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B -- DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF ANIMAL PROTEINS PROHIBITED FROM USE IN RUMINANT FEED SOL 223-00-2556 DUE 062200 POC Susan Gane, Contracting Officer 301-827-7166 WEB: Susan Gane, Contracting Officer, sgane@oc.fda.gov. E-MAIL: Susan Gane, Contracting Officer, http://www.fda.gov/oc/ofacs/contracts/. B -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)' regulation 21 CFR 589.2000 is designed to prevent the establishment and amplification of Bovine Spongioform Encephalopathy (BSE), through animal feed. The regulation prohibits the use of nearly all potential sources of ruminant protein in feed intended for ruminants. However, certain products such as milk and blood are exempt from the regulation. Enforcement of this regulation depends on the ability to identify the prohibited proteins in ruminant feed. The FDA recognizes that currently available methods for detecting the prohibited materials in feed for ruminants are inadequate to provide for the successful enforcement of the regulation. The specific objective of this program is to fund research to improve the techniques used to analyze animal feed for the presence of the animal proteins specifically prohibited from use in ruminant feed. New methods that overcome the limitations of current technology are essential and will enable the FDA to enforce effectively regulation 21 CFR 589.2000 and to assure public health. The solicitation will only be available on or about 05/22/00 on the FDA web site at http://www.fda.gov/oc/ofacs/contracts. Prospective offerors are responsible for downloading the solicitation and amendments. These documents will be in portable document format(pdf). A link to the free downloadable Adobe Acrobat Reader software will be available at the same site. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the FDA web page for the release of the solicitation and amendments. Hard copies will be provided to recipients eligible under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act upon request. Posted 03/28/00 (W-SN438624). (0088)

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