Cancer and Other Health Effects in Ukraine

The contract opportunity involves conducting health effects studies in radiation-exposed populations in Ukraine, specifically focusing on cancer and other health effects following the Chernobyl accident. The contractor will be responsible for providing administrative and financial management, logistical support, and oversight of progress in field work, data/sample collection, data/sample transfer, and analyses. The contract is expected to be awarded on or before April 1, 2024, with an anticipated ordering period from April 2024 to March 2034.

List of services to be provided:

1. Administrative and financial management of the studies.
2. Logistical support for the studies.
3. Oversight of progress in field work.
4. Data/sample collection.
5. Data/sample transfer and analyses.
6. Maintenance of a United States-Ukrainian binational project agreement.
7. Provision of local office staff fluent in English, Ukrainian, and Russian.
8. Project planning and agreement.
9. Procurement of materials and supplies.
10. Management of the shipment of biological samples.
11. Provision of a transition plan.
12. Coordination and integration of all activities.
13. Subject identification, selection, and tracing.
14. Data collection for ongoing and new studies.
15. Data preparation and processing.
16. Radiation dosimetry.
17. Medical screening.
18. Specimen collection with samples.
19. Conducting pilot/feasibility studies.