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A -- COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH HOME INFUSION THERAPY SOL 200-95-0956(P) DUE 061595 POC Contact Mark S. Federer, Contracting Officer at (404)842-6789 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) contemplates award of one or two contracts to 1) determine the frequency and risk factors for bloodstream infections in home infusion therapy patients and 2) estimate the frequency of and assess risk factors for percutaneous, mucus membrane, and cutaneous contact with blood sustained by home health care personnel during the delivery of infusion therapy. ABSOLUTE CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY: Contractors must 1) have access to home infusion therapy patients and have the ability to collect data from such patients receiving intravenous infusion therapy at home and personnel providing this infusion therapy; 2) provide home infusion therapy; 3) provide home nursing services related to home infusion therapy, including phlebotomy; and 4) provide a minimum of 8,000 central venous catheter-days of services per year (a central venous catheter-day is defined as one patient with a central venous catheter for one day). Written requests for copies of the solicitation will be honored if received within 15 days of the RFP issue date, which will be on or about June 15, 1995. Requests received after that date will be furnished on a first-come-first-served basis until the RFP supply is exhausted. The date specified for receipt of proposals will be approximately 35 days after the RFP issue date. Requests for copies of the solicitation must be in writing, and must cite the RFP number. Telephone requests will not be accepted. All responsible sources that meet the above stated ABSOLUTE CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY may a submit a proposal which shall be considered by the Agency. Source list for this acquisition will be provided as an attachment to the RFP. (0145)

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