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A -- PAIN/SYMPTOM RESEARCH TRAINING SOFTWARE SOL NHLBI-DR-98-23 DUE 060598 POC Robert A. Julia, Contracting Officer, (301) 435-0340 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the RFP., http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/rafs/rfas.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via e-mail., rj12s@nih.gov. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is soliciting proposals on behalf of the National Institute of Dental Research (NIDR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), to obtain an interactive personal computer- and web-based textbook to train clinicians to do research on the assessment and treatment of symptoms of medical and dental diseases. The successful Contractor shall take text provided by experts and put it into interactive form; conduct pilot tests in medical, dental, and nursing schools; and revise the material based on these assessments. The end result will be 15 chapters or teaching modules on various aspects of symptom research that will be effective tools to introduce fundamental concepts to clinical research trainees, either alone or as part of a formal course. Offerors will be required to present plans detailing the technical approaches, procedures, and time schedules for accomplishing these objectives. One award is expected to be made on or about September 30, 1998 with a 36 month period of performance. Proposals will be due on or about June 5, 1998. This is not a Request for Proposals (RFP). It is anticipated that RFP NHLBI-DR-98-23 will be available on or about April 22, 1998 on the NHLBI contracts web page at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/rafs/rfas.htm. There are no paper copies. Interested organizations should review and download the streamlined RFP designated as RFP # NHLBI-DR-98-23 which will appear under the list of RFPs for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Further instructions and forms for proposal submission are located at the menu selection entitled "Streamlined RFP References" which is located at the web page for the NIH Request For Proposals Directory, URL: http://silk.nih.gov/silk/contract/rfps/mainpage.htm. This proposed program is set aside for small business vendors; the SICC is 7371. (0097)

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