SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- The Agricultural Health Study (AHS) Phase IV
- Notice Date
- 1/19/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- 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
- N02CP11007-63
- Point of Contact
- Seena Mathews, Phone: 3014353814, Lisa Coleman, Phone: (301) 496-8605
- E-Mail Address
-
mathewss@mail.nih.gov, licoleman@mail.nih.gov
(mathewss@mail.nih.gov, licoleman@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON A LATER DATE. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) intends to solicit proposals from sources to support the Phase IV of the Agricultural Health Study (AHS). In the Phase IV contract, the contractor will be responsible for overall coordination and day-to-day management of the study; maintaining and updating a secure data base containing all study research and administrative records; provide liaison with appropriate state and federal offices necessary to conduct this research; appropriately communicate research findings to the cohort through a website and annual newsletter; and to collect specified biospecimens from selected study subjects. The AHS cohort consists of approximately 52,000 private pesticide applicators (primarily farmers) and 32,000 spouses of private applicators from Iowa and North Carolina, as well as approximately 5,000 commercial pesticide applicators from Iowa. The pesticide applicators were recruited between 1993-1997, during Phase I of the AHS, when they obtained their license to apply restricted use pesticides; spouses were recruited largely by questionnaires brought home by the pesticide applicator. In addition to the extensive information on lifetime use of pesticides, demographic and other lifestyle factors were collected from all participants at enrollment using self-administered questionnaires (during Phase I of the AHS). Two follow-up telephone interviews have been conducted since enrollment. The first follow-up interview was conducted from 1999 to 2003 (during Phase II of AHS), and the second follow-up interview was conducted from 2005-2009 (during Phase III of the AHS). Cancer incidence has been ascertained by annual linkage to the cancer registries in each state and mortality through linkage to the National Death Index since the inception of the study field work in 1993. The services will be acquired through full and open competitive procedures under NAICS 541990. It is anticipated that a cost reimbursement, completion type contract will be awarded with a 1-year base period and 6 (six) 1-year options of performance beginning on or about June 1, 2011. The RFP will be available electronically on or about February 1, 2011 and may be accessed through the FedBizOpps. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Agency. This notice does not commit the Government to award a contract. No collect calls will be accepted. No facsimile or email transmissions will be accepted.
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