SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- United States Renal Data System Coordinating Center
- Notice Date
- 7/25/2013
- 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 Library of Medicine, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 105, Bethesda, Maryland, 20894, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20894
- Solicitation Number
- NIHLM2013725
- Archive Date
- 8/24/2013
- Point of Contact
- April N. Merriwether, Phone: 3014021517, Ed Kostolansky, Phone: 301-594-4758
- E-Mail Address
-
merriwetheran@nlm.nih.gov, Edward.Kostolansky@nih.gov
(merriwetheran@nlm.nih.gov, Edward.Kostolansky@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases is seeking an organization to serve as the Coordinating Center (CC) for the United States Renal Data System (USRDS). The CC, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), provides biostatistical, epidemiological, data management and analytical expertise necessary to maintain and update the existing USRDS database. The CC also coordinates, scientifically manages, develops and expands the database; prepares and releases subset(s) of the database to support investigator-initiated research; publishes papers and reports of scientific findings based on USRDS data; and provides data to support research performed by the Special Studies Centers(s) (SSCs). This phase of the USRDS project will have the following major objectives: a. Characterization of the ESRD patient population, including the distribution of demographic variables or attributes, and the geographic distribution of patients across the several modalities of ESRD treatment and the serial changes over time. b. Description of the prevalence and incidence rates of kidney diseases of differing etiologies that lead to ESRD. c. Investigations of the relationships between various modalities of treatment, disease, and patient group categories. d. Support of independent investigator-initiated research; emphasis on 2-Hour Request, Greater Than 2-Hour Requests, and Investigator-Initiated Research Support. e. Provision of analysis datasets and appropriately selected national samples of ESRDS patients and USRDS database data to support special studies research by the SSC. f. Identification of problems and opportunities for focused investigation. g. Design and implementation of existing data studies and special data collection studies, leading to conclusions that may be generalized for improvement in the health of the ESRD population. h. Conduct of cost effectiveness studies and other economic studies of ESRD, in areas of significant interest to the NIDDK and CMS. This acquisition will be a full and open competition. The NAICS code is 541712, size standard 500 employees. It is anticipated that the Request For Proposal, RFP Number NIHLM2013725 will be issued on or about August 09, 2013. Any questions regarding this correspondence shall be in writing, addressed to April Merriwether, Contract Specialist at merriwetheran@mail.nih.gov. This notice does not commit the Government make an award.
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