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A -- NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH CHRONIC MEDICAL ILLNESS SOL N01-SC-07006-30 DUE 011400 POC Elsa B. Carlton, Contracting Officer,phone (301) 435-3811; fax (301)402-6699 WEB: Research Contracts and Acquisition Branch, Current, http://amb.nci.nih.gov/rfp.htm. E-MAIL: Elsa B. Carlton, Contracting Officer, (301) 435-3811, ec39g@nih.gov. ELECTRONIC RFP ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS RFP MAY BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE RESEARCH CONTRACTS AND ACQUISITION BRANCH (RCAB) HOMEPAGE AT http://amb.nci.nih.gov/RFP.htm INTERESTED OFFERORS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DOWNLOADING THEIR OWN COPY OF THE RFP SOLICITATION AND AMENDMENTS. IT IS THE OFFEROR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO MONITOR THE INTERNET SITE FOR THE RELEASE OF THIS SOLICITATION AND AMENDMENTS, IF ANY. The HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch (HAMB), Division of Clinical Science (DCS), National Cancer Institute (NCI), is seeking qualified offerors to perform neuropsychological testing for children and adults with chronic medical illnesses such as cancer and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. This will be accomplished through the use of structured standardized assessments and clinical observations. It is anticipated that each year there will be 15-25 new pediatric and 10-15 new adult patients to be evaluated, in addition to the 99 pediatric and 9 adult patients currently enrolled. Each patient shall be evaluated with a comprehensive evaluation at baseline, which shall be repeated annually and/or at the end of the treatment period. In addition, partial monitoring assessments shall be administered. The contractor shall provide comprehensive, state- of-the-art neuropsychological and behavioral evaluations of pediatric and adult NCI patients with cancer or HIV infection. The nature of the acquisition requires that the contractor have (or provide evidence they can establish prior to contract award) the ability to provide the requested service within 24 hours. The offeror must perform most required assessments and other work at the Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Bethesda, Maryland. Patients will typically be available only for brief inpatient or outpatient stays and assessments or tests must be accomplished within a 24-hour time frame. This procurement represents a recompetition of NO1-SC-71102, the same project being performed by the Medical Illness Counseling Center. The RFP N01-SC-07006-30 will be issued approximately 20 days after publication of this notice. Proposals will be due approximately 45 days after the issue date. No collect calls will be accepted. Posted 11/10/99 (W-SN399787). (0314)

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