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A -- FOLLOW-UP OF THE MULTIMODAL TREATMENT STUDY OF CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (MTA) SOL NIMH-00-DS-0004 DUE 062600 POC Contracting Officer, Robert D. Barnie, (301)443-2696 WEB: Request for Proposal, http://www.nimh.nih.gov. E-MAIL: Robert D. Barnie, rb245s@nih.gov. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) intends to make sole source awards to continue an ongoing Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (MTA). The NIMH plans to award a 5 year cost-reimbursement contract with a two year option to each of the following clinical sites making up the MTA Group: NYU Child Study Center, NY, NY; Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; New York State Psychiatric Institute, NY, NY; University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; University of Pittsburgh, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA; University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA; and McGill University, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Because this is a multi-site study, offerors are to develop and submit only one technical proposal that describes the work to be conducted at all sites with separate sections on personnel and resources that are specific to each site. In addition, each site shall submit a separate business proposal specific to its site. The initial study was funded through Cooperative Agreements that were competitively awarded to the clinical sites indicated above. A major gap in our knowledge of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the lack of adequate data on the long-term effects that ADHD treatments have on children. The initial MTA study sample offers a unique opportunity to follow-up, over time, on children with ADHD who received different treatment modalities. The proposed follow-up study will explore the long-term impact of treatment on variables such as incidence of psychopathology, substance use and abuse, antisocial behavior and academic achievement as well as the utilization of mental health and medical services. The applicable statutory authority is 41U.S.C. 253(c)(1), as set forth in FAR 6.302-1. Inherent duplication of cost to the Government and unacceptable delays in completing the study make competition unfeasible for this follow-up Phase. Request for Proposal (RFP) No. NIMH-00-DS-0004 will be available on or about April 28, 2000 and receipt of proposals will be due on or about June 26, 2000. The RFP may only be accessed electronically through the NIMH Homepage at http://www.nimh.nih.gov. First click on Funding Opportunities, then click on Contracts and scroll down to the RFP Number. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract. See Number Note 22. Posted 04/12/00 (W-SN444135). (0103)

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