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A -- AGE, GENE, ENVIRONMENT SUSCEPTIBILITY(AGES) STUDIES THE REYKJAVIK STUDY OF HEALTHY AGING FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM SOL NIH-AG-99-10 POC Donna M. Spicer, Contracting Officer, 301-496-4487 E-MAIL: Division of Research Contracts Homepage, ds319h@nih.gov. The National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging, intends to negotiate with the Icelandic Heart Association, Reykjavik, Iceland for a seven-year cost reimbursement, completion type research contract to study genetic susceptibility and gene/environment interaction in health conditions commom in old age. The contractor will re-examine all surviving cohort members approximately 20,000 survivors aged 63 to 90 in 1996, in either a clinic or at home. This scientific research service is available from only one responsible source, i.e., the Icelandic Heart Association. The cohort to be studied in this project is a unique established longitudinal cohort study in Iceland, the Reykjavik Study, under the supervision of the Icelandic Heart Association. The contractor shall provide scientific collaboration, data collection, and data management, and other services. The statutory authority for this action is 41 U.S.C. 253(c) 1 as set forth in FAR 6.302-1(a)(2). This is NOT a Request for Proposal. If, however, there are any responsible sources who feel they possess the abilities which would enable them to perform this project, they may submit a proposal which will be considered by NIH. SEE NUMBERED Note 22.**** Posted 03/26/99 (W-SN313031). (0085)

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