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R -- MULTIDISCIPLINARY TECHNICAL INFORMATION RESEARCH SUPPORT FOR CHEMOPREVENTION SOL N02-CN-55056 POC Dorothy M. Coleman, Contracting Officer, 301-435-3829 E-MAIL: Dorothy M. Coleman, dc93a@nih.gov. The National Cancer Institute intends to negotiate a six-month extension with CCS Associates, Inc., Contract No. N02-CN-55056, to provide critical chemoprevention resource support functions as required by the Division of Cancer Prevention(DCP) of the National Cancer Institute. The services that CCS Associates has provided for the past five (5) years is comprised of tasks which integrate together to provide a comprehensive multidisciplinary research support effort for Chemopreventive Agent Support, Chemoprevention Investigational Studies, Strategy Development by Workshops on Chemoprevention and Regulatory Technical support Services. Due to the reorganization of the Division, the six month extension will allow the National Cancer Institute (NCI) adequate time to reassess the needs of the Division in chemoprevention support, before recompeting this effort. The additional time is necessary to provide continuation of ongoing research support without interruption to ongoing services while preparing the recompetition. A synopsis for the recompetition will be issued sometime in December 1999. The approximate date of issuance of the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the recompetition is early January 2000. Information received will normally be considered solely for purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Authority: 41 USC 253(c)(1), as set forth in FAR 6.302-1. Inherent duplication of tasks make competition infeasible for this phase-out period. No collect calls will be accepted. NUMBERED Note 22 -- The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Posted 08/12/99 (W-SN366927). (0224)

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