SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Interdisciplinary Studies of Genetic and Environmental Causes of Cancer
- Notice Date
- 10/6/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- 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
- N02-CP-41016-50
- Response Due
- 12/6/2004
- Archive Date
- 12/21/2004
- Description
- The Genetic Epidemiology Branch (GEB) of the National Cancer Institute is re-competing a contract for support for interdisciplinary studies, NO2-CP-91026, currently held by Westat, Inc. The contract will establish a mechanism to provide all the services required to conduct a wide variety of domestic and international family studies and field (case-control and cohort) studies. Although the scientific design and oversight of the activities are the responsibility of the Genetic Epidemiology Branch professional staff, the major activities of the contract provide: 1) nursing support including contacting family members, explaining the studies, enrolling family members, obtaining clinical information and records, requesting pathology slides for diagnosis confirmation, arranging for family members to be evaluated by GEB investigators in the Cancer Genetics Clinic at the Clinical Center, performing phlebotomy, obtaining other biologic specimens as necessary, arranging and conducting field trips to evaluate family members, verifying information for the family registry database, maintaining tracking systems for data and biologic specimens, developing and providing educational materials for participants, and participating in genetic counseling and risk notification; 2) maintenance of a locked medical record room to which GEB investigators have immediate access; 3) development of coordination and liaison at a local or international level with collaborating investigators or institutions whose cooperation is needed for the conduct of a study; 4) assistance in the design and pilot testing of forms required for field investigations (e.g., questionnaires, abstracting forms, coding forms, manuals for field procedures and other documents); 5) hiring, training and supervision of field personnel (interviewers, abstractors, and others); 6) identification of study subjects, including locating cancer patients and/or their relatives, selection of controls through such methods as random digit dialing and acquisition of appropriate study population rosters or files; 7) supervision and management of field operations; 8) collections of data (interviewing/record abstraction, biologic specimen collection and processing); 9) data reduction activities (coding, keying, and editing) of data collected into a format suitable for computer analysis; 10) quality control and standardization so that appropriate and valid data result. The maintenance of s secure record room which allows GEB investigators access to the medical records within 15 minutes is a mandatory requirement. There is also a mandatory requirement of the capability of nearly daily face to face meetings with the GEB staff. It is anticipated that one incrementally funded, cost-reimbursement, term type contact will be awarded for a period of five years, with a required total level of effort of 160,000 direct labor hours. It is anticipated that the Request for Proposal (RFP) package will be available on or about November 5, 2004 with responses due within 30 calendar days following the actual date of issuance of the RFP. The RFP may be accessed via the NCI Research Contract Branch (RCB) website: http://rcb.cancer.gov/rcb-internet/ under ?Current Requests For Proposals. Award of this project is anticipated by July 31, 2005. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the NCI. No collect calls will be accepted.
- Record
- SN00690016-W 20041008/041006211643 (fbodaily.com)
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