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B -- SHANGHAI WOMEN'S COHORT STUDY: EXPANSION OF BIOLOGIC SPECIMENS COLLECTION SOL N02-CP-81040-50 DUE 061298 POC Karen L. McFarlane, Contracting Officer (301) 435-3782 WEB: National Cancer Institute, http://cdbnet.access.gpo.gov. E-MAIL: Karen L. McFarlane, km63k@nih.gov. The Occupational Epidemiology Branch (OEB) of the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG) of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) intends to negotiate with the University of South Carolina School of Medicine for a four year contract for collection of urine samples from approximately 47,500 women, aged 40-69 years, and blood samples from approximately 25,000 of the same women currently participating in the parent cohort study in Shanghai, China. This project began (under an NCI grant) enrolling subjects in 1997 and collecting blood and urine from a subset of the cohort members. This contract expands the collection of blood and urine to the remaining women in the cohort. Authority: 41 USC 253(c)(1), as set forth in FAR 6.302-1. Number Note 22 applies as follows: The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No collect calls will be accepted. (0113)

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