SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- RESEARCH ON SYSTEMS CHANGES IN LONG TERM CARE
- Notice Date
- 7/20/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541720
— Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, formerly known as the Health Care Financing Administration, Acquisition and Grants Group, 7500 Security Blvd. C2-21-15, Central Building, Baltimore, MD, 21244-1850
- ZIP Code
- 21244-1850
- Solicitation Number
- RFP-CMS-2004-001DTB
- Response Due
- 8/19/2004
- Archive Date
- 9/30/2004
- Point of Contact
- Donald Bolster, Contract Specialist, Phone 410-786-5156, Fax 410-786-9088, - Naomi Haney-Ceresa, Contracting Officer, Phone 410-786-1607, Fax 410-786-9088,
- E-Mail Address
-
DBolster@cms.hhs.gov, NHaneyceresa@cms.hhs.gov
- Description
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to negotiate a follow-on sole source contract with Research Triangle Institute (RTI) to maintain a continuous research and data collection project in support of CMS?formative and summative research under the Real Choice Systems Change Grants for Community Research. In addition to the continuing research activities, RTI will provide completion of the capture of all relevant data and the necessary completion of all grant evaluations under ?no cost extensions? for Grant years FY 2001 and FY 2002. Using previous research completed by (RTI) as the basis, the major tasks under this contract will be: (1) Collect, analyze and evaluate data from the systems change activities of Systems Change Grantees regarding the: (a) Extent of effectiveness and impact of consumer involvement in programmatic design, implementation and evaluation; (b) Types of direct services provided using grant funds, including the amount, duration and scope of services provided; (c) Types of changes made in State Medicaid programs to achieve enduring systems change; (d) Changes in the delivery of long-term services and supports and payment systems under State Medicaid programs and other funding streams; (2) Evaluate innovative systems and methods for delivery of community-based long-term care services and supports; (3) Perform research to assess the need for structural reforms of State Medicaid Programs, and other federal programs supporting long-term care; (4) Develop tools for measuring changes in access, availability, quality and value of community based long-term care; (5) Develop improved information resources to assist consumers and their representatives in choosing long-term care providers and supports; (6) Evaluate new payment and delivery models to improve access, availability, quality and value of community based long term services and supports for children and adults of any age with a disability or long term illness: and (7) Prepare reports and presentations for CMS and other audiences based upon specified analysis. The period of performance will be 42 months from the effective date of the contract. See Note 22. If no affirmative written documentation is received within thirty (30) calendar days of this synopsis, CMS will proceed with negotiations of an award to RTI. Questions should be directed to Donald T. Bolster, Contract Specialist, Phone 410-786-5156.
- Place of Performance
- Address: TBD
- Record
- SN00626651-W 20040722/040720211724 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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