INTERNATIONAL PATIENT REGISTRY AND REPOSITORY FOR TEMPOROMANDIBULAR MUSCLE AND JOINT DISORDERS' (TMJDs) NATURAL HISTORY RELEASE DATE: December 19, 2002 NOTICE: NOT-DE-03-003 National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) (http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/) RFP/BAA: BAA-DR-04-06 Letter of Intent Receipt Date: March 25, 2003 Proposal Receipt Date: April 25, 2003 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is interested in establishing an International Patient Registry and Repository for Temporomandibular Muscle and Joint Disorders' (TMJDs) Natural History. As part of this, the NIDCR plans to issue a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) that will include the following technical objectives: A) design and implement an International Patient Registry and Repository for TMJDs' Natural History; B) develop a set of standardized inclusion and exclusion criteria for TMJDs that will be used for the purpose of enrolling individuals at high risk of developing these disorders in the registry and to follow them prospectively; C) collect, process, and store participants' clinical data and specimens; and D) provide these resources to researchers who are interested in basic and clinical studies of these disorders. It is expected that proposals with a wide variety of technical and scientific approaches will be submitted. This is not a request for proposals. It is anticipated that the BAA-DR-04-06 will be available at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/funding/index.htm on or about January 3, 2003. For further information contact Kristiane E. Cooper, Contracting Officer, Contract Operations Branch, telephone number 301/402- 6462, Email: mailto:kc116y@nih.gov. It is anticipated that one (1) cost- reimbursement, completion type contract will be awarded for a period of five years. The anticipated award date is February 1, 2004.
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