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:[email protected].  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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