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R -- SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES SOL ACQADM-9029-0001 DUE 082999 POC L. Joan WIlson, 301-619-2387; Michael A. Younkins, Contracting Officer, 301-619-2503 E-MAIL: click here to contact the contract specialist (Ms., joan.wilson@det.amedd.army.mil. Intent to negotiate on an Other Than Full and Open Competition basis with the American Registry of Pathology (ARP), 14th St & Alaska Ave., Washington, DC 20012, for scientific and technical support at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC. Justification: Authorized or required by statute. Title 10, United States Code, Section 176, authorizes the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) to contract with the American Registry of Pathology (ARP) for cooperative enterprises in medical research, consultation, and education between the AFIP and the civilian medical profession under such conditions as may be agreed upon between the AFIP Board of Governors and the American Registry of Pathology. The AFIP has a three fold mission -- consultation, education, and research. The AFIP has the responsibility to maintain a central laboratory of pathology for consultation and diagnosis of pathologic tissue for the DoD, other Federal agencies, and civilian pathologists; conduct experimental, statistics, and morphological research in pathology; provide instruction in advanced pathology and related subjects to medical, dental, and veterinary personnel; train enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces in histopathology and related techniques; prepare teaching aids; load pathologic, photographic, and other educational material to other Federal agencies and qualified individuals; maintain medical illustration services; maintain the National Museum for Health and Medicine of the AFIP. In carrying out the provisions of Public Law 94-361, 94th Congress, H.R. 12438, AFIP is authorized to contract with ARP for the provision of such services and personnel as may be necessary to carry out their cooperative enterprises. These services may include but are not limited to the following: To provide board certified specially trained pathologists with extensive experience in pathology, diagnosis, education and research to render diagnosis on cases submitted from private and public sources and to develop materials for AFIP/ARP sponsored graduate medical education. To provide technical services and research assistants and molecular biologists in support of the development of an in situ hybridization laboratory for the identification of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in tissue sections. To establish a diagnostic cytopathology service for interpretation of papanicolaou smears furnished by the USAF as overflow from the USAF cytocenter. To provide professional and technical services in support of molecular biology and biochemical methods for the diagnosis and characterization of infectious and malignant diseases. To provide graduate and continuing medical education courses in the field of radiology, develop educational materials and provide consultation in the diagnosis of radiology cases. To provide expert, specialized and non-professional knowledge of a wide variety of techniques and metholodologies in the field of histopathology. To provide biostatistical, epidemiologic and grant development support to AFIP professional staff members conducting pathologic research. To provide technical, professional, administrative and clerical support to the DNA Identification Registry. To provide assistance in Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL) technical maintenance and development, scientific program development educational efforts investigative studies on tissue identification and DNA typing technology laboratory research and service casework. To coordinate DNA specimen collections from all military services and other participating governmental and civilian groups with the DNA Repository storage to ensure an efficient and response to DoD DNA Registry Program operation. To provide technical support for the writing, editing, printing, and publishing of fascicles of tumor pathology, atlases, and other material. ARP shall serve as a focus for the interchange between military and civilian pathology and shall encourage the participation of medical, dental, and veterinary sciences in pathology for the mutual benefit of military and civilian medicine. The Government anticipates the awarding of multiple awards for the various laboratories within AFIP. Period of performance shall be for a base year and four one-year option periods, if exercised by the Government. No telephone requests. Any offeror purporting to be able to furnish the requirement in accordance with the conditions stated herein must submit a written response demonstrating such capability. See Numbered Note 22. Posted 07/29/99 (W-SN360516). (0210)

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