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A -- RESEARCH SERVICES -- GENITO URINARY SYSTEM SOL SSA-RFP-98-3539 DUE 062998 POC EILEEN CARNAGGIO, 410-965-7419 WEB: Download Solicitation when/if available, http://www.ssa.gov/oag. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, SSA/OAG, EILEEN.CARNAGGIO@ssa.gov. The Social Security Administration (SSA), Office of Disability and Income Security Programs plans to procure Research Services to Update the Listing of Impairments for Genito-Urinary System. Research on the functional impact of chronic renal dialysis will guide assessment under Listing 6.02, Impairment of Renal Function. The Listing of Impairments is used to determine if an individual will be found disabled under title II or XVI of the Social Security Act. The purpose of the contract is to provide the best possible medical research available to help bring the Listing of Impairments for Impairment of Renal Function up to date in terms of the impact of changes in medicine over the last several years, and to provide information and data needed to enable an informed evaluation of the criteria SSA employs to evaluate these impairments. The ultimate goal is to revise the medical criteria in the listings based on state of the art medicine. The research required on the Genito-Urinary System will be partly covered by an inter- agency agreement. Under the inter-agency agreement, the Agency of Healthcare Policy & Research (AHCPR) will perform evidence-based research activities to help update the medical listing of impairments. The services to be provided under this solicitation will supplement the research conducted under the inter-agency agreement as follows: The contractor will review the SSA draft revisions to the Genito-Urinary System listings and will provide a full evaluation of their review with recommendations as to those areas needing updating and support through evidence-based medical research. The contractor shall develop a comprehensive plan detailing those research activities necessary and the contractor shall consult with the AHCPR who will actually conduct the evidence-based research. The contractor shall also provide expertise and consultation as necessary to SSA in overseeing the AHCPR. The contractor shall provide a final report and oral presentation. The contractor will need to have credentialsof the highest order to ensure the authority of their research findings and conclusions. The solicitation document contains a detailed description of the research requirements. The estimated period of performance is 18 months. Interested parties may request a copy of solicitation SSA-RFP-98-3539 by mailing a request to Eileen Keating Carnaggio at the above address OR by faxing a request to Eileen Keating Carnaggio, FAX #410- 966-9310. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be issued on or about May 29, 1998 with proposals due 30 days later. Only written requests for the solicitation will be honored. (0132)

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