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A -- THYROID DOSIMETRY RELATED TO THE CHORNOBYL ACCIDENT SOL NCI-RFQ-00126-NV DUE 062100 POC Debbie Moore, Purchasing Agent 301-402-4509, Gail Zois, Contracting Officer 301-402-4509 The Chornobyl Research Unit (CRU), Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute (NCI), plans to procure the services of MJP Risk Assessment, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID. The CRU is a joint sponsor on two collaborative epidemiological studies, one in Belarus (BY) and one in Ukraine (UA). MJP Risk Assessment shall provide the following services: (1) perform a critical review of the analytical methods used by the scientists in BY, UA, and Russia (RU) to estimate thyroid doses from 131I on the basis of the measurements made after the Chornobyl accident and propose possible improvements; (2) analyze the quality control procedures used to make sure that the adopted methods are correctly implemented; (3) estimate the contributions to the thyroid dose, relative to 131I, or other radionuclides released during the Chornobyl accident, for the children in several regions of UA and BY, and for various scenarios of intake: (A) short-lived radioiodines (132I and 133I) and 132Te; (B) radionuclides other than radioiodines, incorporated into the body; and (C) radionuclides other than radioiodines, deposited on the ground, and giving rise to external irradiation; (4) review the project associated dosimetry work done by the dosimetrists from BY, UA, and RU; and (5) attend meetings in BY and UA related to the activities of this procurement, NCI Project site visits (dosimetry related), NCI/BY/UA/RU Collaborators Dosimetry Meetings, etc. This effort requires that the contractor shall:(1) have experience in working with experimental studies related to the behavior of radioiodines in nuclear reactors and in the environment, in particular, to have participated in dose reconstruction studies in the former Soviet Union; (2) possess experience and expertise in the fields of radiation protection instrumentation, radioecology, and thyroid dosimetry; (3) possess a good understanding of the culture of the people in the geographic areas noted and be able to interact effectively with the scientists, particularly the dosimetrists;(4) be able to travel 5-6 times per calendar year to BY, and UA; and (5) provide own office space, equipment and supplies. MJP Risk Assessment, Inc. is the only source known to the NCI investigator who meets all of the aforementioned needs. It is anticipated that an award of a one year base period with three, one year options will be made. This is not a solicitation for quotes. However, if any interested party believes it can meet these requirements, it may submit a original and one copy of its capability statement to the contracts office by June 21, 2000 at 1:00 PM EDT (local Washington, D.C. time). Information furnished must be in writing and must contain materials in sufficient detail to allow NCI to determine if the party can perform the requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Please contact Debbie Moore at (301)402-4509 for additional information. No Collect calls will be accepted. Posted 06/02/00 (W-SN460738). (0154)

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