RECOMPETITION OF THE OPERATIONS CENTER FOR THE TERRY BEIRN COMMUNITYPROGRAM FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH ON AIDS NIH GUIDE, Volume 23, Number 1, January 7, 1994 RFP AVAILABLE: NIH-NIAID-DAIDS-95-02 P.T. 04 Keywords: AIDS Community/Outreach Programs National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has a requirement for the continuation of the Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS (CPCRA) Operations Center to work in partnership with a series of CPCRA research units awarded to community-based health organizations. The purpose of the five-year CPCRA Operations Center contract is to: I. Provide scientific collaboration and technical services necessary to establish clinical expertise in the development and maintenance of community-based clinical research; II. Coordinate educational and training activities for CPCRA participants in the areas of protocols. Coordinate the planning, design, implementation and evaluation of educational and training activities and materials designed for CPCRA patients and clinicians in addition to the CPCRA Statistical Center and Clinical Site Monitoring Group staff; III. Develop and maintain a computerized database management information system (MIS) for tracking the receipt, review, development, and status of CPCRA research studies, from concept stage through site registration, protocol implementation, and subsequent amendment if needed; IV. Develop and implement systems to facilitate communications between CPCRA participants. Maintain the existing nationwide electronic mail system using a commercial electronic mail system that is user friendly and cost-effective, provides for the reliable, confidential, and efficient transfer of data and word processing files, and allows users on a NIAID network and users on a FAX network to send mail messages and files to each other; and, V. Provide administrative support for the CPCRA. The CPCRA is a clinical research program involving community physicians and their patients in studies of treatments for HIV. A unique feature of this program is its community-based focus for evaluating the effectiveness of a broad spectrum of therapies and treatment regimens. The CPCRA is comprised of 17 research units, consisting of consortiums of primary care physicians, located in 13 cities across the United States, the CPCRA Operations Center, the CPCRA Statistical Center, and the Clinical Site Monitoring Group. The 17 research units represent significant geographic, racial, and risk group diversity. Through this diversity, the CPCRA extends greater opportunity for participation in clinical research to those persons underrepresented in traditional, university-based HIV-related studies, i.e. women, minorities, and injection drug users. In addition to the above described tasks, crisis situations will frequently demand that meetings with the Contractor be rapidly convened to discuss appropriate plans of action for specific situations. Because of this factor, it is essential that the location of the Contractor's office allows for this needed interaction. This is an announcement for an anticipated Request for Proposals (RFP). The issuance of RFP-NIH-NIAID-DAIDS-95-02 will be available on or about January 5, 1994, and proposals will be due by 4:30 p.m., local time, on March 8, 1994. It is anticipated that one (1) contract will be warded as a result of this solicitation. It is expected that the contract will have a five year period of performance, and a completion cost-reimbursement type contract is anticipated. INQUIRIES Requests for the RFP shall be directed in writing to: Ms. Brenda Velez Contract Management Branch National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Solar Building, Room 3C07 Bethesda, MD 20892 Please provide this office with five self-addressed mailing labels. Telephone inquiries will not be honored, and all inquiries must be in writing. A short-form version of the RFP will be provided first. This includes only the Statement of Work, Reporting Requirements, and the Evaluation Criteria to be used for selection of the award. After examining this, a full-text version of the RFP must be requested, in writing, for those offerors interested in responding. FAX requests are acceptable for full text versions of the RFP only (FAX No. 301- 402-0972). All proposals from responsible sources will be considered by the NIAID. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract. .
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