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B-193947 1 (1979-03-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjmp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO Ur tcd States Generaf Accounting Office Washington, DC 2.0548 eOffice of General Counsel In Rejf 19 3947 Refer'to: (C.omas L. Nemper, M.D. • V' Boston City Ios-pital, Neurological Unit Medical-BUidi , Room 91 3 8.8 Harrison Avenue Boston, 1Massachusetts*02128 Dear Dr. Kemper: This is in response to your letter of January 15 1979, regarding the decision of the National Insti- 0- tute of Child .,_ealth and Human Developnent (the InstiT tute), Department- of Health, E-u?-io-n, and Welfa-e (yo) .tun you Droposal tor stuc i of the brain of an individual diaqnosed as having dyslexia. You state that an Institute scientific advisor requested the proposal, which is in a priority area, on April 20, 1977, and assisted with its preparation; you submitted it to the Institute on October 27, 1977, and provided additional information on November 13, 1977. On janUarr 10, 1970, HEW issued a synopsis, NICD1 77-50, which sought organizations capable of studying specific regions of the dyslexic brain. If none were identified, the announcement stated, the Institute planned to negotiate a sole source contract with Boston City Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, to be performed under your direction. coo 2-- On September 27, 1973, however, the contracting officer infornned you that your proposal had not been selected for funding; he subseauently stated that this was because the Institute was concerned that the data gained might be relevant to only one patient, ratha r than to dyslexia in general. You have questioned t.his state -ent, particularly in light of the fact that scientific reviewers highly recommended that your proposal be supported as the beginninq of a program for comparative evaluation of brains associated with learning and behavioral disorders. You indicate that you consider the decision both unfair and arbitrary. rf pOo-+ T6 L -Jv of YSEx r

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