SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- HIV Research Network
- Notice Date
- 5/22/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Contracts Management, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD, 20850
- ZIP Code
- 20850
- Solicitation Number
- AHRQ-06-0025
- Archive Date
- 7/31/2006
- Description
- The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) intends to award on a sole-source basis to the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine a contract to continue to support the HIV Research Network. This is a continuation of work previously conducted by Johns Hopkins University. The contract is to collect and analyze data related to health services utilization by persons with HIV infection during CY 2006-2008. Provider sites that participate in this network both provide clinical care to patients with HIV infection and transfer clinical and resource utilization data on these patients to a central data center. The data center amalgamates the data from the various sites, puts the data into a uniform format, conducts analyses of the assembled data, and prepares reports that address issues concerning (1) utilization of resource by persons with HIV disease, and (2) procedures to reduce the likelihood of medical errors in the treatment of HIV. This project requires the contractor to have close contacts with clinical sites providing HIV care, and to have established procedures and protocols whereby the site transfers specific data elements from existing clinical records to the contractor. A significant component of activity in this project consists of obtaining medical record data from HIV provider sites and working with each site to ensure that data are transmitted in a uniform format. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine has been engaged in this activity since October 1998 and already has several years of data assembled and has established close relationships with staff at each of the 17 provider sites. We know of no other entity that has developed data sharing procedures with an equivalent number of sites in several states across the country. The proposed acquisition is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. It is anticipated that one award will be made with a period of performance of three years. Award of contract is expected in September 2006. In addition to the solicitation being available on this site, it will also be available for downloading from the internet on the AHRQ website at www.ahrq.gov. Once in the AHRQ home page, go to Funding Opportunities, then Contract Solicitations. It is the offeror?s responsibility to monitor this site for release of the solicitation, download their own copy of the solicitation and monitor the site for any subsequent amendments. No bidders list will be available. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be evaluated by AHRQ and a peer review panel. It is estimated that the solicitation will be issued on or about June 5, 2006.
- Record
- SN01054621-W 20060524/060522220232 (fbodaily.com)
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