[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 200 (Friday, October 16, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 55632] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-27750] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Availability of a Panel of HIV-1 Subtypes for Commercial Production and Distribution AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, DHHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), in cooperation with the Department of Defense (DoD) and the European Network for Viral Assessment, would like to make available to a qualified recipient a panel of HIV-1 subtypes for commercial production. The panel will consist of approximately 10-12 virus seed stocks representing clades A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H, and O. These isolates are an invaluable resource to the HIV-1 research community for development of assays for the detection of various subtypes of HIV-1 and for use as standards in quality assuring the performance of these assays. A qualified manufacturer must demonstrate a well-established history in the acquisition, production and provision of quality assurance reagents. The manufacturer must be willing to provide the commercially produced reagents at cost to non-profit representatives and under specific stipulations which will be set forth in a Transfer Agreement with the collaborating groups. These materials will be transferred to the qualified manufacturer at no cost other than the costs associated with the packaging and shipping of the materials from the current repository. A panel consisting of representatives from the collaborating groups will evaluate the proposals received. It is anticipated that the collection will be transferred to one or more manufacturers but NICHD will be under no obligation to make this collection available in this manner. DATES: Only written proposals for acquisition of these materials which are received by NICHD on or before December 15, 1998 in the Federal Register will be considered. ADDRESSES: Requests for further information about these materials and applications should be directed to: Patricia S. Reichelderfer, Ph.D., Center for Population Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 8B13F, Rockville, MD 20892; telephone (301) 496-1661; facsimile (301) 480-1972. Dated: October 7, 1998. Yvonne T. Maddox, Deputy Director, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. [FR Doc. 98-27750 Filed 10-15-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140-01-M