A02_RFI_Sources_Sought_travler_Diarrhea.doc

This Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought (SS) Notice is for market research, information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS) or the US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA). The requested information is for Epidemiology of Diarrhea and Clinical Outcomes in Travelers to Nepal.

This study will take advantage of tourist and recent expatriate populations in Nepal to update TD etiology, to describe the clinical presentation associated with various pathogens and their subtypes, to document post infectious sequelae, to describe clinical outcomes of TD, and to explore the possibility and suitability of using a cohort of recent expatriates for future vaccine and other clinical trials. This work will take place at The CIWEC Travel Clinic, Kathmandu, and The CIWEC Travel Clinic, Pokhara.

This announcement is not a formal solicitation and is not a request for proposal. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. No reimbursement will be made of any costs to provide information in response to this announcement or any follow up information requests. Availability of any formal solicitation will be announced under a separate announcement. This synopsis is for market research, information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Each response must reference the sources sought title. All proprietary information should be marked as such. Responses will be held confidential if requested. Fact sheets/Capability Statements may be emailed to: john.l.fitzsimmons8.civ@mail.mil. Responses must be received no later than 30 May 2018.