R -- PROVIDE LABORATORY TESTING FOR PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN (PSA) FOR THE NHANES 2001+ SERUM SAMPLES FROM MEN AGE 40 YEARS AND ABOVE

Notice Date

February 7, 2001

Contracting Office

DHHS, PSC, DAM, GAB, Room 5-101, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857

ZIP Code

20857

Point of Contact

Joseph Pirrone, Supv. Contracting Officer 301-443-8826 or Nora Tyson, Contract Spec. 301-443-8826

E-Mail Address

PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER (JPIRRONE@PSC.GOV OR NTYSON@PSC.GOV)

Description

The Agency for National CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS, CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL, THROUGH THE PROGRAM CENTER, GENERAL ACQUISITIONS BRANCH, PLANS TO AWARD A 12 MONTH SOLE SOURCE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. THE ANTICIPATED DATE OF AWARD IS FEBRUARY 20, 2001. BACKGROUND: NHANES IS A YEARLY CONTINUOUS SURVEY OF THE U.S. CIVILIAN NON-INSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION. EACH YEAR RESEARCHERS CAN PROPOSE NEW COMPONENTS OR LABORATORY TESTS TO BE ADDED TO THE SURVEY TO BETTER MONITOR THE NATIONS HEALTH OR TO ADDRESS IMPORTANT PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS. IN 2000 THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION & HEALTH PROMOTION PROPOSED AND PSA TESTING BE PERFORMED ON SERUM SAMPLES FROM MALE PARTICIPANTS AGE 40 YEARS AND ABOVE. THIS ASSESSMENT WILL PROVIDE A NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF THIS SCROLOGIC INDICATOR OF PROSTATE DISEASE. OBJECTIVE: TO PROVIDE LABORATORY TESTING OF SERUM SPECIMENS FROM MALE PARTICIPANTS IN NHANES 2001 + AGED 40 YEARS AND ABOVE FOR TOTAL AND FREE PSA USING THE TANDEM PSA ASSAY MANUFACTURED BY HYBRITECH. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THERE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 800 SAMPLES A YEAR ELIGIBLE FOR TESTING. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL SEND THE TEST RESULTS ELECTRONICALLY BACK TO WESTAT, THE NHANES 2001 + DATA COLLECTION CONTRACTOR WITHIN THREE WEEKS OF RECEIPT TO RESULTS CAN BE GIVEN TO PARTICIPANTS IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO PROVIDE QUALITY CONTROL DATA FOR THE ASSAYS ON THE ASSAYS ON A QUARTERLY REPORT THEY ALREADY PROVIDE TO NCHS ON THE ASSAYS THEY ARE CURRENTLY DOING FOR THE SURVEY. SCOPE OF WORK: THE CONTRACT SHALL: A. RECEIVE AND TEST SERA FROM NHANES 2001+ MALE PARTICIPANTS AGED 40 YEARS AND ABOVE OF TOTAL AND FREE PSA USING TANDEM PSA ASSAY MANUFACTURED BY HYBRITECH. B. TRANSMIT THE RESULTS OF THESE TESTS BACK TO WESTAT WITHIN THREE WEEKS OF RECEIPT IN AN ELECTRONIC FORMAT AGREED UPON BY NCHS, WESTAT AND THE CONTRACTOR. C. MAINTAIN QUALITY CONTROL DATA FOR THE ASSAYS AND TRANSMIT THIS TO WESTAT ON A QUARTERLY BASIS ALONG WITH ANY DISCUSSION OF ISSUES WITH THE ASSAY IN THE QUARTERLY REPORT SENT TO NCHS. D. SEND THE SERUM SPECIMENS BACK THE NHANES SPECIMEN BANK AT MCKESSON BIOSERVICES IN GAITHERSBURG AT LEAST ON A YEARLY BASIS. SHIPPING LABELS FOR THIS WILL BE PROVIDED BY NCHS. THE PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION IS FOR SERVICES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE SOURCE UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.302. INTERESTED PERSONS MAY IDENTIFY THEIR INTEREST BY RESPONDING TO THE REQUIREMENT WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO COMPETE THIS PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT NORA TYSON IN RM. 5C-03, PARKLAWN BUILDING, 5600 FISHERS LANE, ROCKVILLE, MD. 20857 OR ON 301-443-8826.

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010209/RSOL012.HTM (W-038 SN50C9U9)