National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Acquisition Management Branch, Natcher Building, 45 Center Dr., MSC 6600, Room 6AN32, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-6600

A -- PANCREAS AND ISLET TRANSPLANT DATABASE POC Danielle C. Sweeney, Contract Specialist, 301-594-8838 The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) intends to negotiate with the University of Minnesota Medical School to continue to develop the pancreas and islet transplant database as a research tool. The University of Minnesota, through the resources of the Department of Surgery, began this database in 1980 and is in possession of propriety scientific medical data necessary to expand and contain the database on the outcome of pancreas and islet transplantation cases. The database currently contains approximately 10,000 cases extending back to 1966 and is expected to expand by 1000 cases per year. Determination to use other than full and open competition was made in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 252 (c)(1) as set forth in FAR 6.302-1. See Note 22. Posted 04/29/99 (W-SN325939). (0119)

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