Director, USAMRAA, 820 Chandler St, Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5014

A -- FY 99 U.S. ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL COMMAND COOPERATIVE DOD/VA MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM SOL CBD-MRP-0699 DUE 080499 POC Craig D. Lebo, 301-619-2036 The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) has been designated to execute approximately $5 million under the Cooperative DoD/VA Medical Research Program to support research on topics of concern for the health of both active duty military personnel and veterans. As the executive agent for this program, the U.S. Army will solicit proposals from both intramural DoD and VA investigators, and extramural investigators for research on the following topics. Topics for Research Proposals: (1) Women's Health including traumatic stress; (2) Emerging Pathogens; (3) Muscle Repair Mechanisms and Prosthesis (e.g. Post Polio Syndrome); (4) Home Health Monitoring (Advance Technology); (5) Innovative Drug Delivery Systems; (6) Medical Records Transitioning; (7) Sleep Disorders. Research proposals on these topics are solicited using procedures described in the USAMRMC Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) 99-1 of December 1998 (available at http://www-usamraa.army.mil). Proposals may address etiology, diagnosis, treatment or preventive measures. Awards will normally be limited to a total of $500 thousand per year with a maximum 2-year period of performance. However, proposals with collaborating DoD and VA co-principal investigators will be eligible for awards up to a total of $900 thousand per year with a maximum 2-year period of performance. Partnerships between extramural investigators and DoD or VA intramural investigators are also encouraged. Awards will be made based on scientific excellence by extramural peer review and programmatic relevance by an inter-agency program review panel. Preliminary Letters of Intent are desirable, should not exceed three pages, and should include the topic, principal investigator(s), institutional affiliation, the objective of the research, and a brief description of the technical approach. Letters of Intent are due no later than 25 Jun 99, electronic submission is acceptable. For this program, Letters of Intent supercede the BAA instructions on preproposals. Complete proposals are due no later than 4 Aug 99, 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. Clearly mark all proposals as "DoD/VA Medical Research." For more information please address inquiries to: Director, U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, ATTN: MCMR-AAA, 820 Chandler Street, Fort Detrick, MD 21702-5014. Point of Contact is Craig D. Lebo, Contracting Officer, 301-619-2036, or via email craig.lebo@amedd.army.mil. Posted 06/11/99 (W-SN342164). (0162)

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