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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 11, 2005 FBO #1293
MODIFICATION

Q -- Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes Support Services

Notice Date

6/9/2005
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

NAICS

541710 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
 

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

N02-CP-61000-04
 

Response Due

7/18/2005
 

Archive Date

8/2/2005
 

Point of Contact

Brian Goodger, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 435-3781, Fax (301) 480-0241, - Sharon Miller, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 435-3783, Fax (301) 480-0241,
 

E-Mail Address

bg136s@.nih.gov, sm103r@nih.gov
 

Description

The Clinical Genetics Branch (CGB), Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is competing a new contract for support services for interdisciplinary studies in clinical cancer genetics targeting families with inherited bone marrow failure syndromes, a model for familial cancer. The contract will establish a mechanism to provide all the services required to conduct a wide variety of family studies and field (case-control and cohort) studies. Although the scientific design and oversight of the activities are the responsibility of the Clinical Genetics Branch professional staff, the major activities of the contract provide: 1) nursing support including contacting family members, explaining the studies, enrolling family members, obtaining clinical information and records, requesting pathology slides for diagnosis confirmation, arranging for family members to be evaluated by CGB investigators in the Cancer Genetics Clinic at the NIH Clinical Center, performing phlebotomy, obtaining other biologic specimens as necessary, arranging and conducting field trips to evaluate family members, verifying information for the family registry database, maintaining tracking systems for data and biologic specimens, developing and providing educational materials for participants, and participating in genetic counseling and risk notification; 2) maintenance of a locked medical record room to which CGB investigators have immediate access; 3) development of coordination and liaison at a local or international level with collaborating investigators or institutions whose cooperation is needed for the conduct of a study; 4) assistance in the design and pilot testing of forms required for field investigations (e.g., questionnaires, abstracting forms, coding forms, manuals for field procedures and other documents); 5) hiring, training and supervision of field personnel (interviewers, abstractors, and others); 6) identification of study subjects, including locating persons at risk of cancer and/or their relatives, selection of controls through such methods as random digit dialing and acquisition of appropriate study population rosters or files; 7) supervision and management of field operations; 8) collecting data (interviewing/record abstraction, biologic specimen collection and processing); 9) data reduction activities (coding, keying, and editing) of data collected into a format suitable for computer analysis; 10) quality control and standardization so that appropriate and valid data result. The maintenance of a secure record room which allows CGB investigators access to the medical records within 15 minutes is a mandatory requirement. There is also a mandatory requirement of the capability of nearly daily face to face meetings with the CGB staff. It is anticipated that one incrementally funded, cost-reimbursement, term type contract will be awarded for a period of five years, with a required total level of effort of 53,000 direct labor hours. It is anticipated that the Request for Proposal (RFP) package will be available on or about May 31, 2005 with responses due within 30 calendar days following the actual date of issuance of the RFP. The RFP may be accessed via the NCI Research Contract Branch (RCB) website: http://rcb.cancer.gov/rcb-internet/ under ?Current Requests for Proposals?. Award of this project is anticipated by January 17, 2005. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the NCI. No collect calls will be accepted.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Bethesda, Maryland

Zip Code: 20892-7196

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00825688-W 20050611/050609211849 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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