Federal Aviation Administration, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Office of Acquisition, P.O. Box 25082, 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73125-4929

B -- SCIENTIFIC DATA STUDY SOL DTFA-02-99-R-22076 DUE 091599 POC Carolyn Engelke, (405) 954-7825 WEB: Click here to view announcement., http://www.mmac.jccbi.gov/amq/opportun.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, Carolyn_S_Engelke@mmacmail.jccbi.gov. DTFA-02-99-R-22076: The Federal Aviation Administration has a requirement for a contractor to provide staffing for a scientific study entitled "Congressional Shiftwork and Fatigue Field Study." Work will require staffing for one pilot study, data collection, data entry, and computer data bases of all the data collected. This is a competitive requirement. The planned contract will be for a one year period. This project is a collaboration between the Civil Aeromedical Institute (CAMI) and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology. It is anticipated that one pilot study of 2 weeks duration will be completed either in the Oklahoma City or Pittsburgh Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT). Data collection for the full protocol will be completed at two facilities for 6 weeks duration each at the FAA's larger ATC facilities, and therefore, will probably be in the geographical area of a large city (e.g., Dallas, New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, Seattle). The SIC Code is 8731. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, has a program to assist small businesses, small businesses owned and controlled by a socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and women-owned concerns to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. Posted 08/30/99 (W-SN374109). (0242)

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