SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- Functional Hierarchical Organization of Species-Specific Vocalization Processing in Rhesus Monkeys
- Notice Date
- 8/27/2009
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 611310
— Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- 1212481
- Archive Date
- 9/23/2009
- Point of Contact
- Jasmine D Snoddy, Phone: 301 594 1571
- E-Mail Address
-
snoddyj@mail.nih.gov
(snoddyj@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a notice of intent, not a request for a proposal. A solicitation document will not be issued and proposals will not be requested. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Station Support/Simplified Acquisition (SS/SA) Branch, on behalf of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) intends to negotiate and award a sole source purchase order to Georgetown University, 2121 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 101, Washington DC, 20057-0001, to conduct basic research on the neural mechanisms underlying such cognitive functions as perception, memory, and emotion in non-humans primates. A major focus of the lab has been to examine auditory cortical processing streams and the mechanisms supporting different types of auditory perception and memory. There is still a paucity of information about the auditory cortical processing streams in monkeys, particularly at levels beyond the primary and second auditory areas. Part of NIMH’s ongoing work is aimed at gaining some understanding of the cerebral circuits mediating not only auditory memory but also primate vocal communication, in the hope that this may help lay the groundwork for unraveling the circuitry underlying human speech and language. In efforts to understand auditory processing the proposed project is undertaken to elucidate the relationship between neuronal activity in the auditory cortex and sound perception. NIMH is interested in the abilities of non-human primates in perceiving and remembering complex sounds, including monkey vocalizations, and how auditory cortical single neuron responses relate to behavioral performance. Dr. Rauschecker at Georgetown University is a widely recognized expert in auditory processing in macaque monkeys. He has published numerous papers. Dr. Kukichi has performed some of the work on which the proposed experiments are based, thus the proposed collaboration provides us the most efficient means to complete the proposed research. The acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition using FAR 13 procedures and is exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6, Competition Requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this synopsis. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government. Comments to this announcement, referencing synopsis number 1212481 may be submitted to the NIDA Station Support/Simplified Acquisition Branch, 31 Center Drive, Bldg. 31, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2080 and Attention: Jasmine Snoddy, Contract Specialist.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20890, United States
- Zip Code: 20890
- Zip Code: 20890
- Record
- SN01930793-W 20090829/090828084645-b747111bb57d3bbe00366413bd910bed (fbodaily.com)
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