SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Study of Admissions Cohort of Private Long-Term Care Insurance Claimants
- Notice Date
- 4/16/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Office of Acquisition Management, Contract Operations, Humphrey Building, Room 443H 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, 20201
- ZIP Code
- 20201
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-14-02-HHS-OS
- Response Due
- 5/31/2002
- Archive Date
- 5/31/2002
- Point of Contact
- Cheryl Howe, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 690-5552, Fax (202) 690-5698,
- E-Mail Address
-
cheryl.howe@hhs.gov
- Description
- The Department of Health and Human Services intends to negotiate with LifePlans, Inc., Two University Office Park, Suite 304, 51 Sawyer Road, Waltham, MA 02154, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302.1. The purpose of this contract would be to obtain expertise to assist the DHHS Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) in conducting a study of an admissions cohort of private long-term care insurance claimants. The primary purpose of the study is to understand how the availability of private long-term care insurance benefits affects the decisions made by claimants and their family caregivers to access various types of long-term care services both initially; i.e., when the policyholder enters into claim status, and over a subsequent 18 month period. The Contractor must: create an industry-wide, longitudinal database on an admission cohort of private long-term care insurance claimants which includes claims data, person-level data, and insurance policy design data (e.g. reimbursement, indemnity, and disability). A major requirement of this acquisition is that the contractor possesses considerable background in research on private long-term care insurance so that the study can be completed in time to provide information relevant to government policymaking. LifePlans, Inc. alone has both the research experience and pre-established relationships and track record of doing research with a significant majority of long-term care insurance companies that allows for specific and timely analyses to be performed. Furthermore, LifePlans, Inc. is in receipt of grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in the amount of approximately $500,00 to fund roughly one half the cost of this study. Any other contractor would have to; 1) have existing relationships with long term care insurers, 2) have the data system capabilities for this nationwide study, 3) acquire specialized knowledge of the survey instruments, sample design and nurse assessment capability relating to private long-term care insurance, and, 4) provide a source of funds for half the cost of the study in order to perform the analyses required in the scope of work. Therefore, the government believes that to award this contract to any contractor but LifePlans would result in a significant increase in cost and even then would not assure adequate representation among participating insurance companies. The purpose of this synopsis is to determine whether there may be other sources with the requisite qualifications to perform the work described above. Any organization capable of performing the work should submit a statement of capabilities with documentation supporting its ability to meet the Government=s requirement as described above including a specific statement addressing the fourth factor listed above (source of additional funding). No solicitation document is available. Capability statements should be submitted within 45 days of the publication of this synopsis to the contact point and address given above.
- Record
- SN00060497-W 20020418/020416213127 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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