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A -- PRODUCTION, ANALYSIS AND DISTRIBUTION OF CANNABIS AND MARIJUANA CIGARETTES SOL N01DA-9-7078 DUE 072999 POC Kenneth E. Goodling, Contracting Officer, Email: kg25d@nih.gov, Phone: (301)443-6677, FAX: (301)443-7595, OR Nancy A. Hurd, Email: nh31d@nih.gov The National Institute on Drug Abuse is soliciting proposals from qualified organizations having the capability to grow, harvest, extract, analyze, store and manufacture marijuana cigarettes, work on drug development, and distribute cannabis, and marijuana cigarettes to NIH grantees and other researchers to support basic and clinical research. The offeror must possess the necessary field or growing facility, laboratory space, instrumentation and experience to conduct the work. Appropriate security approved by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for growing, and manufacturing of marijuana cigarettes, storage facilities and DEA Schedule I registration for marijuana and THC are essential. Source information previously submitted to this office or any other office will not be considered. Therefore, the interested organizations must submit organizational data and background, qualifications of professional personnel, and specific experience in the area of this project. It is anticipated that a five-yearincrementally funded completion contract will be awarded through this procurement with option quantities for additional growing and manufacturing. RFP No. N01DA-9-7078 will be available electronically on or about June 14, 1999 and may be accessed through the NIDA website at URL: http://www.nida.nih.gov/RFP/RFPList.html. Responses to the RFP will be due approximately 45 calendar days thereafter. Please note that the RFP for this acquisition will be issued in a streamlined format which will 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 the submission of a proposal will be contained in or accessible through the electronic RFP package. Any responsible offeror may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Government. Posted 05/26/99 (W-SN336046). (0146)

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