SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Food & Waterborne Disease Integrated Research Network: Coordinating & Biostatistics Center
- Notice Date
- 7/25/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Contract Management Branch 6700-B Rockledge Drive, MSC 7612 Room 2230, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7612
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7612
- Solicitation Number
- RFP-NIH-NIAID-DMID-03-28
- Response Due
- 11/18/2002
- Point of Contact
- Lisa Coleman, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-496-0612, Fax 301-480-5253, - Barbara Shadrick, Senior Contracting Officer, Phone 301-496-7288, Fax 301-402-0972,
- E-Mail Address
-
lcoleman@niaid.nih.gov, bs92y@nih.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institute of Health (NIH), is seeking a contractor to provide comprehensive administrative, statistical and clinical trial support for the Food and Waterborne Diseases - Integrated Research Network (FWD IRN). This new effort is being solicited as a 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE, NAICS CODE 541710, WITH A SIZE STANDARD OF 500 EMPLOYEES. This contract will provide support to the Food and Waterborne Diseases (FWD) Integrated Research Network (IRN) which is also being solicited at this time as RFP-NIH-NIAID-DMID-03-04. The FWD IRN will facilitate the integration of research programs to develop products to rapidly identify, prevent, treat and diagnose food and waterborne diseases that threaten public health. It is intended that only one (1) award will be made for the Coordinating and Biostatistics Center (CoBC) RFP that will provide support to approximately 8 (eight) research units. The NIAID research agenda in Food and Waterborne Diseases will be implemented at the direction of the Project Officer through the Research Units. The Coordinating and Biostatistics Center will provide the biostatistical and administrative coordination, statistical leadership, data management, operational support, regulatory support, data analysis and reporting in order to successfully integrate the research programs in the Network. In addition, the contractor will be responsible for providing comprehensive clinical trial support for a variety of Phase I and II clinical research efforts. The Coordinating and Biostatistics Center may also be required to interact or support other Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) studies as directed. Specific tasks performed within this contract will vary and will be trial specific. The contractor must have the capacity and capability to work with DMID specified contractors and must possess the ability and relevant scientific expertise to establish necessary linkages (administrative, logistical, operation, information technology, etc.) as required for sound clinical trial support. The FWD IRN will have the following research components: Microbiology Research Unit(s); Immunology Research Unit(s); Zoonoses Research Unit(s); and Clinical Research Unit(s). This inter-disciplinary consortia will addresses all food and waterborne pathogens (bacteria, viruses and protozoa) to: 1) evaluate vaccines, therapeutics, and rapid detection methods; 2) integrate human mucosal immunity with clinical research; 3) increase research and product development activities, and 4) include the ecology and microbiology of food- and water-borne zoonoses as well as drug-resistant pathogens. In the event of a public health threat, each unit will be required to respond by re-direction of its program. Therefore, it is envisioned that these units will implement, staff and maintain coordinated groups that can provide information needed to enhance the U.S. capacity to better predict, prevent, treat and control food and waterborne diseases especially those included in the NIAID Category A, B, C priority organisms list. It is anticipated that the period of performance for this contract will be a total of seven (7) years. RFP-NIH-NIAID-DMID-03-28 will be available electronically on or about July 29, 2002, may be accessed through the NIAID Contract Management Branch (CMB) home page at http://www.niaid.nih.gov/contract. Any responsible Offeror may submit a proposal that will be considered by the Government. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract. No collect calls will be accepted. No facsimile transmission will be accepted.
- Record
- SN00125198-W 20020727/020725232314 (fbodaily.com)
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