SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- EVALUATION OF COLPOSCOPY FOR VAGINAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
- Notice Date
- 3/10/2005
- 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 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
- Reference-Number-RFP-NICHD-2005-06
- Point of Contact
- Annette Carter, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-435-6924, Fax 301-402-3676, - James Quinn, Chief, Contracts Management Branch, Phone 301-435-6964, Fax 301-402-3676,
- E-Mail Address
-
ac118w@nih.gov, quinnja@mail.nih.gov
- Description
- EVALUATION OF COLPOSCOPY FOR VAGINAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PRESOLICITATION NOTICE: RFP-NICHD-2005-06 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development The Contraception and Reproductive Health Branch (CRHB) of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is planning a procurement of research using sexually transmitted infection (STI) model(s) using the contract mechanism. The CRHB is seeking to evaluate the correlation of colposcopically-identified vaginal/cervical lesions to alterations in vaginal epithelial susceptibility to STIs. Research activities within this project will include description of both naturally-occurring and exogenously-produced lesions of the vaginal/cervical epithelium, establishment of the natural history of such lesions, performance of STI-challenge and infection measurement, and all support and data management activities associated therewith. The project will require maintenance of the animals involved in the STI model as well as acquisition of biological samples and performance of biochemical and immunologic assays. The Government seeks organizations with established capability in models of sexually transmitted infection via the vaginal/cervical epithelium. The contractor must also have demonstrated experience with performance of colposcopic exams consistent with the Manual for the Standardization of Colposcopy for the Evaluation of Vaginal Products: Update 2004 (World Health Organization and Contraceptive Research and Development organization). If utilizing animals, the contractor shall document that its facilities are accredited by the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care. This contract requirement is defined as code 541710 under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For the purposes of this requirement, a small business is defined as one that employs no more than 500 persons. This announcement is not a Request for Proposals (RFP). It is anticipated that the RFP will be available on or before March 23, 2005 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 Annette Carter, Contract Specialist, Contracts Management Branch, OAM, NICHD, 6100 Executive Blvd., Suite 7A07, MSC 7510, Bethesda, MD 20892-7510 (if sending by overnight carrier such as FedEx, use 6100 Executive Blvd., Suite 7A07, Rockville, MD 20852). The reverence number to be used for this announcement is RFP-NICHD-2005-06. All correspondence must cite the reference number as provided. 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. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (10-MAR-2005); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/NICHD/Reference-Number-RFP-NICHD-2005-06/listing.html)
- Record
- SN00766232-F 20050312/050310213443 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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