SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Technical Assistance for Health IT and Health Information Exchange in Medicaid and SCHIP
- Notice Date
- 5/29/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Contracts Management, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD, 20850, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AHRQ-07-10039
- Response Due
- 6/13/2007
- Archive Date
- 6/28/2007
- Description
- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is soliciting proposals to provide technical assistance for state Medicaid agencies implementing health information technology (health IT) and/or participating in health information exchange (HIE) and coordinate these efforts with other health IT projects at AHRQ and potentially other government agencies such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). This Technical Assistance (TA) will support AHRQs work with state Medicaid agencies by providing them with assistance in the areas of evaluating, implementing and assessing the value of health IT and HIE, and developing tools needed for effective communication, collaboration, information sharing, and knowledge management for state Medicaid agencies. TA will also include development and maintenance of a Medicaid specific section of the already existing AHRQ National Resource Center for Health IT (NRC) website. Sources must have an understanding of and experience in working with multiple state Medicaid agencies; health IT and HIE, providing technical assistance to healthcare stakeholders, capacity to complete tasks requiring a broad range of skills and expertise; ability to convene stakeholder meetings; ability to develop tools and processes needed for effective communication, collaboration, information sharing and knowledge management; and ability to manage complex projects. Staff must include a Project Director who shall have, at a minimum, no less than twelve (12) years total work experience which includes: 1) at least ten (10) years in health services research; 2) demonstrated skills in organizing and monitoring challenging and complex projects conducted by groups of diverse professionals; and 3) expertise working with Medicaid agencies in more than one state. Staff may also include a Project Manager with, at a minimum, not less than eight (8) years total work experience which includes: 1) at least six (6) years in the health services research or the health IT specialty services field; 2) extensive knowledge of health IT, informatics, and healthcare information systems issues; 3) extensive knowledge of Medicaid populations; and 4) demonstrated skills in organizing and monitoring complex projects in health care and health IT. It is anticipated that 1 contract will be awarded for a period of 3 years with 2 one-year options. Award is expected no later than September 30, 2007. In addition to the solicitation being available on this site, it will also be available for downloading from the internet on AHRQs website at www.ahrq.gov. It is the offerors 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. Since it is not known who is downloading the solicitation, a bidders list will not be available. All responsible businesses may submit a proposal which will be evaluated by AHRQ. It is estimated that the solicitation will be issued on or about June 13, 2007, with proposals due 30 days thereafter.
- Record
- SN01304498-W 20070531/070529220218 (fbodaily.com)
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