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B -- MULTI-DISCIPLINARY INVESTIGATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES OF CANCER SOL N02-CP-11003-38 POC Kim L. Hall, Contract Speciliast, 301-435-3781 E-MAIL: Kim L. Hall, kh175r@nih.gov. The Environmental Epidemiology Branch (EEB), Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program (EBP), National Cancer Institute (NCI) is re-competing a contract to provide assistance with multi-disciplinary investigations of environmental causes of cancer (Contract No. N01-CP-60537 with Westat, Incorporated.) The contract will provide essential support to a number of diverse studies. The contract permits focused preliminary studies, including pilot efforts for larger investigations. Pilot studies are increasingly oriented towards molecular epidemiologic investigations, where uncertainties in specimen collection, processing, measurement or test interpretation need to be resolved prior to full-scale application. Support services provided by the contract include the development of liaison with organizations and individuals at the local, national, or international level whose cooperation is needed for the conduct of the studies; the design and development of forms required to conduct field investigations (interview forms, record-abstracting forms, interviewer manuals, biologic specimen collection manuals, etc.); the hiring, training, and supervision of technical personnel (interviewers, record abstractors, and persons to collect and arrange transport of biologic specimens); the actual collection of the required data; the tracing of individuals, obtaining either a current address or death certificate; and the data reduction activities involved in field investigations (e.g., coding, keying, editing, and a variety of data processing activities). The contractor also must provide field supervision and develop control mechanisms to ensure the quality of activities of all aspects of each study. The solicitation will include one mandatory evaluation criteria: 1) the offeror must demonstrate how it will accomplish the task of attendance at face-to-face discussions, on a nearly daily basis, between the NCI Project Officers and the Project Director in order to monitor and review progress on project activities. It is anticipated that an incrementally-funded, cost-reimbursement, term type contract will be awarded for a five-year period of performance. The estimated level of effort for this contract is 150,000 hours. The anticipated date of the RFP is approximately 15 days from the date of this notice, with responses due 30 days thereafter. All responsible sources meeting these criteria are encouraged to submit an offer and will be considered by the National Cancer Institute. No collect calls will be accepted. Posted 07/07/00 (W-SN472378). (0189)

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