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A -- SBIR COMPUTER DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS FOR EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE SOL AHCPR-98-0014 POC Jacqueline Carey, 301-594-1445 E-MAIL: Contact the Contracting Officer via e-mail., jcarey@ahcpr.gov. The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) is soliciting proposals to conduct Phase I of the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program for AHCPR. It is expected that multiple awards (approximately five (5)) will be made in support of this program. Organizations submitting proposals under the SBIR program must qualify as a small business concern in accordance with the definition provided in the solicitation. This solicitation invites proposals in the following area: Computer Decision Support Tools for Evidence-based Medicine. Additional information related to this topic will be contained in the solicitation. The estimated issuance date of RFP No. AHCPR-98-0014 will be approximately fifteen (15) days from the issuance date of this synopsis, with proposals due approximately fifty (50) calendar days from date of Request for Proposal issuance. Requests for copies of the solicitation shall be forwarded to the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Attention: Jacquelyn C. Carey, Contracts Management Staff, Suite 601, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Telephone requests will not be honored; all requests must be in writing. Faxed requests may be sent to (301) 443-7523. The solicitation will also be available for downloading from the AHCPR webpage at www.ahcpr.gov when available. See Note 1. (0121)

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