RESEARCH-GRADE CRANBERRY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Release Date: March 5, 2002 NOTICE: NOT-CA-02-014 National Cancer Institute (NCI) (http://www.nci.nih.gov/) The National Institutes of Health (NIH - http://www.nih.gov/), National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM - http://nccam.nih.gov/) seeks a Contractor to develop standardized products for cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) (1) juice cocktail, (2) concentrate, and (3) encapsulated powders, and their matching placebos. These products will be used in NIH-supported research grants. It is important that the cranberry products for NIH-supported research be of a high quality. The NCCAM's plans for research on cranberry include award of (1) this Contract for development and production of research-grade cranberry products and placebos and (2) subsequent grants for basic and clinical research on the role of cranberry in the prevention and treatment of urinary tract infections (UTI), other infections, and other conditions for which there is credible evidence of efficacy. Award of the Contract for cranberry product development is the first step in the overall program. The Contractor shall support the preparation, characterization, standardization, and maintenance of a supply of research-grade cranberry products and matching placebos with concomitant quality control and quality assurance. The Contractor shall provide adequate information about the source, collection, storage, processing, extraction and purification process, formulation, stability, and safety of the products in order to meet Food and Drug Administration requirements for the filing of Investigational New Drug applications. The Contractor shall be responsible for producing, labeling, packaging, storing, inventorying and distributing two batches of the cranberry products and placebos to the grantees. Provision of products to grantees means that the Contractor shall scale up from developing research-grade materials to the manufacture of larger quantities of the product. The detailed Request for Proposal Announcement (RFP: N01-AT-21011-64) is available on the web site of the Research Contracts and Acquisition Branch, NCI at: http://rcb.nci.nih.gov/appl/rfp/published_rfps.jsp with instructions for submission of proposals and evaluation criteria. INQUIRIES For further information, contact: James Carder Contract Specialist Phone (301) 435-3776 (No collect calls will be accepted.) Email address: carderj@mail.nih.gov Fax (301) 480-0241.
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