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A -- CALICUM CITRATE AND PLACEBO TABLETS IN PLASTIC BOTTLES (A DIETARY STRATEGY TO MAXIMIZE BONE MASS IN UNITED STATES NAVEL ACADEMY MIDSHIPMEN) SOL X24823 DUE 081299 POC Patricia Wright, Contracting Officer (301) 827-7163/fax (301) 827-7151 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), has a requirement to secure a supply of plastic bottles (or other appropriate containers) each containing a 31-day supply (124 tablets) of either calcium citrate tablets or indistinguishable placebo control tablets for daily use (4 tablets per day) over two continuous years in a dietary intervention study involving approximately 320 United States Naval Academy Midshipmen. Interested parties should submit in writing a request for a copy of the Request for Quotation (RFQ) number X24823. The RFQ will be available on or about July 27, 1999. Posted 07/22/99 (W-SN357922). (0203)

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