SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Modeling the Impact of Future Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy in LMIC
- Notice Date
- 8/17/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 621512
— Diagnostic Imaging Centers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Blvd., EPS Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- NCI-90165-MM
- Archive Date
- 9/16/2009
- Point of Contact
- Melissa P Marino, Phone: 301-402-4509, Caren N Rasmussen, Phone: (301) 402-4509
- E-Mail Address
-
marinome@mail.nih.gov, cr214i@nih.gov
(marinome@mail.nih.gov, cr214i@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), Behavioral Research Program (BRP), plans to procure on a sole source basis with Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 11720 Beltsville Drive, Suite 900, Calverton, MD 20705 services for modeling the impact of future cigarette smoking during pregnancy in low- and middle income countries (LMIC). The North American Industry Classification System Code is 541720 and the business size standard in $7.0M. This acquisition will be processed in accordance with simplified acquisition procedures as stated in FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(1). Averting an increase in the prevalence of cigarette smoking among women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is widely recognized as an important public health opportunity. The prevalence of smoking among women in the developing world has historically been low, but there is evidence that it is rising. If the prevalence of cigarette smoking grows, this is highly likely to result in increased numbers of women who smoke cigarettes during pregnancy. Smoking during pregnancy poses a significant immediate health risk to infant and child health outcomes, is highly likely to expose infants and children to secondhand smoke (SHS), and serve as role models for older children's future use of tobacco products. Modern simulation modeling methods may be useful to provide preliminary projections of the increased burden of increased maternal tobacco use on maternal, infant and child health. Such projections would be useful for public health officials, as they design and implement tobacco control and prevention programs. The purpose of this contract is to explore the potential utility of modern simulation modeling methods to understand the potential future burden of increased tobacco use by women on maternal and child health outcomes. The contractor shall use a pre-existing simulation model (SimSmoke) to develop a prototype model for understanding the health impact of increased smoked tobacco use by pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) on maternal, infant, and child health outcomes. The contractor shall ensure that the model focuses on maternal health outcomes, using the best available evidence of prevalence rates for women of reproductive age, and considering those tobacco related health effects for which there is strong causal evidence, and for which evidence is suggestive. The contractor shall ensure that the model considers the impact on future mortality if female smokers were to permanently quit using tobacco during or soon after pregnancy. Additionally, the contractor shall ensure that the model focuses on infant and child health outcomes, using tobacco related health effects for which there is strong causal evidence, and for which evidence is suggestive. The contractor shall ensure that the proposed model relies wherever possible on meta-analyses or structured literature reviews to determine which health outcomes are considered to have strong causal evidence, and which suggestive evidence. Pacific Institute for Research & Evaluation (PIRE) is the developer of SimSmoke, a tobacco control simulation model that projects smoking rates and deaths attributable to smoking, and examines the effects of interventions on these outcomes. PIRE has extensive experience with simulation modeling both in the U.S. and internationally, including in low- and middle-income countries. Most recently, the PIRE completed a project developing SimSmoke simulation models for 15 low- and middle-income countries, as well as 3 high-income countries, which together comprise more than 70% of the world's population. SimSmoke is the only tobacco control simulation model that has been developed to provide projections of tobacco use and morbidity and mortality for low- and middle-income countries. The staff of PIRE have published numerous analyses in the peer-reviewed literature, using SimSmoke to provide public health practitioners, in the U.S. and abroad, with information on projected tobacco control outcomes. Additionally, SimSmoke tracks detailed information on quitting behaviors and initiation behaviors, and is the only model that considers all of the major tobacco control policies. Due to its proprietorship of this module, PIRE is the only entity authorized to make substantive changes needed to the module, making PIRE uniquely qualified to perform this work. No other comparable tobacco control and prevention simulation model is known to exist. This is not a request for competitive quotation. However, if any interested party believes it can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities and any other information furnished must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the researcher to determine if the party can perform this requirement. An original and one copy of the capability statement must be received in the contracting office on or before 11:00 am ET on September 1, 2009 to Melissa Marino, Contract Specialist. All questions must be in writing and can be faxed to 301-402-4513 or sent via email to marinome@mail.nih.gov. It is the vendor's responsibility to ensure questions have been received. 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. In order to receive an award, contractors must be registered in and have valid certifications in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), www.ccr.gov and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) www.orca.bpn.gov. Please reference NCI-90165-MM on all correspondence.
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