A -- BAA FOR TRANSLATIONAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE RESEARCH CONSORTIA

Notice Date

October 16, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7902

ZIP Code

20892-7902

Solicitation Number

BAA-HC-02-07

Response Due

March 3, 2002

Point of Contact

Eve Schaefer, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 435-0345, Fax (301) 480-3430, Email es204n@nih.gov

Description

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is issuing a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to stimulate the application of basic behavioral sciences to the development of novel approaches for changing behavioral risk factors for heart, lung, blood, and sleep diseases and disorders. It is intended to encourage the formation of research consortia in which interdisciplinary teams of basic and applied social scientists conduct independent but coordinated studies pursuing common objectives. In some cases these teams will involve basic behavioral scientists who have not previously applied their findings to a particular disease or disorder. The studies within each set of coordinated projects, or consortia, will involve: 1) basic research aimed at developing and testing evidence-based theories from the behavioral or social sciences concerning cognitive, affective, motivational, developmental and other factors and processes underlying human behavior, and 2) applied, clinical research in which the knowledge gained from the applicable basic behavioral science studies would be used to develop and test methods to encourage adoption and maintenance of healthy lifestyle, manage behavioral risk factors for heart, lung, and blood diseases and sleep disorders, or other applications in preventive or clinical medicine. It is expected that proposals with a wide variety of technical and scientific approaches will be submitted and that multiple awards will be made. This BAA is authorized by FAR 6.102(d)(2). BAA HC-02-07, which contains detailed information on preparing the technical and business proposals, the technical evaluation criteria, and additional background for this announcement can be obtained on or about October 31, 2002, from the NIH website at the following Internet address: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/funding/inits/index.htm . Proposals will be reviewed in accordance with the peer review process. The proposal due date is March 3, 2002, 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The NHLBI encourages the participation of all interested offerors capable of satisfying the Government's need.

Web Link

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