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B -- SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE STUDY OF THE CALIFORNIA CEREBRAL PALSY PROJECT SOL RFQ90112-NS DUE 062899 POC Patricia Haun, Purchasing Agent, 301-402-4509 The National Cancer Institute (NCI), on behalf of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), Neuroepidemiology Branch, plans to procure the services of March of Dimes in California, 3031 F. St., #100, Sacramento, Ca 95816. The support services are needed for the study of the California Cerebral Palsy Project. Background: The Neuroepidemiology Branch has been investigating the etiology and mechanisms of disease in cerebral palsy, in cooperation with the March of Dimes/California Birth Defects Monitoring Program Cerebral Palsy Project. The objective of the studies is to identify and conduct case-control studies in children with moderate or severe congential palsy. Requirement: The Contractor shall provide the necessary facilities, personnel, supplies and supervision required to the NINDS with support services for the California Cerebral Palsy Project. The project has been ongoing and in order to continue the analyses of data the contractor shall be responsible for: 1) Preparing written reports on the newborn screening blood spots pulled and submitted to the laboratory for analysis; 2) Linking the California Cerebral Palsy Project data bases with Newborn Screening data on children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and control children, including file management and documentation; 3) Conducting basic analyses of association between newborn screening thyroid values and risk of CP among very low birth weight (VLBW) babies; 4) Preparing written reports on final results to be used as a basis for published articles including creating, managing, and documenting analytic files of data on VLBW babies with CP and control babies to examine the role of maternal infection and risk of CP in VLBW babies; 5) Conducting basic analyses of the association between maternal infection and risk of CP in VLBW babies; 6) Providing a research assistant to work with the Project Manager/Epidemiologist in preparing written reports on the results which will serve as a basis for published articles. Since the March of dimes has rights to the data under these ongoing studies and changes to the studies may affect the integrity of the data, the March of Dimes is the only known source to NCI that can meet the above requirements. This is not a request for competitive quote. However, if any interested party believes it can meet the above specifications, it may submit a capability statement. Information furnished must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NCI to determine if the party can perform the requirement. Capability statements must be received in the contracting office by 3:00 p.m. EST, on June 28, 1999. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Posted 06/09/99 (W-SN340792). (0160)

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