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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 14, 2004 FBO #0992
SOLICITATION NOTICE

B -- Medical Radiatin Dosimetry for Epidemiologic Studies of Second Cancers

Notice Date

8/12/2004
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541990 — All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Research Contracts Br., 6120 Executive Blvd. EPS Suite 600, Rockville, MD, 20852
 

ZIP Code

20852
 

Solicitation Number

NCI-40138-NG
 

Response Due

8/27/2004
 

Archive Date

9/11/2004
 

Point of Contact

Malinda Holdcraft, Purchasing Agent, Phone (301) 402-4509, Fax (301) 402-4513, - Renita Smith, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-496-8612, Fax 301-480-0241,
 

E-Mail Address

holdcram@exchange.nih.gov, rs442i@nih.gov
 

Description

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), Radiation Epidemiology Branch (REB), plans to procure services on a sole source basis for Medical Radiation Dosimetry for Epidemiologic Studies of Second Cancers with the University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030-4009. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 541990 and the business size standard is $6M. The supplies and services herein are being procured in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures authorized by FAR Part 13. The Radiation Epidemiology Branch (REB) seeks to describe and quantify the risk of cancer in populations exposed to ionizing radiation. To do so requires that organ or tissue doses for large numbers of exposed individuals be estimated with a moderate to high degree of precision. Accurate estimates of organ-specific radiation dose in individual study subjects are important for estimating dose-response relationships, evaluating joint effects of radiation and other factors, comparing results between studies, and deciding whether a proposed new study will have the statistical power to be informative. The REB has worked closely with extramural radiation physicists to develop a program of physical dosimetry for more than 25 epidemiologic studies. The primary aim of this procurement will be to provide medical dosimetry, for epidemiologic studies of second cancers in children and adults. The primary objective of this contract is to provide the REB with accurate estimates of radiation dose to specific organs, or sites within organs, following medical exposure to ionizing radiation for studies of the risk of radiation-related second cancers. The contractor will work directly with the lead investigator to determine the specific requirements for this study based on the study objectives and hypotheses. Medical physicists will compute radiation doses to the site of the second cancer and to a comparable site in the controls. Dosimetry calculations will incorporate individual data such as age at exposure, weight, height, shielding and machine leakage, and scatter parameters as in previous studies. The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is the only source known to the NCI that can provide the services required. The proposed investigator, Dr. Marilyn Stovall, has been closely involved in conducting the dosimetry component of this study of second gastrointestinal cancers in adults and second cancers of the breast and thyroid following radiotherapy for a variety of first cancers in children. Dr. Stovall has worked with NCI on the types of dosimetry data to be collected, designed the data collection forms and estimated preliminary doses to various organs for both of these studies. It is critical for Dr. Stovall to continue to work on the dosimetry component for these studies in order to insure the consistency and validity of dosimetry results for both of these important studies. She has been working with the Radiation Epidemiology Branch for the past 25 years to provide dosimetry for at least 30 studies of second cancers related to radiotherapy. This is not a request for competitive quotation. However, if any interested party believes it can perform the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities and any other furnished information must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NCI to determine if the party can perform this requirement. Capability statements must be received in the contracting office by 1:00 PM EST, August 27, 2004. If you have questions, they must be submitted in writing to Malinda Holdcraft, Purchasing Agent, at holdcram@exchange.nih.gov or by fax 301-402-4513. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement 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. No collect calls will be accepted. Solicitation number NCI-40138-NG must be stated on all correspondence.
 

Place of Performance

Address: NIH

Zip Code: 20892

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00642295-W 20040814/040812211819 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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