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B -- COLLECTION OF BLOOD SPECIMENS FROM HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND SOURCE PATIENTS FOLLOWING OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES TO HIV-INFECTED BLOOD SOL 200-97-0625(P) DUE 062397 POC Dale F. DeFilipps, Contract Specialist, (404) 842-6785 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) contemplates awarding a contract for collection of blood specimens from health care workers and source patients following occupational exposures to HIV-infected blood. The contractor shall prepare a detailed plan for collection of blood specimens from source patients and exposed health care workers; shipment of specimens to CDC for testing; and collection of data regarding the health care workers, source patients, and exposure. Also, the contractor shall submit to CDC at least 20 specimens from source patients involved in occupational percutaneous exposures to HIV- infected blood. The Contractor also shall submit to CDC specimens from 3-4 HCWs involved in percutaneous exposures with a higher risk of HIV transmission (i.e., exposures with at least two of the following factors: deep injury, visible blood on device, procedure involving needle placed directly in a vein or artery, or end-stage AIDS [terminal illness, may be marked by multiple opportunistic infections, very low CD4 count, or high viral load] in source patient), 3-4 HCWs involved in percutaneous exposures with a lower risk of HIV transmission (i.e., exposures with zero or one of the following factors: deep injury, visible blood on device, procedure involving needle placed directly in a vein or artery, or end-stage AIDS in source patient), and 2-3 HCWs (i.e., "controls") involved in percutaneous exposures to blood from HIV negative source patients collected at baseline and at specified times during postexposure follow-up. The contractor shall also provide a variety of HIV-infection and related data to the CDC for each source patient and health care worker. The anticipated performance period for the entire contract is 12 months. Requests for the solicitation will be filled on a limited first-come-first-served basis until the supply is exhausted. The date specified for receipt of offers will be approximately 30 days after the RFP issue date. Requests for the RFP must specify the RFP No. 200-97-0625(P). Telephone requests will not be accepted. (0115)

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