SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- FAMILY MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD DIABETES
- Notice Date
- 9/25/2002
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Contracts Management Branch 6100 Executive Blvd., Suite 7A07, MSC7510, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7510
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7510
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-NICHD-DESPR-SS-2002-11
- Response Due
- 10/25/2002
- Point of Contact
- Charles Newman, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-435-6960, Fax 301-402-3676, - Karlene Ruddy, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-435-6961, Fax 301-402-3676,
- E-Mail Address
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cn43m@nih.gov, kr29f@nih.gov
- Description
- The National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is considering conducting a study to test the efficacy of an innovative program of clinic-based behavioral interventions on adherence and glycemic control in early and middle adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus. The purpose of this announcement is to request Capability Statements from interested small businesses in order to determine, for planning purposes, whether there are any potential responsible small businesses that have the capability to perform the study. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this study is 541720. Therefore, the small business size status is $6 million in average annual receipts, or less, for the past three years. Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus is a relatively common childhood chronic illness, affecting approximately one child in 600 (LaPorte, Matsushima, & Chang, 1995). The medical regimen for diabetes is complicated and interferes with everyday life, making adherence difficult and often inadequate for achieving good metabolic control (Mortensen et al., 1997). Because the extent of lifelong adherence is associated with long-term health outcomes (DCCT, 1993), improvements in daily adherence during adolescence truly matter. Gradually, early adolescents assume increased responsibility for their regimen at the same time parental involvement declines, but the transition of responsibility from parent to child can be problematic, leading to poor adherence and glycemic control (Allen et al, 1983; Anderson et al., 1990; Anderson et al., 1997; Wysocki et al., 1996). The objectives of the clinic-based behavioral interventions are to (1) enhance youth motivation for adherence with the therapeutic regimen; (2) increase and improve self-regulation and self-management skills; (3) foster appropriate parenting behavior; and (4) promote effective and satisfactory sharing of responsibilities of parents and youths for the diabetic regimen; and (5) facilitate an effective partnership between the family and the health care team (e.g., physicians and diabetes educators). The primary research question is "Does providing motivational and self-management behavioral interventions during early adolescence promote improved adherence and glycemic control?" A sample of early adolescent youth with diabetes and a parent would be recruited to participate in the study. Family members would provide consent to participate and would be informed about the nature of the research and the potential risks and benefits, interviewed upon recruitment, and followed for two years. Parent-child dyads would be randomly assigned to the comparison group or the special intervention group, involving interpersonal and mediated intervention components delivered at the clinic and remotely. Participants would complete computer-based assessments at each clinic visit and would be interviewed at baseline and annually for three years. Outcomes would include attitudes towards diabetes management, parent and child responsibility for diabetes management tasks, parent-child conflict, level of adherence to the diabetes management regimen, and glycemic control (as measured by HbA1c). Interested small businesses that believe they have the capabilities necessary to successfully perform this study may submit a Capability Statement to Mr. Charles Newman, Contracting Officer, at the address provided by 1:00 P.M. EDT on October 25, 2002. Please note that there is no standard form or format for such Capability Statements. However, at a minimum your submission must clearly provide the following information concerning your organization in an organized manner: (1) Experience with randomized behavioral trials involving health care facilities, diabetic youth, and parents, including participant recruitment, informed consent, multiple measures collected repeatedly over time, intervention development, and implementation, and evaluation; (2) Established link with a health care facility that provides care to at least 150 patients ages 10-15 with type 1 diabetes; (3) Experience recruiting and maintaining participation of health care facilities in behavioral research; (4) Experience training and supervising research staff; (5) Experience with computer-based survey administration; (6) Experience developing and conducting behavioral interventions for health promotion with early and middle adolescent youth; (7) Demonstration of financial responsibility and adequate financial resources to perform a contract for this study. Please be advised there is NO solicitation or Request for Proposal(s) associated with this announcement, therefore, contract proposals will not be considered at this time. Additionally, the Government reserves the right to cancel this requirement at any time. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (25-SEP-2002). IT ACTUALLY FIRST APPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 20-NOV-2002. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/NICHD/Reference-Number-NICHD-DESPR-SS-2002-11/listing.html)
- Record
- SN00208689-F 20021122/021120220145 (fbodaily.com)
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