Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the U.S. (REACH U.S.) Risk Factor Survey

The contract involves a modification to an existing agreement with the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) under the CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. This modification adds 3,680 additional interviews—comprising 2,000 telephone surveys, 1,400 self-administered mailed questionnaires, and 280 in-person interviews—to the Risk Factor Survey, which is part of the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Across the U.S. (REACH U.S.) initiative. The objective is to enhance data collection efforts on risk factors affecting diverse communities to support prevention and public health efforts under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s Prevention and Public Health Fund. This notice is informational and does not represent a solicitation or request for competitive proposals. The work will be performed in Atlanta, GA, and is managed by CDC contracting officers Natasha Y Rowland and Teri M Routh-Murphy. The contract is identified by solicitation number 00HCUCEG-2011-95093 and falls under NAICS code 541720, related to research and development services. The expansion of the survey effort aims to improve understanding of chronic disease risk factors across racial and ethnic populations to inform targeted public health strategies.