SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Resource Center for Primary Care Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRNs)
- Notice Date
- 2/22/2002
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Division of Contracts Management, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 601, Rockville, MD, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-SS-AHRQ-02-0008
- Response Due
- 3/8/2002
- Archive Date
- 3/23/2002
- Point of Contact
- Mary Haines, Contracting Officer, Phone 301 594-7193, Fax 301 443-7523, - Jacquelyn Carey, Contracting Officer, Phone 301 594-7191, Fax 301 443-7523,
- E-Mail Address
-
mhaines@ahrq.gov, jcarey@ahrq.gov
- Description
- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is conducting a market survey to identify potential sources from qualified small business firms under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 541611 ($6 million) which have the capability to establish and implement a Resource Center for Primary Care Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRNs). ONLY SMALL BUSINESSES SHOULD RESPOND TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. The Resource Center will be responsible for performing needs assessments and providing consultative and other services for a group of as many as 30 PBRNs. A PBRN is a group of ambulatory practices devoted principally to the primary care of patients, affiliated with each other and with an academic, professional or other organization, in order to investigate questions related to community-based practice. The major objectives of PBRN activities are to expand the primary care knowledge base and to establish mechanisms to assure that new knowledge is incorporated into actual practice. Through a request for applications (RFA HS-02-003 -- http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-02-003.html ), AHRQ intends to fund 25-30 PBRNs to plan, develop or enhance the infrastructure supporting network activities over the next two years. It is expected that some of the funded PBRNs will have significant needs for technical, administrative and research expertise that cannot be met with limited grant resources. The Resource Center will serve as a link between the funded PBRNs and AHRQ, and will assess and provide, as appropriate, the consultants and other resources needed by each of the PBRNs in developing or enhancing their network. For illustrative purposes only, the Resource Center may be tasked to: (a) determine through questionnaires, interviews or site-visits the stage of development of funded PBRNs and the specific needs of each network; (b) provide assistance, where appropriate, to PBRNs in the areas of research data collection and aggregation, network research methodology development, electronic information technology, practice and research compliance with proposed HIPAA regulations, and procedures for securing institutional review board (IRB) approval of proposed research; (c) provide input to AHRQ for the technical content of a web-based extranet system designed by AHRQ to enhance communication and research collaborations with and among funded PBRNs; and (d) assist AHRQ in planning and convening meetings of the funded PBRNs. Potential offerors are requiredto demonstrate that they have extensive knowledge of PBRN research and, preferably, experience as a contractor or partner in one or more research projects conducted within a primary care PBRN. The Resource Center is to be comprised of, or to have immediate access to, seasoned professionals with significant experience conducting or contributing to research in PBRN settings, including those with training and competencies in primary care, research methodology, information technology, and the protection of data privacy and confidentiality. The Director of the Resource Center and other senior staff who will manage work to be performed under this contract should hold an advanced clinical, technical or professional degree, at the MD or PhD level, and should have significant experience working with both researchers and clinical primary care practitioners. The Director should also have corporate level management experience that reflects an ability to command organizational resources and direct staff within the broader organization. Interested small businesses should submit their capability statements (no more than 10 pages in length) to: Mary Haines, Contracting Officer, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Division of Contracts Management, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 502 E Rockville, Maryland 20852, no later than 12:00 noon, eastern standard time, on March 8, 2002. Capability statements should be tailored to this request and identify the sources capabilities to complete this requirement, including information on key staff experience and education, and a description of corporate experience with similar projects. Capability statements should be submitted in an original and two (2) copies.
- Record
- SN00029595-W 20020224/020222213123 (fbodaily.com)
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