A -- COLLECTION AND TAXONOMY OF SHALLOW WATER MARINE ORGANISMS

Notice Date

May 11, 2001

Contracting Office

National Cancer Institute, Research Contracts Branch, TBS, 6120 Executive Blvd, EPS/Rm 603 Bethesda, MD 20892-7220

ZIP Code

20892-7220

Solicitation Number

N02-CM-27003-30

Response Due

July 16, 2001

Point of Contact

Elsa B. Carlton, Contracting Officer, Phone(301)435-3811; FAX(301)402-6699

E-Mail Address

Elsa B. Carlton, Contracting Officer, (301) 435-3811 (ec39g@nih.gov)

Description

ELECTRONIC RFP ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS RFP MAY BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE RESEARCH CONTRACTS BRANCH (RCB) HOMEPAGE AT http://rcb.nci.nih.gov/ INTERESTED OFFERORS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DOWNLOADING THEIR OWN COPY OF THE RFP SOLICITATION AND AMENDMENTS, IF ANY. The Natural Products Branch [NPB], Developmental Therapeutics Program [DTP], Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis [DCTD], National Cancer Institute [NCI], wishes to obtain a substantial number of marine invertebrate samples for extraction and subsequent screening for anti-tumor activity. The purpose of this program is to continue the exploration of marine organisms from the geographic areas of the globe in which bio-diversity is thought to be the greatest [The Tropics and closely related areas generally between Latitude 35 North and Latitude 35 South], to extend the program to include other, perhaps niche areas where unusual habitats may well have evolved more specialized organisms and to use these organisms as a source of potential new agents [pharmacophores] which can be developed for the selective treatment of cancer in humans. The target is to collect, taxonomically identify to species level, and ship up to 1000 samples per year on average over the five year contract period, of marine invertebrates [which may include up to 10% of algae] with wet weights of roughly 1 kilogram each, in a frozen condition from the collection sites to NCI-Frederick, MD. In all collections, the major objective of the program is that the collected species be from as wide a diversity of phyla and classes as possible. The main collection areas will be the tropical and subtropical regions of the World's oceans, though proposals for additional collections from other diverse niche areas, may be considered as part of the proposal. Collections in these other areas may be performed by subcontractors to the main contractor and need not be performed every year of any contract. Depths will be from sea level to 50 metres though proposals that include a valid scientific rationale for specific studies deeper than these limits may also be considered as part of a larger proposal. This solicitation represents a re-competition of N02-CM-77249 with the Coral Reef Research Foundation. This RFP N02-CM-27003-30 will be issued approximately 20 days after publication of this notice. Proposals will be due approximately 45 days after the issue date. No collect calls will be accepted.

Web Link

http://rcb.nci.nih.gov/ (http://rcb.nci.nih.gov/rfp.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010515/ASOL001.HTM (W-131 SN50L8P1)