SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Clinical Genetics Branch Support Services Contract
- Notice Date
- 1/27/2006
- 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-61005-50
- Response Due
- 3/21/2006
- Point of Contact
- Karen McFarlane, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)435-3782, Fax (301) 480-0241, - Sharon Miller, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 435-3783, Fax (301) 480-0241,
- E-Mail Address
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km63k@nih.gov, sm103r@nih.gov
- Description
- The Clinical Genetics Branch (CGB), Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is re-competing for a contract for support services for interdisciplinary studies in Clinical Cancer Genetics, N02-CP-11019, 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 contract-supported activities are the responsibility of the CGB professional staff, the major resources that the contract provides include: 1) nursing, project management, and genetic counseling 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 CGB investigators in the Cancer Genetics Clinic at the NIH 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 CGB investigators have immediate access; 3) supporting the development and conduct of chemoprevention trials to be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center, targeting subjects at increased genetic risk of cancer, including assistance related to maintenance of the IND for investigational agents, monitoring and reporting of adverse events, and related FDA regulatory matters; 4) 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; 5) 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); 6) project direction and hiring, training, and supervision of field personnel (interviewers, abstractors, and others); 7) 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; 8) supervision and management of field operations; 9) collecting data (interviewing/record abstraction, biologic specimen collection and processing); 10) data reduction activities (coding, keying, and editing) of data collected into a format suitable for computer analysis; 11) quality control and standardization so that appropriate and valid data result. The maintenance of a secure record room which allows CGB investigators access to the medical records within 60 minutes is a mandatory qualification criteria. There are also mandatory qualification criteria regarding the capability of face-to-face meetings with the CGB staff; and NIH Clinical Center Credentialing of the contractor’s clinical 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 114,500 direct labor hours (22,900 direct labor hours per year). It is anticipated that the Request for Proposal (RFP) package will be available on or about February 21, 2006 with responses due within 30 calendar days following the actual date of issuance of the RFP. The RFP may be accessed electonically via the NCI Office of Acquisition (OA) website: http://rcb.cancer.gov/rcb-internet/ under “Current Requests For Proposals”. Award of this project is anticipated by September 30, 2006. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the NCI. No collect calls will be accepted. NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (27-JAN-2006). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 27-SEP-2006, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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