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R -- PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF NLM'S OUTREACH EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE IN MEDICINE POC Daniel J. Hartinger, Contract Specialist, 301/496-6546 It is the intent of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to negotiate on a sole source basis with Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole, MA, to revise the statement of work for existing contract number N01-LM-8-3506 under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(C)(1) and FAR 6.302-1. The current contract is for professional services to train medical educators, medical librarians, medical administrators, and young faculty in medical informatics -- the applications of computer and information science in biomedicine. Under the modification to the existing statement of work, MBL will conduct annually for the remaining four years of the contract, a one-week fall course of intensive training at its Woods Hole facilities for approximately additional 30 health professionals. The fall course will duplicate the spring course currently being conducted by MBL under the current contract. Participants in the training will be exposed to hands-on instruction in accessing computerized databases, using communication networks, building and using knowledge bases for expert systems, and working with software for analyzing biological sequence data. MBL's Woods Hole facilities attract scientists and students from around the world to participate in conferences sponsored by educational institutions, research laboratories, and government agencies. By virtue of its expertise and sophisticated research training facilities, NLM has determined that the MBL is uniquely qualified to carry out these required services in support of NLM's Congressionally mandated outreach efforts. NLM has determined that MBL is the only source capable of providing the necessary services. This notice of intent is not a Request for Proposals (RFP), nor is an RFP available. Telephone/fax requests will not be honored. See Note(s) 22 and 26. Posted 03/18/99 (W-SN310083). (0077)

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