NIH Guide: CENTRAL LIPID LABORATORY FOR NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION SURVEY IV (NHANES IV)


NOTICES OF AVAILABILITY (RFPs/RFAs/PAs) 

CENTRAL LIPID LABORATORY FOR NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION SURVEY IV
(NHANES IV) 

NIH GUIDE, Volume 26, Number 32, September 26, 1997 

RFP AVAILABLE: NHLBI-HV-97-09 

P.T. 

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) in cooperation
with the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is soliciting
proposals for the establishment of a Central Lipid Laboratory in support
of the NCHS National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES IV). The NHANES
IV will involve the study of a sample population of 40,000 adults and
children. The Central Lipid Laboratory will: (1) be required to be CDC
standardized for lipid measurements, (2) accurately measure total
cholesterol and HDL cholesterol for the entire NHANES IV sample
population, (3) accurately measure triglycerides for the fasting NHANES
IV population, and (4) deliver the results to NCHS. The results will be
used by NCHS in its NHANES IV program to monitor current lipid levels in
the United States and to determine national trends in cholesterol and
other lipid values by comparing the values collected in the NHANES IV
with corresponding data gathered in previous surveys. The work of the
Central Lipid Laboratory will be conducted in three phases. In Phase I
(5 months), the Central Lipid Laboratory will measure lipid levels in
about 250 samples collected over 1-2 months and prepare a Central Lipid
Laboratory manual of operations for the study. In Phase II (6 years) the
Central Lipid Laboratory will measure total cholesterol and HDL
cholesterol in 22,200 samples with triglyceride measurement in half
(11,100)of the samples. In Phase III (7 months) the Central Lipid
Laboratory will assay any remaining samples or repeat measurements as
required. In addition, the Central Lipid Laboratory will work with NHLBI
and NCHS in preparation of journal articles to disseminate the lipid
results as well as the national trends. 

This is not an RFP. RFP NHLBI-HV-97-09 will be available on or about
October 1, 1997, with proposals due on or about November 24, 1997. SICC
is 8071. Award of a contract for this study will be made only to
offerors located in the United States of America. The RFP will be
available on the NIH RFP Directory. All information required to submit an offer 
is in the electronic RFP package. 

INQUIRIES 

Organization unable to access RFP online may request a hard copy version
by submitting a written request, citing "RFP NHLBI-HV-97-09," to: 

Douglas W. Frye HLVD Contracts Section National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7902 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone:
(301) 435-0340 FAX: (301) 480-3338

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