SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- AHRQ Grant Applications for Award.
- Notice Date
- 3/20/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management, Parklawn Building Room 5-101 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20857
- ZIP Code
- 20857
- Solicitation Number
- 03R000164
- Archive Date
- 3/28/2003
- Point of Contact
- Nora Tyson, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-443-5229, Fax 301-443-3238, - Joe Pirrone, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-443-4852, Fax 301-443-3238,
- E-Mail Address
-
ntyson@psc.gov, jpirrone@psc.gov
- Description
- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, through the Division of Acquisition Management (DAM), Program Support Center (PSC), intends to award a 6 month sole contract using simplified acquisition procedures, to Anna Hahn, 11601 Maddox Court, Gaithersburg, MD 20878. The anticipated date of award is April 15, 2003. The contractor shall process a wide range of approved AHRQ grant applications for award, including but not limited to continuation grants, complex competing grants and cooperative agreements with multiple components. The Contractor assigned to this task must have the following prerequisites (1) prior experience in the activities listed below; (2) familiarity with the Application Forms 398 and 2590; (3) expertise in processing continuation grants, complex competing grants and cooperative agreements; and (4) proficiency in using automated systems to generate necessary paper work and documents. With respect to processing approved AHRQ grant applications for award, the Contractor shall provide the following services on site at the Division of Grants Management, EOC: The contractor shall process approved AHRQ grant applications for award using forms 398 and 2590 and automated systems to generate award documents. Review the applications for completeness, assurances, overlaps, etc. and ensure that all deficiencies noted are corrected. Review management and financial capabilities of first time DHHS grantees. Establish institutional file for each first time DHHS grantee. Review budgets for allowable costs and appropriate justifications. Ensure that personnel costs do not exceed salary cap. Resolve all overlap and over-commitment issues such as overlap with K awards and VA efforts. Address and resolve any budget issues raised in the summary statement of the applications. Contact potential recipients to clarify budget issues or discrepancies. Resolve budget issues with AHRQ project officers. Verify Facilities and Administrative cost rates and computations. Use Excel to prepare budget spreadsheets to show total cost award & future year commitments. Use IMPAC II automated system to prepare the notice of grant award and terms and conditions for award and distribution. Ensure completeness of required terms and conditions (e.g., terms and conditions of cooperative agreements; terms to specify special requirements of the individual Program Announcement (PA) and Request for Applications (RFA); appropriate human subject terms; etc.). Distribute the award notice to the grantee and AHRQ staff Process Grant Close-outs, Process Financial Status Reports Draft procedures in writing. Process National Research Service Award (NRSA)Statements of Appointment, Activation Notices, Termination Notices and Payback Notices. Completion of up to 120 grant award actions during the period of performance. Summary report of completed work. The proposed simplified acquisition is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of far 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest by responding to the requirement within 10 days after the date of publication of this notice. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed simplified acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No solicitation is available. For further information, please contact Nora Tyson in Rm. 5C-03, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD. 20857 or on 301-443-8826.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 2101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 601, Rockville, MD
- Zip Code: 20852
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20852
- Record
- SN00283983-W 20030322/030320213420 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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