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A -- NIDCD HEREDITARY HEARING IMPAIRMENT RESOURCE REGISTRY SOL NIH-DC-96-03 DUE 093096 POC John P. DeCenzo, Contracting Officer, (301) 496-4487, FAX (301) 402- 0178, E-mail: jd93o@nih.gov. The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, has a requirement to continue and further develop the NIDCD Hereditary Hearing Impairment Resource Registry, which serves as a national resource for the biomedical research community engaged in the study of the genetics of hereditary hearing impairment. The Contractor will continue the direct enlistment of individuals and families in whom hearing impairment appears and who are willing to participate in genetic studies related to the etiology of auditory impairments. The Contractor will continue to contact health care providers (e.g. otolaryngologists, audiologists) who are in contact with individuals with hearing impairment, to enlist their assistance in providing information regarding enrollment and participation in the Registry to their patients. The Contractor will continue the collection and maintenance of clinical information on participants, including specified medical, audiological, demographic, and epidemiological variables. In addition, the Contractor will continue to encourage the pursuit of research on the genetic bases of hereditary hearing impairment by disseminating pertinent information to primary care physicians, otolaryngologists, audiologists, medical and molecular geneticists, and other biomedical scientists and health care professionals. Collaboration in the study of hereditary hearing impairment will be encouraged and facilitated. This acquisition is the recompetition of contract number N01-DC-3-2134, currently being performed by Father Flanagan's Boys' Home. A three-year cost-reimbursement type contract is anticipated. The solicitation is scheduled to be issued on or about August 16, 1996. Proposals will be due 45 days after the date of issuance of the solicitation. Copies of the solicitation can be obtained by sending a written request to the Contracting Officer. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Government. See Numbered Note 26. (0208)

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