A -- United States Renal Data System - Coordinating Center

The National Institute of Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, plans to negotiate a 26-month extension for the United States Renal Data System Coordinating Center contract held by the Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation. This extension will shift the contract's end date from August 15, 2004, to October 29, 2006. The purpose of this extension is to align the conclusion of the Coordinating Center’s contract with those of the four Special Studies Centers involved in the Comprehensive Dialysis Study (CDS), ensuring synchronized completion of all related contracts. Under the contract, the USRDS Coordinating Center is responsible for obtaining national and regional samples for the CDS, as well as providing baseline data from the existing USRDS database. Because the CDS is a collaborative effort between the Coordinating Center and the Special Studies Centers, it is essential that their periods of performance coincide. The contract extension will be negotiated under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation clause related to changes in cost reimbursement contracts, specifically FAR Clause 52.243-2, Alternate V. This modification aims to facilitate the successful completion of the CDS by coordinating contract timelines across all involved entities.