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B -- OPERATION OF AN EXPERIMENTAL VIRUS VACCINE PRODUCTION LABORATORY SOL NIAID-DIR-97-50 DUE 061297 POC Mario Checchia/301-496-3878/Rebecca A Guenthner-301-402-2284 WEB: National Institutes of Health, http://www.nih.gov. E-MAIL: Mario Checchia, mc180i@nih.gov. ELECTRONIC RFP PROPOSED ANNOUNCEMENT: RFP AVAILABLE: NIH-NIAID-DIR-97-50. Operation of an Experimental Virus Vaccine Production Laboratory. The Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, DIR, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is soliciting contract proposals from organizations having the capabilities and facilities to prepare experimental virus vaccine suspensions for submission to the Center for Biologic Evaluation Research (CBER), FDA, using the current Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Number 21, as a guide. The viruses will include, but not be limited to: paramyxoviruses, hepatitis, rotavirus, dengue, and vaccinia viruses. The successful offeror must meet the requirements listed in the noted CFR for an establishment engaged in the preparation of live virus vaccines licensed for human use. The offeror will also be subject to inspection under the "Good Laboratory Practices Act" and "Good Manufacturing Practices Act." It is anticipated that one contract may be awarded as a resultof this solicitation and will have a five year period of performance. Any responsible offeror may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Government. The RFP will be available electronically on or about May 28, 1997 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 WWW): Access the NIH Home Page by using http://www.nih.gov. Once you are at the NIH Home Page, select "Grants & Contracts", and then select "NIH Gopher Directory" item listed under the "Contracts Page" section. The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for this gopher directory is gopher://gopher.nih.gov/11/res/rd-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 "Grant & Research Information", then select "R&D Requests for Proposals (RFP)." Please note that the RFP for this procurement has been revised to include only the Work Statement,deliverable and reporting requirements, special requirements and mandatory qualifications, if any, 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 initial 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 or about July 22, 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. (0132)

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