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A -- NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH CHRONIC MEDICAL ILLNESS (CANCER AND HIV-1 INFECTION) SOL N01-SC-71004-09 DUE 112296 POC Mary Landi O'Leary, Contracting Officer, (301) 496-8611. The Pediatric Branch, Division of Clinical Science (DCS), National Cancer Institute (NCI), is seeking qualified offerors to perform Neuropsychological Testing for Children and Adults with chronic medical illnesses such as Cancer and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. This will be accomplished through the use of structured standardized assessments and clinical observations. It is anticipated that each year there will be 70 new pediatric and 30 new adult patients to be evaluated, in addition to the 250 pediatric and 40 adult patients currently enrolled. Each patient shall be evaluated with a comprehensive evaluation at baseline, which shall be repeated annually and/or at the end of the treatment period. In addition, partial monitoring assessments shall be administered. The contractor shall provide comprehensive, state- of-the-art neuropsychological and behavioral evaluations of pediatric and adult NCI patients with cancer or HIV infection. The nature of the acquisition requires that the contractor have (or provide evidence they can establish prior to contract award) the ability to provide the requested service within 24 hours. The offeror must perform most required assessments and other work at the Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Bethesda, Maryland. Patients will typically be available only for brief inpatient or outpatient stays and assessments or tests must be accomplished within a 24-hour time frame. This procurement represents a recompetition of N01-SC-47002, the same project being performed by the Medical Illness Counseling Center. The RFP N01- SC-71004-09 will be issued approximately 30 days after publication of this notice. Proposals will be due approximately 45 days after the issue date. Collect calls will not be accepted (0242)

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