[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38093-38094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18686]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Contract Review Meeting
In accordance with Section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), announcement is made of the following
technical review committee to meet during the month of July 1997:
Name: Committee on the Agency for Health Care Policy and
Research Publications Clearinghouse.
Date and Time: July 21-22, 1997, 10:00-3:00 p.m.
Place: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 2101 East
Jefferson Street, Suite 502, Rockville, MD 20852.
This meeting will be closed to the public.
Purpose: The Technical Review Committee's charge is to provide,
on behalf of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)
Contracts Review
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Committee, recommendations to the Administrator, AHCPR, regarding
the technical merit of contract proposals submitted in response to a
specific Request for Proposals regarding the AHCPR Publications
Clearinghouse that was published in the Commerce Business Daily on
May 19, 1997.
The purpose of this contract is to continue the provision of
services by an AHCPR Publications Clearinghouse. The Clearinghouse
operation includes a 24-line information and publication
dissemination call center; the storage, distribution, and postal
metering of publications; the maintenance and management of an
automated mailing and inventory control system; and the management,
storage, and shipping of exhibits. These services are required to
ensure the timely dissemination of AHCPR research findings and
related publications to the research community and general public.
Agenda: The Committee meeting will be devoted entirely to the
technical review and evaluation of contract proposals submitted in
response to the above referenced Request for Proposals. The
Administrator, AHCPR, has made a formal determination that this
meeting will not be open to the public. This action is necessary to
protect the free and full exchange of views in the contract
evaluation process and safeguard confidential proprietary
information, and personal information concerning individuals
associated with the proposals that may be revealed during the
meeting. This action is taken in accordance with section 10(d) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2, 5 USC
522(b)(c)(6), 41 CFR Section 101-6.1023 and Department procurement
regulations, 48 CFR section 315.604(d).
Anyone wishing to obtain information regarding this meeting
should contact Judy Wilcox, Center for Research Dissemination,
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 2101 East Jefferson
Street, Suite 501, Rockville, Maryland 20852, 301/594-1364.
Dated: July 9, 1997.
John M. Eisenberg,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-18686 Filed 7-15-97; 8:45 am]
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