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A -- SUPPORT SERVICES FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES SOL NIH-ES-98-22 DUE 031098 POC Velvet M. Torain, Contract Specialist, 919-541-0440 / Phillip D. Jones, Contracting Officer, 919-541-0426 WEB: None, None. E-MAIL: None, None. The objectives of this project are to provide technical, managerial, and clerical support for studies directed by the Epidemiology Branch, Environmental Biology and Medicine Program, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The Contractor shall function in a purely supportive role carrying out specific tasks, and shall not engage in independent research. The Contractor shall assist the Government by administering, managing, and conducting studies designed and supervised by the Epidemiology Branch, division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences alone or in collaboration with other organizations. The Contractor shall have demonstrated experience in identifying appropriate study groups, composing and administering questionnaires, interviewing, statistical programming, collection of data and biologic materials, coding, managing environmental samples, etc. Examples of studies to be supported by this project are, (a) a study of PCBs and Neurologic Development, (b) Mortality follow-up in a Large Cohort Study,(c) a study of Estrogen Exposure in Infants Fed Soy Formula, (d) a study of Effects of Diet Restriction on Humans. The estimated period of performance is seven (7) years. The Government estimates this seven year period may require 163,572 professional labor hours, 527,300 technical labor hours, and 65,104 clerical/other labor hours. It is mandatory that the Contractor show the ability to establish an office within 15 minutes from the NIEHS for the duration of the contract period at the expense of the Government. Close liaison between the Government and Contractor deem it necessary for the Contractor to be in close proximity. This acquisition is a total small business set aside, the size standard for which is 500 employees. See Numbered Notes 1 and 26. (0356)

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