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A -- SUPPORT SERVICES FOR RADIATION AND RELATED STUDIES SOL N02-CP-81018-09 POC Mary E. Landi O'Leary; Contracting Officer; 301-435-3785 E-MAIL: Landi-O'leary, Mary, OLEARYM@rcb.nci.nih.gov. The Radiation Epidemiology Branch (REB), Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), National Cancer Institute (NCI) is seeking qualified offerors for provision of support services required to conduct epidemiologic field studies in the United States and abroad. These field studies will support investigations of cancer etiology and the development of new epidemiologic methods. Support services will include development of liaison with persons at a local or international level whose cooperation is needed for the conduct of a study; development of data management systems; assistance in the design and pilot testing of forms required to conduct field investigations (e.g., interview questionnaires, medical record-abstracting forms); the hiring, training, and day-to-day supervision of technical personnel (interviewers, record abstractors, other field staff); the actual collection of the required data; collection and handling of biological specimens; the data reduction activities involved in the field investigations (e.g., coding, keying, editing); the preparation of data analysis files that may require summary information based on quantities that vary in a complex way over time; and the management of data flow to ensure orderly and timely delivery of data to NCI. The contractor also will assist NCI in the provision of on-site field supervision and implementation of quality control mechanisms to ensure quality of the field activities and help Branch investigators maintain appropriate overall management of the study tasks. An offeror must meet the following mandatory qualification criteria: Demonstrate how the offerer will accomplish the task of attendance at frequent face-to-face discussions between the NCI Project Officer and the Contractor's key personnel, to be held in Rockville, Maryland, in order to monitor and review progress on project activities. The Government anticipates one (1) award for a five (5) year Level-of-Effort contract. RFP NO2-CP-81018-09 will be issued approximately 30 days after publication of this notice. Proposals will be due approximately 45 days after the issue date. This procurement represents a recompetition of N02- CP-33013, the same project being performed by Westat, Incorporated. Collect calls will not be accepted. (0230)

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