SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- SENTINEL CENTERS NETWORK
- Notice Date
- 2/10/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Division of Procurement Management, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13A-19, Rockville, MD, 20857
- ZIP Code
- 20857
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-05S2320256
- Archive Date
- 10/15/2005
- Point of Contact
- Nickie McKenna, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 443-4175, Fax (301) 443-5462, - Nickie McKenna, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 443-4175, Fax (301) 443-5462,
- E-Mail Address
-
nmckenna@hrsa.gov, nmckenna@hrsa.gov
- Description
- The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), DHHS, Division of Procurement Management (DPM) has a follow-on requirement to Contract Number 232-00-0117 from the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) to provide critical clinical quality improvement initiatives and policy issues by utilizing a representative group of health centers (Sentinel Centers Network (SCN)) (n=67) with adequate infrastructure and commitment to serve as “laboratories” for obtaining relevant information on a semiannual basis. The requirement involves maintenance of the Network including a Steering Committee, a Network Committee composed of 43 SCN participants, interaction with an internal BPHC advisory group and other relevant BPHC staff, coordination of SCN participants, on-going technical assistance to SCN participants and their affiliated health centers, provision of feedback to SCN participants, on-going evaluation of the SCN project and the programs and clinical practice in which health centers are engaged, and dissemination of relevant findings. The core data set extracted from existing Management Information Systems (MIS) of SCN participants will be analyzed and evaluated for further modification and focus on quality improvement activities and policy relevant areas and will include preparation and submission of a clearance package to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Additional work will include: engaging SCN participants and other interested partners in targeted short-term evaluation projects to impact quality improvement activities as well as data/policy support for the President’s Health Centers Initiative; the production of an annual data book; and coordination/collaboration with the Health Disparities Collaborative project to develop quality health measures to be used Bureau wide to consistently implement the Bureau’s Health Information Technology (HIT) strategy. The contractor shall perform the following tasks: 1) Administration and management of the Network which shall include periodic meetings with BPHC and participants and advisory groups, detailed work plan and monthly reporting, maintaining structure and function of the Network and all its components, collection/maintenance/clearance of core data set, on-going training and technical assistance to participants, coordination and alignment with other BPHC programs; 2) Analysis activities, including analysis and reporting of core data and other supplemental or comparative data, dissemination of findings through various venues including feedback to participants, development of an annual data book and national quality indicators for uninsured/underserved populations, briefings and presentations; and 3) Project evaluation and reporting. This requirement will be competed under NAICS code 541990. The Government anticipates award of a contract consisting of a twelve-month Basic period and four twelve-month Option periods. This is a pre-solicitation notice and not a request for proposals. The solicitation document (RFP) will be posted at www.fedbizopps.gov within thirty (30) days of this notice and can be downloaded by looking under the main menu for HHS/office-Health Resources and Services Administration/locations-Division of Procurement Management. The closing date for receipt of proposals will be approximately thirty (30) days after issuance/posting of the RFP. It shall be the offeror’s responsibility to monitor this website for the RFP and any amendments to the RFP. The agency will consider proposals from all responsible sources. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (10-FEB-2005); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/HHS/HRSA/DGPM/Reference-Number-05S2320256/listing.html)
- Record
- SN00749637-F 20050212/050210214147 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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