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A -- REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION CONTAINED IN INDUSTRY-SUBMITTED OR AGENCY DEVELOPED DATA PACKAGES OR OTHER SCIENTIFIC MATERIALS RELATED TO FOOD SAFETY SOL 223-00-2450 POC Ed Arnold, Contracting Officer, 301-827-7161 WEB: Click on ' 223-00-2450' to download the RFP., http://www.fda.gov/oc/ofacs/contracts. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, earnold@oc.fda.gov. The Food and Drug Administration has a requirement to obtain technical support for the Agency's scientific assessment of potential effects of food substances on human health and the environment through extramural review and evaluation of specifically identified scientific data and information in the areas of chemistry, toxicology, environmental science and other related fields. The solicitation will only be available on the FDA web page at http://www.fda.gov/oc/ofacs/contracts. Prospective offers are responsible for downloading the solicitation format (pdf). A link to the free downloadable Adobe Acrobat Reader software will be available at the same site. More than one contract may be awarded as a result of this solicitation. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the FDA web page for the release of the solicitation and amendments. The RFP should be available for downloading o/a fifteen days after publication of this announcement. The FDA reserves the right to award without discussions. Technicalquestions shall be received not later than twelve (12) days after release of the Request for Proposal (RFP). Technical questions should be sent to the Contracting Officers e-mail address contained herein. Posted 06/08/00 (W-SN463040). (0160)

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