Health Effects in Chernobyl Cleanup Workers in Ukraine

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Small Business Sources Sought Notice NIH-OD-OALM-SBSS-DivB-06222026-1 Classification Code: AN11- (R&D- MEDICAL: BIOMEDICAL (BASIC RESEARCH) NAICS Code: 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) Title: Health Effects in Chernobyl Cleanup Workers in Ukraine Type of Notice: This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice (SS). This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1)the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are smallbusiness; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses, 8(a)small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; women-owned small businesses; or smalldisadvantaged business; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American IndustryClassification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your response to theinformation requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to thisnotice. The NAICS code for this project is 541715. The small business size standard is 1,000 employees. This Small Business Sources Sought Notice (SBSS) is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses received nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted. The Capability Statements submitted in response to this notice should include an indication of current certified business status; this indication should be clearly marked on the first page of your capability statement (preferably placed under the eligible small business concern’s name and address) as well as the eligible business concern’s name, point of contact, address, and UEI number. Background: Following the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident on April 26, 1986, approximately 150,000 cleanup workers (primarily men) living in Ukraine participated in various recovery activities. Since the accident, these individuals were invited for clinical examinations every two (2) years at the National Research Center for Radiation Medicine, Hematology and Oncology (NRCRMHO) in Kiev, Ukraine. Although a population of Ukrainian cleanup workers has been established for many years, there is no cancer cohort with reliable doses estimated for a range of organs. To resolve major questions about cancer mediators, precancer risks and other diseases following protractive exposure to ionizing radiation The Chernobyl Research Program (CRP) at Radiation Epidemiology Branch (REB), Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), National Cancer...

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