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A -- COMPOUND IDENTIFICATION AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT SOL N01DA-9-8094 POC Michelle L. Scala -- Contract Specialist, Contracting Officer -- Nancy A. Hurd, Phone: (301) 443-6677, Fax: (301) 443-7595 WEB: NIDA RFP Home Page, http://www.nida.nih.gov/RFP/RFPList.html. E-MAIL: Point of Contact -- Michelle L. Scala, ms35n@nih.gov. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is soliciting proposals from qualified organizations having the capability to perform directed identification and scientific evaluation of the merits of selected novel synthetic compounds as potential treatment entities for cocaine dependence. In addition the contractor my be asked to provide additional searches and reports from the scientific literature based on the compounds identified. This will be a three year contract with options to extend for two additional years. RFP No. N01DA-9-8094 will be available electronically on or about May 12, 1999, and may be accessed through the Internet at the following address: (URL: http://www.nida.nih.gov/RFP/RFPList.html) Please note that the RFP for this acquisition will be streamlined to include only the Work Statement, Deliverables and Reporting Requirements, Special Requirements and Mandatory Qualifications, Technical Evaluation Criteria, and other necessary Proposal Preparation Instructions. All information required for submission of an offer will be contained in or accessible through the electronic RFP package. Following proposal submission and the initial review process, offerors comprising the competitive range may be requested to provide additional documentation to the Contracting Officer. Response to the RFP will be due on or about June 28, 1999. Any responsible offeror may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Government. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract. Posted 04/12/99 (W-SN318232). (0102)

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