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A -- RETROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION SOL HCFA_98-008/db POC Dave Barbato, Contract Specialist (410)-786-5145 The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) is seeking to contract with a qualified small business firm which is also a qualified health research organization to evaluate health outcomes and cost effectiveness of lifestyle modification programs for people with coronary artery disease (CAD). This project, the Retrospective Evaluation of Lifestyle Modification (RELM) Project, will be conducted over 30 months. The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) expects the awardee to participate in the design of the RELM Project and coordinate all aspects of the evaluation. The RELM Project is a nonconcurrent cohort study of the cost-effectiveness of risk factor modification programs for patients with demonstrated CAD. HCFA will study patients with a prespecified level of coronary artery occlusion who have participated in a formal lifestyle modification program compared with nonparticipants having comparable demographic characteristics and illness severity. HCFA would like to evaluate a variety of lifestyle modification programs currently operating the United States to determine if this service would be of benefit to the Medicare population. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 8732. Requests for the RFP must be in writing and must be received by the above office within 15 days of this notice. No telephone requests will be honored. The RFP will be available on a first come first serve basis until supply is exhausted. See numbered Note 1. (0112)

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