Please note: This is a Sole Source Notification. The Special Projects & Health Analytics Unit is seeking a fatherhood and early childhood research center to serve as a consultant in providing medical and statistical technical assistance to the North Dakota Fatherhood Survey regarding the role of fatherhood in early childhood. We are seeking a research center to provide the following: Work on sampling and statistical design of a pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system for fathers; Collaborate with NDDHHS staff and other fatherhood stakeholders in North Dakota, other states conducting similar fatherhood experiences surveillance and with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to effectively and efficiently conduct the surveys; Assist with any combination of the following activities: conduct research and analysis; prepare manuscripts for publication; review current and drafts of proposed policies on fatherhood and early childhood; and provide recommendations on fatherhood and early childhood implications and outcomes. INTENDED SOURCE: Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago 225 East Chicago Avenue, Box 205 Chicago, Illinois 60611-2991