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88 -- SAGUINUS MYSTAX MONKEYS SOL NOI-0015 DUE 091100 POC Roger W. Remsburg Jr., Purchasing Agent, (301) 402-2282, Carolyn B. Sentz, Contracting Officer (301) 402-2282 The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases intends to procure 50 Saguinus Mystax non-human primates via a sole source simplified acquisition withe Pan American Sanitary Bureau, c/o the University of Miami, Division of Veterinary Research. These non-human primates, the moustached Tamarin, are a neotropical species, indigenous only to peru, that are available exclusively through the Pan American Health Organization, Peruvian Primatology Project, Iquitos,Peru. This New World non-human primate is available exclusively from this source through a memorandum of understanding between the University of Miami and NIH. These non-human primates are the animal model of choice for the study of Hepatitis C virus characterization and pathogenesis. They are needed to support the ongoing studies of the Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, NIAID. Inquiries may be addressedd to the purchasing agent listed above. See Numbered Note 22. Posted 07/28/00 (W-SN479916). (0210)

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