[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70230-70231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32636]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Program Interest for Medical Research Using Isotopes
AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of program interest.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Isotope Programs, Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
solicits responses for research programs for new and innovative uses of
isotopes, including alpha emitting isotopes in the diagnosis and
therapy of cancer, HIV and other infectious diseases or other
innovative medical applications. The diagnosis and therapy of many
diseases with the use of isotopes will be the subject of a high risk/
high impact research program the Department calls the Advanced Nuclear
Medicine Initiative (ANMI). The Department wishes to encourage research
in these areas by providing resources for the required research.
DATES: Opening date: December 10, 1999, and closing date: January 28,
2000.
ADDRESSES: Complete details, instructions on how to apply, and the
forms may be obtained from the DOE NE home page on the internet at:
http://www.ne.doe.gov. The formal solicitation document will be
disseminated electronically as solicitation number DE-PS01-00NE22740
through the Department's Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS)
Homepage located at http://doe-iips.pr.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Pantaleo, Program Manager at 301-
903-2525 and Richard G. Lewis, Contracting Officer at 202-426-0066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This program is not intended to support
human clinical trials. Researchers with innovative ideas in the use of
isotopes for diagnosis and therapy of many diseases have had difficulty
obtaining funding for areas of research that are not closely tied to
specific isotopes, means of delivery and disease. The purpose of the
ANMI is to support broad-based research on new uses of isotopes,
including alpha emitters for the
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diagnosis and therapy of life threatening disease or other innovative
medical applications. The Department is looking for applications in
these areas with the view toward providing funding or the required
isotopes as part of a research program. Effective October 1st, 1999,
the IIPS system became the primary way for the Office of Headquarters
Procurement Services to conduct competitive acquisitions and financial
assistance transactions. IIPS provides the medium for disseminating
solicitations, receiving financial assistance applications and
proposals, evaluating, and awarding various instruments in a paperless
environment. To get more information about IIPS and to register your
organization, go to http://doe-iips.pr.doe.gov. Follow the link on the
IIPS home page to the Secure Services Page. Registration is a
prerequisite to the submission of an application, and applicants are
encouraged to register as soon as possible. When registering, all
applicants should use the same North American Industry Classification
System number 325412. A help document, which describes how IIPS works,
can be found at the bottom of the Secure Services Page.
Issued in Washington, DC on December 10, 1999.
Richard G. Lewis,
Contracting Officer, Program Services Division.
[FR Doc. 99-32636 Filed 12-15-99; 8:45 am]
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