Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Contracts Management Staff, Executive Office Center, Suite 601, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Rockville, MD 20852

A -- UPDATE OF THE SMOKING CESSATION CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE SOL AHCPR-98-0015 POC Sharon Williams, 301-594-1445, ext. 1174 The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) intends to award a sole source contract to the University of Wisconsin Medical School, Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (CTRI), Madison, Wisconsin 53706. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirement. AHCPR requires an organization that is capable of performing a full range of methodological and technical activities necessary for updating the Smoking Cessation guideline, including: performing scientific literature reviews on research published since January 1995; synthesizing the evidence; performing decision analysis; meta-analysis and cost and cost-effectiveness analysis; obtaining peer review; and writing and editing the updated guideline. Since the release of the original guideline, CTRI has maintained and expanded its unique database of more than 3,000 references. This unique database, combined with the smoking cessation analytic experience and capacity housed within CTRI, provides a unique source to satisfy AHCPR's requirements to update this guideline. The period of performance for this effort will be approximately one year. The estimated issuance date of RFP AHCPR-98-0015 is August 10, 1998, with proposals due approximately 30 calendar days thereafter. Requests for copies of the solicitation shall be forwarded to the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Attention: Sharon Williams, Contracts Management Staff, Suite 601, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Telephone requests will not be honored; all requests must be in writing. Faxed requests may be sent to 301-443-7523. See Numbered Note 22. Posted 07/22/98 (W-SN226977). (0203)

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