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A -- COASTAL CANCER CONTROL PROGRAM POC CDR L. Yaffe, MC, USN (301) 295-1825 or B. Harris (301) 295-0302. The Naval Medical Research and Development Command (NAVMEDRSCHDEVCOM) will grant funds to support the development and implementation of a Coastal Cancer Control Program in conjunction with a State-owned comprehensive cancer center serving coastal South Carolina. Proposals will be funded based on evidence of capabilities to meet the objectives of the program. The NAVMEDRSCHDEVCOM will review for potential funding any proposals addressing the Coastal Cancer Control Program that meet the selection criteria described below. This announcement constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as governed under the FAR 6.102(d)(2). This announcement will be open for 30 days from issuance of this notice. Proposals may be submitted any time during this time period to the Naval Medical Research and Development Command, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20889-5606. Subsequent to review and evaluation, awards will be made on or about the end of this fiscal year, 30 September 1996. Award decisions will be based on a competitive selection of proposals after administrative, budgetary, and scientific peer review. Due to the closure of the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base and the Charleston Naval facilities, access to critical preventive health care services for military dependents along coastal South Carolina has become more difficult. Proposals must address solutions to the reduced access to care by providing mobile screening, education, preventive intervention, and follow-up care to military dependents and other medically underserved citizens of coastal South Carolina. Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria: (1) a conceptual plan to deliver the required care, (2) integration with South Carolina State-owned comprehensive cancer center university capabilities, serving coastal South Carolina, (3) quality of proposed care delivery, (4) qualified personnel involvement, and (5) realistic proposal costs. All five criteria must be directly addressed and justified in the proposal submission. Proposals must include completed certifications which can be accessed at http://www.onr.navy.mil/ (See Grants/funding to How to Submit a Proposal and then to certifications document) and submittal statement which identifies the announcement that the proposal is in response to. For additional information, contact CDR Lyn Yaffe, MC, USN at (301) 295-1825, e-mail (yaffel@mail-gw.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil) or Ms. Beth Harris at (301) 295-0302, e-mail (harrisb@mail-gw.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil). (0165)

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