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A -- NIAID REPOSITORY FOR BIOLOGICAL REAGENTS AND REFERENCE STANDARDS SOL RFP-NIH-NIAID-DMID-99-24 DUE 012999 POC Ann Davis Jaggar, Contract Specialist, (301) 496-6423 The Virus Reagent Program, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is soliciting contract proposals from organizations having the capabilities and facilities to maintain the "NIAID Repository for Biological Reagents and Reference Standards". This proposed contract is a 100 percent Small Business Set-Aside. The Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) for this project is 8731 and the size standard is 500 employees. It is anticipated that one contract will be awarded as a result of this solicitation. It is expected that the contract will have a seven-year period of performance. RFP NIH-NIAID-DMID-99-24 will be available electronically on or about October 27, 1998, and may be accessed through the NIAID Contracts Management Branch (CMB) Home Page using the following address and instructions: NIAID CMB Home Page (via the World Wide Web) may be accessed using http://www.niaid.nih.gov/contracts/. Once you are at the NIAID Contracts Page, select "RFPs" and then select "RFP-NIH-NIAID-DMID-99-24." Please note that the RFP for this acquisition has been revised to include only the Work Statement, deliverable and reporting requirements, special requirements and mandatory qualifications, 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 January 29, 1999. All responsible small business sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Government. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract. Point of Contact: Ann Jaggar, Contract Specialist Electronic Mail Address: aj8q@nih.gov Telephone: (301) 496-6423 FAX: (301) 402-0972 See Numbered Note 1. Posted 10/09/98 (W-SN261014). (0282)

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