SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- PREVENTING MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES AMONG YOUNG DRIVERS: REASERCH ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERVENTIONS TO INCREASE PARENTAL MANAGEMENT OF TEEN DRIVING
- Notice Date
- 11/19/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541720
— Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Contracts Management Branch 6100 Executive Blvd., Suite 7A07, MSC7510, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7510
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7510
- Solicitation Number
- RFP-NIH-NICHD-2005-03
- Response Due
- 2/8/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The Prevention Research Branch (PRB) of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) has a requirement for the conduct of Studies evaluating the effectiveness of various approaches for the delivery of educational/behavioral interventions to increase parental management of teen driving. The Studies will be conducted in cooperation and collaboration with the designated NICHD Project Officer (PO). One of the PRB areas of research emphasis is the prevention of motor vehicle crashes among young drivers. Young drivers are at greatly elevated risk for motor vehicle crashes, and these risks are particularly elevated during the first six months and 1000 miles of independent driving, regardless of the amount of supervised practice driving prior to licensure and age of licensure (McCartt et al., 2003). This may be due to age/inexperience, risk taking, or other factors (Williams & Ferguson, 2002). Teen passengers, nighttime, distracting activities, and other factors can increase crash risks for novice teen drivers (Doherty et al., 1998). Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) policies, now in place in most states, appear to reduce crash risks mainly by delaying licensure and possibly by reducing exposure to risk conditions. One effect of GDL may be to increase parental management of teen drivers. With or without GDL, there appears to be great potential for increasing parental management of novice young drivers (Simons-Morton & Hartos, 2003). Previously, the PRB has developed, and evaluated in randomized trials, interventions designed to increase parental management of teen driving during the first year of licensure. This research demonstrated the efficacy of educational/behavioral interventions for increasing parental management of teen driving and reducing exposure to high risk driving conditions during the first 12 months after licensure (Simons-Morton et al., 2002, 2003, 2004, in press). The PRB?s overall objective for the current requirement is to obtain reliable and valid data from separate studies conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of various approaches to the delivery of educational interventions to increase parental management of teen driving. The objectives of the individual studies are as follows: Study 1 (Persuasion): Determine the most effective approaches, including their source, timing, content, and delivery, of persuasive communications designed to increase parental management of teen driving and reduce teen driving privileges. Option 1: Study 2 (Routine Licensing Practice): Determine the extent to which educational/behavioral interventions to increase parental management of teen driving can be delivered effectively as part of routine department of motor vehicle administration driver licensing practice. Option 2: Study 3 (Driver Education): Determine the effect of educational/behavioral intervention to increase parental management of teen driving when integrated into driver education. This procurement is defined as code 541720 under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). As such, the applicable Small Business Size Standard for this announcement is $6 million or less in annual receipts. For the calculation of annual receipts see parts 121.104 and 121.106 in SBA's Small Business Size Regulations. All responsible sources that meet the applicable Small Business Size Standard may submit a proposal, which will be considered by the agency. It is anticipated that one cost-reimbursement incrementally funded type contract, with a period of performance of 40 months, will be awarded for the initial Study as a result of the RFP. It is also anticipated that the resultant contract will contain options for two additional Studies with periods of performance of 40 months each. This announcement is not a Request for Proposals (RFP). It is anticipated that the RFP will be available on or before December 8, 2004 through the website at http://FedBizOpps.gov. All proposals must be submitted on or before the due date and time stated in the RFP to: Charles Newman, Contracting Officer, Contracts Management Branch, OAM, NICHD, 6100 Executive Boulevard, Suite 7A07, MSC 7510, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7510 (if sending by overnight carrier, use 6l00 Executive Boulevard, Suite 7A07, Rockville Maryland, 20852). The reference number to be used for this announcement is: RFP-NIH-NICHD-2005-03. All correspondence must cite the reference number as provided. Questions may be directed by telephone to Charles Newman, Contracting Officer, at (301) 435-6965 or Jason Williams, Contracting Officer, at (301)-402-6775. The Government does not intend to release hard copies of the RFP. The Government also reserves the right to cancel this procurement at any time prior to contract award.
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