A National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute-appointed Scientific Progress
Review Panel (SPRP) was established in 2004 to regularly monitor and
evaluate the scientific progress of the Program contractors as it
relates to the development of circulatory support devices and make
recommendations, as appropriate, to the Institute.

The SPRP members will attend the Pediatric Circulatory Support Program
Contractors' Meeting to be held in February or March, 2009 and, the
following day, meet for a full-day at the location of the Contractors'
Meeting in Bethesda, MD. A list of the SPRP members (7), contract
investigators (10), and other meeting attendees (NHLBI staff) will be
furnished to the awardee of the task order. For proposal preparation
purposes, the locations of the SPRP members are Johnson City, TN,
Washington, DC, Bethesda, MD, Annapolis, MD, Chicago, IL, New York, NY,
and Pasadena, CA.

Effective November 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 the awardee shall (1)
the coordinate a one-day SPRP meeting to include SPRP members, contract
investigators, and NHLBI staff and (2) arrange for travel and lodging
for members to attend the SPRP meeting and the contractors' meeting to
be conducted the day before at the same location. A total of 25-30
attendees is expected. Specifically, the awardee shall:

1\. Arrange for travel, lodging, coffee breaks, and services incidental
to conduct of the SPRP meeting. Travel and lodgings will be needed for
SPRP members traveling from outside the immediate Washington
Metropolitan area. It is expected that one night lodging will be needed
for individuals outside the Washington Metropolitan area and two nights
for individuals traveling from the West Coast. Lodging should be secured
at the location of the contractors' meeting. Reimbursement will also be
provided to the SPRP members within the Washington Metropolitan area for
travel expenses (mileage, tolls, parking, etc.).

2\. Arrange for conference room facilities at the hotel for the SPRP
meeting. A laptop will be provided by NHLBI.

2\. Develop a meeting agenda with input from the NHLBI Project Officer.

3\. Prepare study documents for presentation at the meeting, e.g.,
supporting materials for each technical topic, transparencies, and/or
electronic view graphs.

4\. Prepare and distribute to all meeting participants pre and
post-meeting materials, including meeting minutes as furnished by the
Project Officer.

5\. Collect documentation of and reimburse SPRP members for their travel
expenses (airfare, lodging, meals, mileage reimbursement for privately
owned vehicle, local ground transportation) and a \$400 honoraria
(\$200/day). The awardee shall not collect documentation nor be
responsible for reimbursement of contract investigators= travel expenses
as these individuals will invoice these costs to their respective
contracts.

6\. Prepare and submit to the Project Officer post-meeting reports which
identify the status of invoicing from and payment to SPRP members for
incurred expenses. The reports shall identify each SPRP member for which
travel and lodging arrangements were made and/or honoraria is to be paid
and detail the status of expense documentation submission and payment
based thereon. The reports shall be submitted monthly until such time as
all attendees= expenses have been invoiced and paid.