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A -- SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES CLINICAL TRIALS UNIT DUE 011597 POC Sara Southard, Contract Specialist, (301) 402-6289. RFP AVAILABLE: NIH-NIAID-DMID-97-07 ''Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinical Trials Unit''. The Sexually Transmitted Diseases Branch, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has a requirement for one (1) Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinical Trials Unit (STD CTU). This STD CTU will conduct clinical studies, Phase I and Phase II, to evaluate biomedical and behavioral interventions to prevent and control STDs. It is anticipated that one (1) cost-reimbursement, completion type contract will be awarded for a period of five (5) years. RFP NIH-NIAID-DMID-97-07 will be available electronically on or about August 26, 1996, and may be accessed through either the NIH Home Page or the NIH Gopher by using the following electronic mail addresses and instructions: 1) NIH Home Page (via the World Wide Web): Access the NIH Home Page by using http://www.nih.gov . Once you are at the NIH Home Page, select ''Grants & Contracts'', then select ''Funding Opportunities'', then select ''R&D Requests for Proposals (RFP).'' 2) To access the NIH Gopher: Point your gopher client to GOPHER.NIH.GOV PORT 70 (you should now be in the NIH Gopher). Select ''Grants & Research Information'', then select ''R&D Requests for Proposals (RFP).'' Please note that the RFP for this acquisition has been revised to include only the Work Statement, deliverable and reporting requirements, special requirements and mandatory qualification, 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 inital 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 January 15, 1997. 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. (0221)

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