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A -- EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HUMAN T-CELL LEUKEMIA/LYMPHOMA AND HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS IN THE CARIBBEAN (JAMAICA) POC Karen L. McFarlane, Contracting Officer Representative, (301) 435-3782 E-MAIL: Karen L. McFarlane, km63k@nih.gov. The Viral Epidemiology Branch (VEB), of the Division of Caner Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG) of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)intends to negotiate with the University of The West Indies to extend the period of performance and increase the dollars awarded under Contract No. N01-CP-40548 to continue and expand a longitudinal Family Study of persons with ATL, HAM/TSP and ID by following them and their family members; and to continue and expand a longitudinal study of HTLV-I infected and uninfected women and their offspring. Authority: 41 USC 253 (c)(1), as set forth in FAR 6.302-1. Numbered Note 22 applies as follows: 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 withinforty-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 receivedwill normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No collect calls will be accepted. Posted 03/01/00 (W-SN430003). (0061)

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