SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Program Evaluator Service
- Notice Date
- 3/11/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541720
— Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Contracting Section;3601 S. 6th Avenue;Tucson AZ 85723
- ZIP Code
- 85723
- Solicitation Number
- VA-258-10-RQ-0083
- Response Due
- 2/17/2010
- Archive Date
- 3/19/2010
- Point of Contact
- Lillian D ProvencioContracting Officer
- E-Mail Address
-
Contracting Officer's e-mail
(Lillian.Provencio@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. The Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System intends to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) on FBO. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541720 size standard ($7.0 million) The contractor shall provide all personnel, labor, transportation, supervision, and management to perform Program Evaluation Activities for Patient Safety Center of Inquiry (PSCI) for VISN 18. Program Evaluation is central to effective program planning, improvement and documentation of program outcomes and impacts. Ability to track and communicate program impacts also affects research studies success. The ability to identify and measure quantitative and qualitative indicators of program success is crucial for the PSCI study. Some of the duties shall include: Develop Logic Models used to guide evaluation activities for Year I and Year II of the funded project. Design the summative evaluation, which assesses the outcomes and impact resulting from the specified goals. Conduct the content analyses on the VA-based reports and appropriately identified literature. Identify the research methods used in the Center's specified research projects. Collect data using specified measures per research project or Center evaluation. Develop databases and conduct the analyses. At least five years specialized experience is required contractor must be able to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and abilities. Advanced theory, principles, and methods involved in Program Evaluation. Knowledge and experience in quantitative methods and analysis for the behavioral sciences and/or health services research. Advanced experience in setting up databases and exporting the data to statistical software programs (e.g., SPSS) for cleaning and analysis. Ability to perform extensive literature searches and use EndNote reference library. A PhD in program evaluation and research methodology is preferable from an accredited college or university with a major in an appropriate social or behavioral science i.e., Psychology. The contractor shall submit copies of transcripts to the Government upon request. The contractor must read, write, speak and understand English fluently. Per VA Directive 0710, all contractor employees and subcontract personnel requiring access to Department of Veterans Affairs' computer systems shall be subject to a background investigation and must receive a favorable adjudication from VA Office of Security and Law Enforcement Notice to Potential Offerors: All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR located on the web at www.ccr.gov). It is desirable that any Offeror to have completed their business Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Additionally, all Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.gov.
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