From owner-metabolic-reg@net.bio.net Thu May 11 23:00:00 1995 Path: biosci!rutgers!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!news.clark.net!NewsWatcher!user From: kcowing@aibs.org (Keith L. Cowing) Newsgroups: bionet.molbio,bionet.metabolic-reg,bionet.immunology,bionet.emf-bio Subject: UPDATE: US Army Persian Gulf War Illnesses Proposal Solicitation Date: Fri, 12 May 1995 17:20:37 -0500 Organization: American Institute of Biological Sciences Lines: 129 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: kcowing-ppp.clark.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Xref: biosci bionet.metabolic-reg:476 bionet.immunology:4110 bionet.emf-bio:334 The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) posted the following three announcements in the CBD (Commerce Business Daily) on 9 May 1995: Epidemiological Studies Persian Gulf War Illnesses (PGI-l) Pyridostigmine Bromide studies Persian Gulf War Illnesses (PGI-2) Clinical Research and Other Studies Persian Gulf War Illnesses (PGI-3) No conventional solicitation will be issued by the Army for this action. Updates will be posted to various newsgroups if/when they are received by AIBS. For updates on this and other biomedical RFPs, proposal solicitations, fellowships, and research opportunities, check the AIBS Gopher at gopher.aibs.org or via WWW at gopher://aibs.org - updates will appear in the PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES folder. NOTE: Direct all inquires to the US ARMY Point of Contact: CRAIG D. LEBO, 301-619-2036 U.S. ARMY MED. RESEARCH ACQUISITION ACT MCMR-RMA FORT DETRICK BLDG, 820, FREDERICK MD 21702-5014: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ RECORD NUMBER: 1342PRA0008 CBD ISSUE DATE: 5/9/95 SECTION: Procurements FSC CODE: A TITLE: R&D STREAMLINED CONTRACT SOL DAMD17-95-#-0008 DUE 052495 Point of Contact: CRAIG D. LEBO, 301-619-2036 Epidemiological Studies Persian Gulf War Illnesses (PGI-l) The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) on behalf of the Departments of Defense, Veteran's Affairs and Health and Human Services Cooperative Research Program, is supporting Epidemiological studies of possible health consequences of military service or employment in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. The USAMRMC is seeking proposals to study the incidence, prevalence, and nature of illnesses and symptoms and risk factors associated to symptoms or illnesses as a result of Persian Gulf War Service. No conventional Solicitation will be issued for this action, but the details of the requirements will appear in a future edition of the Commerce Business Daily (CBD). This action follows the guidelines of the RED streamlined contracting procedure outlined in DFARS 235.7000. Any offeror desiring to receive any amendments to this solicitation and any supplemental packages, if developed, should send their name and address, citing this announcement to the issuing office. U.S. ARMY MED.RESEARCH ACQUISITION ACT, MCMR-RMA, FORT DETRICK BLDG. 820, FREDERICK MD 21702-5014 (0125) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NUMBER: 1342PRA0003 CBD ISSUE DATE; 5/9/95 SECTION: Procurements FSC CODE!: A TITLE: R&D STREAMLINED CONTRACT SOL DAMDl7-95-#-0009 DUE 05/24/95 , POC CRAIG D. LEBO, 301-619-2036 Pyridostigmine Bromide studies Persian Gulf War Illnesses (PGI-2) The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel. command (USAMRMC) on behalf of the Departments of Defense, Veteran's Affairs and Health and Human Services Cooperative Research Program, is supporting Pyridostigmine studies of possible health consequences of military service or employment in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. The USAMRMC is seeking proposals to determine whether the use of pyridostigmine bromide alone as a pretreatment against nerve agents, or combined with exposures to pesticides, other organophosphorous compound, caramates or other relevant chemicals would result in increased toxicity. No conventional solicitation will be issued for this actions but the details of the requirements will appear in a future edition of the Commerce Business Daily (CBD). This action follows the guidelines of the R&D streamlined contracting procedure outlined in DFARS 235.7000. Any offeror desiring to receive any amendments to this solicitation and any supplemental packages, if developed, should send their name and address, citing this announcement to the issuing office. U.S. ARMY MED. RESEARCH ACQUISITION ACT, MCMR-RMA (PGI-2), FORT DETRICK BLDG, 820, FREDERICK MD 21702-5014 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ RECORD NUMBER: 1342PRA0006 CBD ISSUE DATE: 5/9/95 SECTION: Procurements FSC CODE: A TITLE: R&D STREAMLINED CONTRACT SOL DAMDl7-95-#-0010 DUE 05/24/95 POC CRAIG D. LEBO, 301-619-2036 Clinical Research and Other Studies Persian Gulf War Illnesses (PGI-3) The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) on behalf of the Departments, of Defense, Veteran's Affairs and Health and Human Services Cooperative Research Program, is supporting Clinical Research and other studies on the health consequences of military service or employment in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. The USAMRMC is seeking proposals for clinical studies and other research on the cause(s), mode(s), of transmission(s), and appropriate treatment( s) of Persian Gulf War illnesses.. No conventional solicitation will be is sued for this action, but the details of the requirements will appear in a future edition of the Commerce Business Daily (CBD). This action follows the guidelines of the R&D streamlined Contracting procedure outlined in DFARS 235.7000. Any offeror desiring to receive any amendments to this solicitation and any supplemental packages, if developer should send their name and address Citing this announcement to the issuing office. U.S. ARMY MED. RESEARCH ACQUISITION ACT, MCMR-RMA (PGI- 3) FORT DETRICK BLDG, 820 FREDERICK MD 21702-5014 -- Keith L. Cowing - Manager of Planning and Operations American Institute of Biological Sciences 10700 Parkridge Blvd Suite 380 - Reston, VA, USA 22091 703-758-1212 voice - 703-758-1222 fax kcowing@aibs.org - gopher://aibs.org .