SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- The InChianti Follow-up Study
- Notice Date
- 2/11/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Division of Research Acquisition, 6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 6E01, MSC 7540, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7540
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7540
- Solicitation Number
- AG-260-04-04R
- Point of Contact
- Silver Jones, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-496-4487, Fax 301-402-0178,
- E-Mail Address
-
sj12Z@nih.gov
- Description
- The National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, is seeking proposals to conduct a follow-up examination of the InChianti Study cohort. InChianti (Invecchiare in Chianti, aging in the Chianti area) is an innovative epidemiologic study of aging in the Tuscany region of Italy that has been designed to evaluate factors contributing to decline in mobility in late life. The baseline of the study was funded by the Italian Ministry of Health. The first follow-up took place 3 years after the baseline evaluation and was funded by the National Institute on Aging under the umbrella of the Instituto Naszionale di Riposo e Cura degli Anziani (INRCA, National Research Institute) in Ancona, Italy. The purpose this contract action will be to conduct follow-up examinations of the cohort at 6 years and 9 years after the baseline assessments. The follow-up assessments shall be performed on all surviving members of the InChianti cohort. The follow-up will repeat the interview and examination components of the baseline assessment and first follow-up assessments that are relevant to the goals of the follow-up. A six-year, cost-reimbursement type contract is anticipated, with an award made on or about October 1, 2004. The solicitation will be issued on or about February 27, 2004 and will close approximately 2 months after issuance. The solicitation will be posted on this website and at http://ocm.od.nih.gov/drc/rfp.htm. Offerors are responsible for routinely checking these websites for any amendments to the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit a proposal 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.
- Record
- SN00520395-W 20040213/040211212036 (fbodaily.com)
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