The mission of NCBDDD is to prevent morbidity and mortality caused by birth defects, genetic diseases, and developmental disabilities. In 1996, Congress directed the CDC to establish the Centers for Birth Defects Research and Prevention (CBDRP) hereafter CBDRPs. This directive was formalized with the passage of the Birth Defects Prevention Act of 1998. This act authorized CDC to 1) collect, analyze, and make available data on birth defects; 2) operate regional centers that will conduct applied epidemiologic research for the prevention of birth defects; and 3) provide the public with information on preventing birth defects. Currently, CDC funds 7 CBDRPs externally and internally.

It is the understanding of the Government that an award to any other source would cause unacceptable delays in meeting the requirements of the Government. Interested parties who feel that they possess the capabilities to provide the services described above should submit a capability statement demonstrating their abilities to provide the services. The information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive requirement. Please send your documentation to Deborah Workman by fax (770) 488-8350, or email to [email protected]. Documentation should be received within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this synopsis to be considered by CDC. A determination by the CDC not to compete this proposed contract, based upon responses to this notification, is solely within discretion of the government.