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65 -- ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE DUOFEM SOL M/OP-99-767 DUE 053199 POC Alfreda Thomas, Tel: 202-712-1202, Fax: 202-216-3052, E-mail: althomas@usaid.gov, Contracting Officer, Thomas Bordone, Tel: 202-712-1021 WEB: http://www.info.usaid.gov, http://www.info.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd. E-MAIL: http://www.info.usaid.gov, althomas@usaid.gov. The U.S. Agency for International Development, (USAID)is issuing a notice of its intention to negotiate a sole source contract with Wyeth-Ayerst International, Inc. for minimum or 15,0000,000 cycles of oral contraceptives to be delivered in equal increments over a period of 15 months from 10/01/99-12/31/2000. Also this contract would include within-year options for delivery of up to 100% of the base quantity and the contract would also include options for 4 additional years with 12,000,000 cycles as the base quantity for each option year. Each option year would also would also include a within-year option to increase the number of cycles to be delivered over the option year by up to 100% of the base quantity. The Oral Contraceptives must have an approved New Drug Application from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Offeror(s) shall submit evidence that such approval has been obtained. Product(s) shall be of the shape and dimensions of the offeror's normal, standard commercial tablet. Each tablet maybear the identifying imprint(s)of its manufacturer. The 28 tablets included in monthly cycles shall consist of 21 tablets containing an estrogen and progestin and 7 tablets containing iron in the following amounts:: 1. Low-estrogen combination pill (Duofem): 0.3 norgestrel with 0.03mg ethinyl estradiol, 2. Iron tablets: 75mg. Of ferrous fumaqrate (equivalent to 25mg of elemental iron [7 iron tablets per cycle]. Wyeth-Ayerst, International of Philadelphia, PA is the only company that produces the FDA approved Duofem specification stated above. Please direct all inquires in writing regarding this procurement to the point of contact above. See Note 22. Posted 04/09/99 (W-SN318048). (0099)

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