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R -- SURVEILLANCE, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND END RESULTS PROGRAM EXPANSION SOL N02-PC-05006-24 DUE 032800 POC Curtis R. Foust, Contract Specialist, 301.435.3832 E-MAIL: Curtis R. Foust, cf102x@nih.gov. The Division of Cancer Prevention, Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute seeks to award 3 year contracts pertaining to the expansion of the Surveillance, Epedimiology and End Results (SEER) Program. This project involves collecting and reporting on population-based cancer incidence, treatment and survival. In order to respond to this RFP, the following mandatory criteria must be met: 1. Respondent must document that it is the designated agent to collect data on cancer patients for the specified coverage area. Coverage area refers to a state or combination of states. 2. The population-based registry (or registries) operated by the Respondent must be registry ready, i.e., data from theregistry, or registries, must have been included in the most recent annual publication from the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) which provides average annual cancer incidence rates by state for the time period 1992-1996, or it must be certified by NAACCR as having high quality cancer incidence data for 1996. This information is available at the NAACCR Web site (http://www.naaccr.org). Populations in existing SEER areas cannot be used to meet any of the criteria in determining the eligibility of a responder. It is expected that responders to this RFP will be states. It is possible for states to form a consortium in order to respond to any part of this RFP. The geographic areas do not need to be contiguous. No awards made as part of this procurement will have any affect on existing SEER contracts. The objectives of this procurement are: (A) to expand the geographic coverage of special populations by the SEER Program,There are five parts to this RFP. (1) Hispanics. Minimum desired characteristic of registry/consortium population: at least 250,000 Non-Mexican Hispanics. The definition of Hispanic, i.e. of Spanish/Hispanic origin, is that used by the Bureau of the Census in the Official l990 U.S. Census Form. Non-Mexican refers to being of Spanish/Hispanic origin, and having been born in, or having ancestry from, countries other than Mexico. (2) Residents of Appalachia and other rural areas, especially those of lower socioeconomic classes. Minimum desired characteristics of registry/consortium population: a rural population of at least 900,000 and at least 15 percent of the total population below the poverty level. (3) Rural African Americans. Minimum desired characteristics of registry/consortium population: at least 750,000 African Americans and a rural population of at least 900,000. The percentage of the total population that is African American should be at least 15 percent. (4) American Indians. Minimum desired characteristic of registry/consortium population: at least 45,000 American Indians. The NCI is only interested in obtaining data on the American Indian population in this case. Thus, budgets submitted for only this part should only include the cost of obtaining complete data on the American Indian population in the coverage area. However, cancer registration for the entire population of the coverage area of the responder must meet the mandatory criteria for response stated above. Any successful respondents that are funded under only this part of the RFP will have the same status in the SEER Program as successful respondents to the other parts. (5) Populations with high cancer mortality rates. Minimum desired characteristic of registry/consortium population: the average annual cancer mortality rate for all cancers combined for the time period 1992-96 for all races, both sexes, should be at least 177 per 100,000 age-adjusted to the 1970 US Standard. Populations in existing SEER areas cannot be used in the response to any of the five parts of this RFP. It is possible for states to form a consortium in order to respond to any part of this RFP. If this is done, the total population of the consortium must meet the mandatory criteria for responding to this RFP. The geographic areas do not need to be contiguous. No awards made as part of this procurement will have any affect on existing SEER contracts. It is recognized that many states receive funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to aid in supporting cancer registry operations. An agreement has been made with the CDC that support received from this procurement will not in any way affect a state's eligibility for CDC support, and that the state registry will continue meeting its obligations to the CDC. Future support by the NCI and CDC of registries funded under this procurement will be determined on an individual basis, and will be based on the performance of the contractor. Each part identifies a population for which it is desirable to increase coverage by the SEER Program for the purpose of cancer surveillance. The population sizes and characteristics are to be based on 1990 census definitions. All these items are desired goals, but not mandatory Criteria. (B) to obtain within each geographic area of coverage, data on all newly diagnosed cases of cancer beginning January 1, 2000 forward, (C) to obtain cancer patient survival data on all cases diagnosed 2000 forward, (D) to extend the data base backward in time for as many years as possible, (E) to monitor trends in the incidence of specific forms of cancer, particularly with respect to demographic and social characteristics of the population, (F) to implement procedures including the use of surname lists in conjunction with information obtained from the hospital medical record, to identify cancer patients who are Hispanic, (G) to assess the completeness and accuracy of all data collected, (H) to participate in special studies for cancer control applications research. The Request For Proposal will be available approximately on January 21, 2000. The proposal due date will be March 15, 2000. Requests for this solicitation must reference N02-PC-05006-24. Requests should be E-mailed to Curtis R. Foust at cf102x@nih.gov. If E-mail is unavailable, please fax your request to Mr. Foust at 301.402.8579 or mail to Mr.Foust, Contract Specialist, NCI, RCAB, PCPSS; 6120 Executive Boulevard, Executive Plaza South; Suite 635, Rockville, MD 20892-7226. Posted 01/07/00 (W-SN414131). (0007)

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