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Notice Date

November 14, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7902

ZIP Code

20892-7902

Solicitation Number

NHLBI-PS-2001-013

Response Due

November 29, 2001

Point of Contact

Cecilia Morales, Purchasing Agent, Phone (301) 435-0366, Fax (301) 480-3345, Email cm71f@nih.gov

Description

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate on a noncompetitive basis with Dr. Michelle Olive, 12403 Village Square , Apt. #402, Rockville, MD 20852, to provide services on the exploration of the pathophysiology of vascular diseases and development novel therapeutics. These studies will focus on mechanisms of vascular smooth muscle cell diferentiation. Dr. Olive has a unique background as Senior Lecturer at the University of Bordeaux in France and experience in Cell Biology in smooth muscle differentiation during cardiovascular development. The Vascular Biology Section focuses on studies of growth regulation in the vessel artery. The main emphasis is on vascular smooth muscle cell biology. This section conducts studies by examining the regulation of vascular cell growth within arteries. These studies have focused on adult blood vessels and clinical vascular diseases characterized by excessive growth that leads to failure of bypass grafts, stents, arterio-venous fistulas as well as progression of native atherosclerotic lesions. The work will be performed at the NIH in the Louis Stokes Laboratory, Government Building #50, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892. The period of performance is from December 1, 2001 to November 30, 2002. This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures and is exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 541690, Size Standard $5.0 Million is applicable to this requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this requirement. The determination by the Government not to compete the 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 future competitive procurement. Responses to this announcement, referencing synopsis number NHLBI-PS-2002-013 may be submitted to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch, Procurement Section, Building RKL2, Suite 6042, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-7902, Attention Ms. Cecilia Morales, Purchasing Agent. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency.

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Record

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