A -- THE EFFECTS OF REMAINING HAIR CELLS ON COCHLEAR IMPLANT FUNCTION

Notice Date

July 26, 2001

Contracting Office

National Institutes of Health, Division of Research Aquisitions, OLAO/OA/OD, 6100 Executive Blvd., MSC 7540, Room 6E01, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7540

ZIP Code

20892-7540

Solicitation Number

NIH-DC-01-11

Point of Contact

John P. DeCenzo, Contracting Officer; Telephone: 301/496-4487

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the Contracting Officer. (jd93o@nih.gov)

Description

The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, is soliciting proposals to further understand the effects of remaining hair cells on the activation of auditory nerve fibers by cochlear electrodes and to control these effects for optimum cochlear implant function. This research is designed to answer the following questions: 1. Does the presence of hair cells help to reduce the synchronous firing of auditory nerve fibers by electrical stimulation and can this effect be optimized to make their firing more stochastic? 2. What role does acoustic activation of remaining hair cells have on the patterns of activation of auditory nerve fibers? 3. If remaining hair cells also have negative effects on cochlear implant function, how can these effects be reduced or eliminated without affecting positive attributes? The solicitation is scheduled to be issued on or about August 15, 2001. Proposals will be due sixty days after the date of issuance of the solicitation. THE SOLICITATION WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE: http://ocm.od.nih.gov/drc/rfp.htm. NO HARD COPIES WILL BE PROVIDED. OFFERORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ROUTINELY CHECKING THE WEB SITE FOR ANY AMENDMENTS THAT MAY BE ISSUED. INDIVIDUAL NOTIFICATION OF AMENDMENTS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Government. See Numbered Note 26. *****

Web Link

Click here to download a copy of the solicitation. (http://ocm.od.nih.gov/drc/rfp.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010730/ASOL005.HTM (W-207 SN50T0Z1)