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A -- LABORATORY SUPPORT FOR POPULATION SCIENCE STUDIES SOL N02-CP-81029-09 DUE 122997 POC Mary E. Landi O'Leary; Contracting Officer; 301-496-8611 E-MAIL: Mary E. Landi O'Leary, OLEARYM@rcb.nci.nih.gov. NCI proposes to issue a sole source RFP to Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC) for Laboratory Support for Population Science Studies. In October 1997, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), selected Dr. Kenneth B. Buetow as the Chief, Laboratory of Population Genetics, Division of Cancer Etiology and Genetics. This selection resulted from a nation wide search which was conducted under the auspices of the NCI Human Resources Management and Consulting Branch. Dr. Buetow will report aboard the NCI in February, 1998 as a full time government employee and will continue his independent research which had been initiated several years ago while he was an employee of the FCCC, Division of Population Science. It is apparent that the NCI based laboratory will not be completed in time for Dr. Buetow to continue his research and therefore, in order to allow the continuation and progress of the on-going studies, the NCI proposes to provide him with research support by funding the FCCC Laboratory which was established by Dr. Buetow. All of the work to be conducted under this contract will result from the intellectual conception, direction and approach by Dr. Buetow. The FCCC Laboratory, designed by Dr. Buetow, represents a synthesis of bench- based research, statistical analysis and informatics, all in one laboratory. Traditionally these components are resident in separate laboratories. Further, the existing staff has acquired an expertise and familiarity with the research which can not be duplicated with out years of working on the project. Additionally, the project is dependent on a number of proprietary software programs which are specific to the work being conducted and all of these programs were developed by the laboratory staff and are not commercially available. Based upon the above, the Government believes that the FCCC laboratory is the only source who can provide the necessary resources to continue the research without a loss substantial progress and data which it has acquired over the years. This contract is being solicited as a Cost-Reimbursement, Level of Effort contract with a base period of 8 month and four one-month options. Numbered Note 22 applies as follows: The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Collect callswill not be accepted. (0311)

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