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A -- RESYNTHESIS OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS FOR TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOL NIH-NIAID-DAIDS-00-14 DUE 060499 POC Jacqueline C. Holden, Contracting Officer, (301) 496-7119 The Drug Development and Clinical Sciences Branch, Therapeutics Research Program, Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH, has a requirement to develop therapies for the treatment of AIDS and associated opportunistic infections. The purpose of this RFP is to seek responsible offers for establishment of drug synthesis capability. To this end, this solicitation is to support activities in the microbiological and animal model testing of new candidate drugs. It is anticipated that one (1) cost reimbursement, completion type contract will be awarded for a period of seven (7) years. RFP-NIH-NIAID-DAIDS-00-14 will be available electronically on or about April 9, 1999, and may be accessed through the NIAID Contract Management Branch (CMB) Home Page by using the following electronic address and instructions: NIAID/CMB Home Page (via the World Wide Web): Access by using http://www.niaid.nih.gov/contract and select the "RFPs" link and then select "RFP-NIH-NIAID-DAIDS-00-14." Please note that the RFP for this acquisition has been revised to include only the Work Statement, deliverable and reporting requirements, special requirements, the Technical Evaluation Criteria, and the 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 June 4, 1999. Any responsible offeror may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Government. THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE (SIC CODE 8731). Please see numbered note #1. Point of Contact: Jacqueline C. Holden, Contracting Officer Electronic mail address: jh55b@nih.gov Telephone: (301) 496-7119 Fax: (301) 402-0972 No collect calls will be accepted. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract. Posted 03/26/99 (W-SN313309). (0085)

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