National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6100, MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD 20892

A -- NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE'S HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK SOL NHLBI-HO-98-21 POC Joanna Magginas, (301) 435-0360 and (301) 435-0355 The Office of Prevention, Education, and Control (OPEC) of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) seeks a contractor to bring OPEC fully into the information age by developing a "world class" operation that can take advantage of technology now and in the future to provide for the rapid translation and dissemination of findings from NHLBI-funded research. The contractor shall advance the development of an NHLBI Health Information Network that provides: ease of access for all; networked linking and transfer of NHLBI science-based health information with and to OPEC's primary audiences; increased awareness of the NHLBI and the value of its information; interactivity designed to enhance partnerships, individualize responsiveness, promote better communication, acquire information, disseminate information, and assess public and professional information needs; adoption and utilization of NHLBI information by all of its publics; and use of technology to reduce information-transfer costs. Responsibilities of the contractor include, but are not limited to, technical and management capability to respond to elected performed-based project plans which include program planning, development, and evaluation in support of NHLBI national education programs and special initiatives. Currently, they include the National High Blood Pressure Education Program (NHBPEP), National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP), National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP), National Heart Attack Alert Program (NHAAP), NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative (OEI), and National Center on Sleep Disorders Research (NCSDR). The contractor shall also provide professional and support staff to assist NHLBI in planning and convening coordinating meetings and in extending and operationalizing the partnership experience in a global domain with the use of existing and emerging information technologies. The contractor shall provide a broad range of skills including education program planning, development, implementation, and evaluation; health informatics, materials development, health communications and marketing, information science and information technology. The contractor shall provide technical area expertise in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor modification related to blood pressure, cholesterol, obesity, physical inactivity, as well as expertise in early warning signs of heart attack, asthma management, and sleep disorders. The intended procurement is a recompetition of contract N01-HO-39208. The Government intends to award one contract for a period of five years. This is not a Request for Proposals. RFP NHLBI-HO-98-21 will be available on or about April 15, 1998 and may be accessed at the following URL location: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/rafs/rfas.htm#rfp. A pre-proposal conference is scheduled for May 5, 1998 at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Details regarding the conference may be found in the RFP. (0089)

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