SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Thyroid Dosimetry Related to the Chornobyl Accident
- Notice Date
- 5/7/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Blvd., EPS Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- N02-CP-91003-77
- Point of Contact
- Sharon J Miller,, Phone: (301) 435-3783, Michael Welsh,, Phone: (301) 435-3839
- E-Mail Address
-
sm103r@nih.gov, welshmi@mail.nih.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Chornobyl Research Unit (CRU), Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute (NCI), plans to continue using the services of MJP Risk Assessment, Inc., Denver, CO to perform Thyroid Dosimetry Related to the Chornobyl Accident. The statutory authority for this noncompetitive acquisition is 41 USC 253 (c)(1) as set forth in FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source. The CRU is a joint sponsor on two collaborative epidemiological studies, one in Belarus (BY) and one in Ukraine (UA). MJP Risk Assessment shall provide the following services: (1) perform a critical review of the analytical methods used by the scientists in BY, UA, and Russia (RU) to estimate thyroid doses from 131 I, and their uncertainties, on the basis of the measurements made after the Chornobyl accident and of the personal interviews; (2) estimate the contributions to the thyroid dose, relative to 131 I, of other radionuclides released during the Chornobyl accident, for the children in several regions of UA and BY, and for various scenarios of intake: (A) short-lived radioiodines ( 132 I and 133 I) and 132 Te; (B) radionuclides other than radioiodines, incorporated into the body; and (C) radionuclides other than radioiodines, deposited on the ground, and giving rise to external irradiation; (3) review the methods being developed by scientists from UA to estimate the uncertainties associated with the thyroid doses received by the subjects exposed to utero; (4) perform an analysis of the quality control procedures used to make sure that the adopted methods are correctly implemented in the thyroid and in the leukemia studies; (5) review the project associated dosimetry work done by the dosimetrics from BY, UA, and RU; and (6) attend meetings in BY and UA related to the activities of this acquisition, NCI Project site visits (dosimetry related), NCI/BY/UA/RU Collaborators Dosimetry Meetings, etc. This effort requires that the contractor shall:(1) have experience in working with experimental studies related to the behavior of radioiodines in nuclear reactors and in the environment, in particular, to have participated in dose reconstruction studies in the former Soviet Union; (2) possess experience and expertise in the fields of radiation protection instrumentation, radioecology, and thyroid dosimetry; (3) possess a good understanding of the culture of the people in the geographic areas noted and be able to interact effectively with the scientists, particularly dosimetrists;(4) and be able to travel on trips greater than 14 hours to attend quarterly meetings in BY and UA. MJP Risk Assessment, Inc. is the only responsible source known to the NCI who meets all of the aforementioned needs. It is anticipated that an award of a one year base period with one year option will be made. This is not a solicitation for quotes. However, if any interested party believes it can meet all of the above requirements, they may submit a statement of capabilities. All information furnished should be in writing and must contain information in sufficient detail to allow the NCI researcher to determine if the party can meet the above requirements. Capability statements must be received in the Contracting Office thirty days after publication of this notice. If you have any questions, please contact Michael Welsh, Contract Specialist on (301)435-3824. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract 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. No collect calls will be accepted.
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