D -- Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET)

The Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) intends to enter into negotiations with Cornerstone Systems Northwest for the purpose of receiving support and utilizations examples for the centralized web-based collaborative application that has been established (known as the CISNET Collaborative Knowledge Base). In September of 2000, the National Cancer Institute funded consortium of simulation modeling groups began the important work of building simulation models to study the impact of cancer control interventions on population and future trends as well as optimal cancer control strategies. The Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET) is a diverse group involving members from over a dozen different organizations at multiple sites around the world. The contractor shall work with the CISNET member groups assisting them to maintain their model profiles and publish them to the collaborative knowledge base for sharing among all members. The current user-base includes seventeen CISNET member groups as well as a number of anticipated CISNET "affiliate" groups. It is critical that the CISNET modelers be given professional guidance in establishing their model profiles so that they are most comparable. Cornerstone Systems Northwest is the only agency known that can provide the services required to assist with the CISNET members. The anticipated award date for this sole source acquisition is January 1, 2004 for a period of one base year and three one-year options.