A -- MAINTENANCE OF CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES NAME AND ADDRESS DATA FILES

Notice Date

February 21, 2001

Contracting Office

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Contracts Management Branch, 6100 Bldg., Suite 7A07, 6100- Executive Blvd MSC 7510, Bethesda, MD 20892-7510

ZIP Code

20892-7510

Solicitation Number

HD-01-005

Point of Contact

Mya Nwe Hlaing, COntracting Officer, Contracts Management Branch, NICHD, (301) 435-6958

E-Mail Address

Contact the NICHD Contracting Officer (nichdcmb@mail.nih.gov)

Description

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) plans to extend the current contract with the Public Health Institute, Berkeley, California, using other than full and open competition for a Maintenance of Child Health and Development Studies Name and Address Data Files. The determination to use other than full and open competition was made in accordance with 41 USC 253 (c)(1) and is based upon the following factors: 1) The Public Health Institute was awarded a contract in 1996 as a follow-on contract NO1-HD-6-3258 under the same title. The current contractor Public Health Institute maintains the name and address data files of the Child Health and Development Studies(CHDS) and provides a service to investigators in contacting and maintaining confidentiality of the subjects in the Child Health and Human Development Studies who are known to the contractor. 2) The Contract to the Public Health Institute is designed to maintain the CHDS name and address files in a manner that preserves patient confidentiality while enabling investigators to pursue new research questions in this uniquely well characterized population of subjects. The proposed extension will take another five years. The current contractor possesses unique capabilities to maintain these data files. The current principal investigator and associates participated in developing the extensive CHDS data files that are currently being maintained, augmented, and linked to other registries in California. (See Numbered Note 22). An organization capable of performing this task without a costly and significant break in work should submit a statement of capabilities with documentation supporting its ability to meet the Government's requirements as described above. The purpose of this synopsis is to determine whether there are other sources with the requisite qualifications to perform the work described above. Capability statements should be submitted within 45 days of the publication of this synopsis to: Mya N. Hlaing, Contracting Officer, CMB, NICHD, 6100 Executive Blvd., Suite 7A-07, MSC 7510, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7510

Web Link

NICHD Contracts Office (www.nih.gov)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010223/ASOL012.HTM (W-052 SN50E1T2)