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A -- PROSTATE, LUNG, COLORECTAL AND OVARIAN (PLCO) CANCER SCREENING TRIAL EXPANSION FOR MINORITY ENROLLMENT SOL RFP-N01-CN-75022-70 DUE 052397 POC Erin C. Lange, Contracting Officer, 301-435-3828 E-MAIL: Erin C. Lange, Langee@rcb.nci.nih.gov. The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Early Detection Branch, is expanding the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial and is interested in soliciting proposals from organizations for a new minority population focused screening center. One additional screening center will be established to recruit no less than 2,500 subjects and 2,500 controls to the Trial, of which at least 60 percent are African American. Female subjects will be screened for colorectal, lung, and ovarian cancers. Male subjects will be screened for colorectal, lung, and prostate cancer. Screening will be annually for four years for prostate, lung, and ovarian cancers and only in years one and three for colorectal cancer. Subjects and controls will be followed for at least ten years. The PLCO Cancer Screening Trial was established in 1992 with ten screening centers, a Coordinating and Data Management Center, a steering Committee, and a Monitoring and Advisory Panel. The protocol is established. Requests for this solicitation must be in writing and reference RFP No. N01-CN-75022-70. The RFP will be available approximately April 11, 1997. The proposal due date will be approximately May 23, 1997. Requests should be addressed/mailed to Erin C. Lange, Contracting Officer, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Research Contracts Branch, PCCS, Executive Plaza South, Room 635 MSC 7226, 6120 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, Maryland 20852-7226; or Electronic Mail Address: Langee@rcb.nci.nih.gov; Telephone: (301) 435-3828; Fax: (301) 402- 8579. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. No collect calls will be accepted. See Numbered Note 26. (0085)

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