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B -- MOLECULAR TESTING OF RUBELLA VIRUS ISOLATES SOL 1999N00135 DUE 060499 POC Susan Cleveland, Contracting Officer, (770) 488-2644 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plan to enter into a sole source order with Teryl Frey, Ph.D., Georgia State University to conduct the final year of a three year study of molecular testing of rubella virus isolates collected from persons with rubella or infants born with congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) in the United States or other rubella viral isolates from other countries, particularly in the Western Hemisphere. The anticipated date of award of the sole source order is June 7, 1999. Qualifications and experience essential to performance of the work includes (1) extensive experience in nucleotide sequencing of rubella; (2) laboratory facilities and equipment necessary to perform the work; (3) an acceptable financial position and past performance rating; (4) an organization of suitable size and experience to accomplish the sequencing in a timely fashion; (5) capacity and capability necessary to produce timely reports required on specimens. See Numbered Note 22. Posted 04/21/99 (I-SN322659). (0111)

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