U.S. ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH ACQ ACTIVITY, 820 CHANDLER ST, FORT DETRICK MD 21702-5014

A -- A MEDICAL RESEARCH AND EVALUATION FACILITY (MREF) AND STUDIES SUPPORTING THE MEDICAL CHEMICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM SOL 074&&&-9704-0001 POC MCMR-AAA-B/Dan Signore (Site Code DAMD17) Sources are being sought for the operation of a research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) facility in support of the chemical defense research program for the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC). To forward the Army's mission of improving military effectiveness and the survivability of soldiers in chemically-contaminated environments, research will be engaged to answer and validate basic, applied, and developmental biomedical questions critical to providing medical countermeasures against known and emerging chemical threats. This effort will involve animal models, alternatives to animal models, and comprehensive bench top procedures using chemical surety materiels (CSM) and other hazardous chemicals. The facility must be capable of performing research under Good Laboratory Practice and Good Manufacturing Practice guidelines and producing reports to support submissions of New Drug Applications to the Food and Drug Administration. Research is planned to commence late 1998/early 1999. A Request for Proposal is planned to be issued Summer 1997. If interested, please send organization name, POC, phone no., and brief capability statement to: U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, 820 Chandler Street, ATTN: MCMR-AAA-B (Dan Signore), Fort Detrick, MD (0126)

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