 adult worms (Approximately 25 mice.) Approximately 500,000 cercariae shall be required each week. In addition 1 million eggs isolated from tissues of infected mice are to be provided per week. A fixed priced award is contemplated. It is anticipated that this contract will be awarded for one year with four one-year options to continue the contract. Any contract awarded will be subject to DHHS regulations regarding the use of animals in research. The animal care must be in accordance with the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, NIH, publication No. 86-23, Revised 1985. See Numbered Note 1. The issuance of the RFP should be on or about December 22, 1995, and proposals will be due COB January 31, 1996. Requests for the RFP should be directed to: Mario Checchia, Acquisitions Management Operations Branch (AMOB), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Solar Building, Room 1C38, 6003 Executive Boulevard, MSC-7605 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7605 THIS ADVERTISEMENT DOES NOT COMMIT THE GOVERNMENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT. (0332)

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