ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL COCAINE TREATMENT MODIFICATIONS IN NON-HUMAN PRIMATES Release Date: August 21, 2002 NOTICE: NOT-DA-03-022 RFP AVAILABLE: N01DA-38831 National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is soliciting proposals from qualified businesses to perform non-human primate pharmacology studies of potential pharmacotherapies for cocaine dependence by evaluating compounds in drug discrimination and self-administration paradigms in non-human primates. Specifically, the contractor tests compounds for: (1) potency in substituting or blocking the discriminative stimulus effects of cocaine and (2) potency for altering cocaine self-administration or the propensity for self-administration in non-human primates. The Contractor is blinded to the identity of proprietary test compounds, the compounds are evaluated in established assays, and the resulting data is utilized by the NIDA's Division of Treatment Research and Development. In order to handle substances under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, it is mandatory that offerors possess a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) research registration for Schedules II through V and demonstrate the capability to obtain a DEA registration for Schedule I Controlled Substances. NIDA anticipates one award for a five-year incrementally funded combination completion/term-type contract for this procurement. Additional quantity options are included. RFP No. N01DA-3-8831 will be available electronically on or about September 3, 2002. You can access the RFP through the FedBizOpps (URL: http://www.fedbizopps.gov) or through the NIDA website (URL: http://www.nida.nih.gov/RFP/RFPList.html). Please note that NIDA uses the streamlined RFP format which includes only the work statement, deliverables, reporting requirements, special requirements, mandatory qualifications, technical evaluation criteria, and other necessary proposal preparation instructions. All information required for the submission of a proposal is contained in or accessible through the streamlined RFP package. Response to the RFP will be due on or about November 4, 2002. NIDA will consider proposals submitted by any responsible offeror. This advertisement does not commit the government to award a contract. See Note 26. Point of Contact: Teneshia G. Alston, Contract Specialist National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH Contracts Management Branch, OPRM 6001 Executive Blvd., Rm. 3105 (NSC) Bethesda, MD 20892-9543 E-mail address: talston@mail.nih.gov TEL: (301) 435-1364 FAX: (301) 443-7595
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