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Q -- MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE AND CAR PROGRAM PROVIDED TO MARSHALL ISLANDERS!! POC Neil Barss, (301) 903-4024 The Department of Energy intends to compete its medical surveillance and care program that has been provided to 253 Marshallese people who were accidentally exposed to radioactive fallout on March 1, 1954 from a United States Government's atmospheric nuclear weapons test. The United States Government began examining and treating the Marshall Islander within days of the nuclear accident, and has since 1956, mandated through the U.S. Congress, provided a special medical care and treatment program for these individuals. The program currently continues today. The competitive application offering may involve potential sub-contracting opportunities. The details of this offering are published as a financial assistance Notice of Availability of Funds in the Federal Register. Prospective offerors are advised to refer to the Federal Register notice dated 05/29/97 for all additional details on the offering. (0156)

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