SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Enhanding the Use and Value of Health Services Research to Effect Change
- Notice Date
- 8/20/2002
- 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
- AHRQ-02-0030
- Response Due
- 8/30/2002
- Point of Contact
- Mary Haines, Contracting Officer, Phone 301 594-7193, Fax 301 443-7523, - Grant Darryl, Contracting Officer, Phone 301 594-7189, Fax 301 443-7523,
- E-Mail Address
-
mhaines@ahrq.gov, dgrant@ahrq.gov
- Description
- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Washington Business Group on Health, 50 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001. The purpose of the contract is to improve the ability of AHRQ to disseminate effectively the findings of the Agency?s research to key stakeholders (i.e., benefit managers of large national employers). The estimated period of performance is eighteen months. The offeror is the nation?s only private non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to working directly with large private employers on issues related to health benefit purchasing throughout the entire United States. The offeror represents 165 large employers and is devoted exclusively to finding innovative solutions to the nation?s most important health care and related benefits issues. Since the offeror has a direct relationship with 165 of the nation?s largest employers, it has the best understanding of the problem and is therefore uniquely qualified to successfully perform this effort. Capability statements (no more than ten pages in length) to the contracting officer, no later than 12 :00 noon eastern standard time, August 30, 2002. All responses will be considered by AHRQ. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Numbered Note 22.
- Record
- SN00145566-W 20020822/020821005714 (fbodaily.com)
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