SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- B-Case Study of High-Accruing CCOP's
- Notice Date
- 11/6/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Research Contracts Br., 6120 Executive Blvd. EPS Suite 600, Rockville, MD, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-NCI-40008-NQ
- Response Due
- 11/24/2003
- Archive Date
- 12/9/2003
- Point of Contact
- Cynthia Brown, Purchasing Agent, Phone (301) 496-8608, Fax (301) 402-4513, - Caren Rasmussen, Lead Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 402-4509, Fax (301) 402-4513,
- E-Mail Address
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cb106x@nih.gov, cr214i@nih.gov
- Description
- The National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP), Community Oncology and Prevention Trials Research Group (COPTRG), intends on entering into a sole source contract with the University of North Carolina, Office of Sponsored Research, 400 W Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27599. The National Cancer Institute launched the Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP) in 1983 as a mechanism for disseminating state-of-the-art cancer treatments and patient management techniques to community oncologist and their patients. Spurred by congressional concern that the billions of dollars being spent on cancer research were having only minimal impact on cancer incidence and mortality, this program sought to accelerate the transfer of research findings to local settings by funding community-based consortia of oncologist and hospitals (CCOPs) to enroll patients in clinical trials. The CCOPs were required to affiliate with NCI-supported clinical cooperative groups and cancer centers and to enroll a minimum of 50 patients annually on the cancer treatment protocols developed by these "research bases". The University of North Carolina, Office of Sponsored Research at Chapel Hill is uniquely qualified to conduct this Case Study of High-Accruing Community Oncology Programs (CCOPs). The proposed study design builds on The University of North Carolina's current study of the processes and outcomes of integrating CP/C research and CCOPs into cooperative groups (Weiner and McKinney, 2003) and the preceding CCOP evaluation conducted under previous NCI contract awards. The University of North Carolina will make use of proprietary data collected through one-hour interviews with the principal investigators and administrtors of 23 CCOPs. The interviews-audio taped and transcribed verbatim provide valuable baseline data on the types of CP/C protocols that are feasible for CCOPs to implement, staffing arrangements for CP/C clinical trials, and participant recruitment strategies. Using previous data as a background, the University of North Carolina will conduct an in-depth case study of the strategies that differentiate high-accruing CCOPs from those with average accrual. The University of North Carolina is the only source known to the NCI researchers that can provide the necessary data/services required for this procurement. However, if any interested party believes that it can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capability. The capability statement and any information furnished must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail with the necessary documentation to allow the NCI researcher to determine if the party can perform this requirement. All questions should be directed to Cynthia Brown, Purchasing Agent at (301) 402-4509. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This requirement is being procured based on FAR 13 the use of simplified acquisition procedures. No collect calls will be accepted. The NAICS Code 611710. Please include the solicitation number RFQ-NCI-40008-NQ on all correspondence.
- Record
- SN00466151-W 20031108/031106211948 (fbodaily.com)
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