How does the inclusion policy for women and minorities in clinical research studies apply to the review of research contract proposals and projects?
This inclusion policy applies to NIH research and development contract projects as well as grant and cooperative agreement projects. However there are several differences in procedures for contract projects. The description of the planned contract project is provided in the Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes the statement of work and the evaluation criteria. When planning and preparing the RFP, the NIH project officer must address many issues, including determining whether the project is a clinical research study and whether it is an NIH-defined Phase III clinical trial. In most cases, the study design, sample size issues, and the inclusion requirements for both sexes and members of racial/ethnic groups are also determined by the NIH project officer. Outreach plans need to be addressed and appropriate justifications provided when the requirement is for limited representation. The required review criterion should also be included as part of the evaluation criteria published in
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