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A -- COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN INSTITUTES SOL Contract No. DTRA01-99-C-0039/P00001 POC POCs: Contract Specialist, Marlene Thacker (703) 326-8915/Contracting Officer, Mack J. Catella (703) 810-4797 ATTN: The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is seeking technical support in an effort to prevent the proliferation of former Soviet Biological Weapons (BW) scientific expertise and technology base by engaging Russian BW researchers in continuing collaborative projects with the West as part of the global effort for research, surveillance and monitoring of new emerging and re-emerging diseases. Specific kinds of research involved could include work on 1) surveillance and monitoring methods; 2) studies of pathogenesis, transmission and prevention; 30 diagnostic tests; 4) treatments; and 5) new vaccines. Note that this is a sole source effort being awarded to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). The estimated effort is one man-year. This project is designed to take advantage of the extensive expertise of Former Soviet Union BW scientists to address DoD bio-defense needs in the areas of force protection, medical countermeasures and modeling. As required, U.S. researchers will be placed in former Soviet BW research institutes to work side-by-side with Russian counterparts on projects approved by DoD. This will augment U.S. research capabilities while gaining transparency into Russian biotechnology activities. This project allows for the opportunity to simultaneously enhance our own abilities to address the BW threat and to reduce the threat posed by former Soviet capabilities. The program will be executed by the Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) with collaboration from the NAS, the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) and the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). Other U.S. Government and non-Government laboratories will also collaborate on this project as necessary. Note that this procurement is Sole Source under SIC Code 8731 and will be modified as additional work to the existing contract, DTRA01-99-C-0039. This is not a solicitation for offerors. See Note 22. Information must be received by fax or e-mail. Faxes are acceptable to the attention of Marlene Thacker/AMC at fax number (703) 810-4675/4691 or e-mail to marlene.thacker@dtra.mil. Posted 04/05/00 (W-SN441713). (0096)

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