Sole Source Notice of Contract Action. The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) has a need to contract for services necessary to gather preliminary data relevant to clinical research in the new field of determining the genetic basis of variation among individuals in pain perception. This contract is to support the development of improved methods and pilot clinical studies to more accurately assess pain perception during the three days after total knee replacement surgery. This requirement is being issued by Acquisition Services Directorate under the franchise authority of the Department of the Interior on behalf of NIDCR in accordance with FAR Part 15-Contracting By Negotiation. The Government intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with the University of Pittsburgh for this requirement in accordance with FAR 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii) and (b)(2)(i) . This is not a request for competitive proposals. If you have questions or comments, please email [email protected] by COB February May 29, 2008.

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