Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Procurement & Grants Office, SECTION III, 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3124, Atlanta, GA 30341-4146

B -- HEPATITUS C VIRUS (HCV) SURVEILLANCE SOL 1999N00121 DUE 062499 POC Charlotte L. Flitcraft, Contracting Officer, (770) 488-2632 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contemplates awarding multiple contracts for the surveillance of occupational exposures to Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)-infected blood, to collect specimens from health care workers (HCWs) and source and source patients, and to provide existing data to the Government. The successful offerors will collect approximately 40 specimens form 10 health care workers and 10 specimens from 10 source patients and submit the specimens to a laboratory designated by CDC for testing. The successful offerors will be required to collect and submit to the Government data on approximately 10 HCV health care workers and approximately 10 source patients. The period of performance will be 12 months from the contract award date. One 12 month option period may be included in the contract. If an option period is added, the services and estimated quantities will be the same as discussed above for the base year. The scheduled issue date is approximately June 14, 1999. Only written requests for this solicitation will be honored. No telephone requests will be accepted. A facsimile request will be accepted (Facsimile Number (770) 488-2670). An E-Mail request will be accepted (e-mail address caf5@cdc.gov). Request should reference the solicitation number, state the name of the firm, name of the requestor, mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address. Note 26 Posted 04/13/99 (I-SN319687). (0103)

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