Contract Management Section, National Institute of Dental Research, NIH, Natcher Building, Room 4AN-44D, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-6402

A -- DENTAL AMALGAM STUDY SOL RFP No. NIH-NIDR-5-97-8 POC Marion L. Blevins, (301) 594-5569. The National Institute of Dental Research intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to investigate whether or not there are identifiable adverse health effects associated with amalgam fillings in adults. The proposed study population will consist of approximately 2200 Air Force personnel, active and retired, who are participating in the Air Force's "Agent Orange" 20-year longitudinal epidemiologic study. The SAIC, under contract with the Air Force Medical Corps to conduct the 15-year follow-up comprehensive health examinations in 1997-1998, has unique access to the "Agent Orange" study population. As an additional component to the 1997-1998 epidemiological study, the cohort of men will be examined for their oral health status, in particular, for the number and quality of their dental restorations. Negotiations will be on a sole source basis under authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), as set forth in FAR 6.302-1. See Note 22. (0042)

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