National Cancer Institute, Research Contracts Branch, CECS 6120 Executive Blvd., EPS/ROOM 620, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7224

A -- A-SUPPORT SERVICES FOR BIOSTATISTICAL AND ANALYTICAL STUDIES SOL NCI-CP-71012-22 DUE 022397 POC Kathryn W. Carr, Contract Specialist, 301-496-8611. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is soliciting proposals for provision of support services required to conduct epidemiologic field studies in the United States and abroad. These field studies will support investigations of cancer etiology and the development of new epidemiologic methods. Support services will include development of liaison with persons at a local or international level whose cooperation is needed for the conduct of a study, development of data management systems appropriate to local conditions, assistance in the design and pilot testing of forms required to conduct field investigations (e.g., interview questionnaires, record-abstracting forms), the hiring, training, and day-to-day supervision of technical personnel (interviewers, record abstractors, other field staff), the actual collection of the required data, the data reduction activities involved in the field investigations (e.g., coding, keying, editing), the preparation of data analysis files that may require summary information based on quantities that vary in a complex way over time, and the management of data flow to ensure orderly delivery of data to NCI. The contractor also will assist NCI in the provision of on-site field supervision and implementation of quality control mechanisms to ensure quality of the field activities and help Branch invesitgators maintain appropriate overall management of the study tasks. An offeror must meet the following mandatory qualification criteria, 1) Demonstrate how the offerer will accomplish the task of attendance at frequent face-to-face discussions between the NCI Project Officer and the Contractor's key personnel, to be held in Rockville, Maryland, in order to monitor and review progress on project activities, and 2) Document the availability of persons for travel, particularly for extended trips to China. The Government anticipates one (1) award for a five (5) year contract. It is anticipated that the RFP package will be available on or about January 14, 1997 with responses due within 45 calendar days after the actual date of issuance of the RFP. This procurement represents a recompetition of N01-CP-40501, the same project being performed by Westat, Incorporated. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the NCI. No collect calls will be accepted. (0324)

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