A -- DATA COORDINATING CENTER FOR THE OSTEOARTHRITIS INITIATIVE

Notice Date

July 16, 2001

Contracting Office

National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Natcher Building, Room 5AS-13A, 45 Center Drive, MSC 6500, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-6500

ZIP Code

20892-6500

Solicitation Number

NIH-NIAMS-02-02

Response Due

November 7, 2001

Point of Contact

Eileen Webster-Cissel, Contracting Officer, 301/594-2543

E-Mail Address

Eileen Webster-Cissel (ew52c@nih.gov)

Description

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, is seeking proposals for a multi-center, longitudinal, prospective, population-based study of knee osteoarthritis (OA) to develop a public domain research resource. The purpose of this resource is to facilitate the scientific evaluation of biomarkers for osteoarthritis (OA) as potential surrogate endpoints for disease onset and progression. This Request for Proposals is to solicit the individual Clinical Centers that will be enrolling subjects and collecting data. The objectives of each Clinical Center are to: 1) cooperate with the Data Coordinating Center in implementing the overall Osteoarthritis Initiative; and 2) recruit, enroll and follow for 4 years individuals from the general population, over the age of 50 at high risk for the development of osteoarthritis (i.e., obesity, previous knee injury, low grade knee pain, an abnormal gait, etc.). It is intended that minorities and women will be represented in proportions similar to those found in the U.S. population over the age of 50. Each Clinical Center will recruit 1000-1250 individuals for study. It is anticipated that four to six cost reimbursement contract awards will be made for a period of seven years beginning on or about July 15, 2002. The solicitation NIH-NIAMS-02-03 will be available electronically on or about fifteen days from the date of this notice and may be accessed through the Internet at the following address: http://www.nih.gov/niams/grants/rfp/rfplist.htm . Proposals will be due on or about November 7, 2001. Offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments and for routinely checking the Internet site for any possible solicitation amendments that may be issued by the Government. All responsible sources may submit proposals which will be considered by the Government. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541710. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract.*****

Web Link

NIH-NIAMS-02-02 (http://www.nih.gov/niams/grants/rfp/rfplist.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010718/ASOL002.HTM (W-197 SN50R9K0)