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A -- SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES PREVENTION -- PRIMATE UNIT (STDPPU) SOL RFP NIH-NIAID-DMID-99-13 DUE 012999 POC Sara Southard, Contract Specialist, (301) 402-6289 The Sexually Transmitted Diseases Branch, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has a requirement for one (1) Sexually Transmitted Diseases Prevention -- Primate Unit (STDPPU). This unit will conduct pre-clinical evaluations of biomedical products for the prevention of Chlamydial infection and other STDs. The Government contemplates the award of one (1) indefinite delivery, requirements type contract for a period of five years with options to continue performance for two additional years. RFP NIH-NIAID-DMID-99-13 will be available electronically on or about October 26, 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-99-13." 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 qualification, 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. Any responsible offeror may submit a proposal that will be considered by the Government. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract. Posted 10/09/98 (W-SN261020). (0282)

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