SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- Influenza Viral Shedding Among HIV-Infected Persons
- Notice Date
- 4/6/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541720
— Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Procurement and Grants Office (Atlanta), 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, Georgia, 30341-4146
- ZIP Code
- 30341-4146
- Solicitation Number
- BVPR82322
- Archive Date
- 4/21/2010
- Point of Contact
- Betty B Vannoy, Phone: 770-488-2891, Sherrie N. Randall, Phone: 7704882866
- E-Mail Address
-
bbv9@cdc.gov, iom2@cdc.gov
(bbv9@cdc.gov, iom2@cdc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO LIMITED SOURCE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP), Epidemiology Branch (EB), is contemplating the award of four contracts on a limited source basis to Cerner Corporation, Kansas City, MO; Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN; The Miriam Hospital/Lifespan, Providence, RI; and Washington University, St. Louis, MO, for the participation in the sub-study research project entitled, "Influenza Viral Shedding Among HIV-Infected Persons." The study requires the contractors to conduct surveillance for influenza-like illness among their patients, evaluate persons with influenza-like illness for influenza, enroll and consent persons with influenza, and collect data and serial specimens from all participants. Because of the urgent need to be ready to implement this sub-study for the next influenza season, it is most effective and efficient to access the use of the longitudinal patient cohort studied (approximately 700 patients) under the research study entitled, "Study to Understand the Natural History of HIV/AIDS in the Era of Effective Therapy (The "SUN Study")." Furthermore, the SUN study sites have existing infrastructure to collect, store, transport, and analyze the specimens. CDC intends to negotiate this requirement under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 and HHSAR 306.302-1. NAICS code of 541720 is applicable. The anticipated performance period is nine months. Specifically, the Contractors shall perform the following tasks in this project: Task 1.00: Performance of Specific Study-Related Activities Subtask 1.01: Human Subjects Approval Subtask 1.02: Conduct Influenza-like Illness (ILI) Surveillance and Evaluate Persons with (ILI) for Influenza Subtask 1.03: Specimen Collection and Shipping Subtask 1.04: Data Collection Task 2.00: Software License for a Computerized Application for ILI Surveillance Task 3.00: Site Investigator Teleconference Calls Task 4.00: Laboratory Testing for Entire Study Task 5.00: Monthly progress reports All presentations and publications from data analyses under the contracts may be restricted. All data generated under the contracts is the property of CDC. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination to compete this procurement based on a response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties who believe they possess the capabilities to satisfy this requirement should submit a capability statement demonstrating their abilities to meet this requirement. All responses should be received by April 20, 2010 at 10 AM, Eastern Standard Time (EST). All responses must be in writing and can be sent via email to bbv9@cdc.gov or fax to 770-488-2868. No telephone calls will be accepted.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Various, United States
- Record
- SN02113709-W 20100408/100406234902-b7742d99f525d6b3a65c05867d7af56a (fbodaily.com)
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