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B -- SECOND LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF AGING (LSOA II) SOL 200-96-7047 POC Contact Point, Sharon Gayle, 301/436-7007 ext. 137, Contracting Officer, Ronald L. Atherholt The contractor shall conduct the first of three planned followup waves of the Second Longitudinal Study of Aging (LSOA II). The study is based on a sample of Americans who were age 70 years and older in 1994 when first interviewed as part of the 1994 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). These individuals will be reinterviewed using a computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI). The contractor will trace subjects, program and conduct the CATI interviews, and prepare final data tapes and documentation of the survey results. Data collected in the LSOA II will replicate data collected by the first LSOA, conducted a decade earlier. Hence, it will provide data necessary for comparison of longitudinal trends for two different cohorts of elderly individuals. In addition, the LSOA II will provide a new set of disability prevalence and transition rates, as well as other hypothesis-generating health data. LSOA will also provide data on covariates such as education, socioeconomic status, health behaviors and opinions, use of assistive technology and health services utilization to identify mechanisms accounting for any observed changes over time and between the two cohorts. The followup approach permits identification of predictive factors that can lead to appropriate interventions to prevent or reduce illness and disability. The estimated period of performance will be for 24 months from contract award and is structured in two phases. In addition, it provides for an alternate approach for Phase II. The estimated release date of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is approximately 15 days after the date of this publications and the closing date will be approximately 30 days after issue date. All requests for copies of this RFP must be in writing addressed to the attention of Ms. Sharon Gayle and reference RFP Number 200-96-7047. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. (0204)

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