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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 19, 2005 FBO #1209
SOLICITATION NOTICE

R -- State Medicaid Initiatives in Health Information Technology

Notice Date

3/17/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541618 — Other Management Consulting Services
 

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

05R000078
 

Response Due

4/4/2005
 

Archive Date

4/19/2005
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, (AHRQ), through the Division of Acquisition Management (DAM), Program Support Center(PSC), plans to award a sole source contract using simplified acquisition procedures, to The Health Strategies Consultancy, 1350 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 900, Washington, DC 20036. The anticipated date April 5, 2005. To purchase a formal interview guide, a targeted policy paper that describes the Health Information Technology Initiatives within state Medicaid programs. The contractor shall conduct an environmental scan (through literature reviews, web-based research and interviews with state-focused organizations) to identify those states working to integrate new HIT initiatives. We will develop a formal protocol to conduct interviews with these select states as well as those states identified as AHRQ grantee recipients. Additionally, The contractor shall speak with select Federal policymakers to further examine the policy implications of these HIT initiatives at both the state and Federal level. The contractor shall prepare the following set of deliverables for this project: formal interview guide; targeted policy paper that describes these HIT initiatives within state Medicaid programs and also those that potentially target state residents more broadly; and set of source documents including useful articles and resources. Submit formal interview guide to the Project Officer Due Date - 8/21/2005 Submit targeted policy paper that describes HIT initiatives within state Medicaid programs to the Project Officer Due Date - 08/21/2005 Submit set of source documents including useful articles and resources to the Project Officer Due Date - 8/21/2005 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 301-443-2475.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 1350 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

Zip Code: 20036

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00770636-W 20050319/050317211804 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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