SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Use the Patient’s Picture Innovation # 214. Health and Medical Informatics
- Notice Date
- 6/8/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Technology Acquisition Center;260 Industrial Way West;Eatontown NJ 07724
- ZIP Code
- 07724
- Solicitation Number
- VA11810RI0442
- Response Due
- 6/16/2010
- Archive Date
- 8/15/2010
- Point of Contact
- Sarah H Basilotto
- E-Mail Address
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- Small Business Set-Aside
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- Description
- Introduction This market research is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Any contract that might be awarded based on information received or derived from this market research will be the outcome of a competitive process. The purpose of this RFI is to identify qualified contractors who are able to meet VA's requirements, determine if commercial items are available or, could be modified to meet VA's requirements, determine the appropriate contract type i.e., firm fixed-price or cost-reimbursement or time and material, understand commercial pricing practices and other market information readily available. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is seeking potential sources to enter into a contract for Use the Patient's Picture Innovation # 214. Background The Veterans Health Administration together with VA's Office of Information and Technology is sponsoring an Information Technology Innovation Program. VA intends to retain its "innovative spirit" among those employees involved with medical informational technology support and developed the Health Information Technology Program to strengthen this important aspect. VA selected 26 innovations prototypes for development out of 6500 submissions. These innovation prototypes will undergo an evaluation of the functional prototype which may result in further development for a VA-wide deployment. The VA's Veteran Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) electronic health record system, Computer Patient Record System (CPRS), is one of the 26 innovations selected for prototype and evaluation. Despite migration to a graphical interface over a decade ago, CPRS is largely a text-based record system. VA desires to show the patients photo on every CPRS page, an innovation that would: 1.Decrease the rate of errors associated with choosing the wrong patient's record 2.Be a visual reminder of the need to re-personalize our medical practice 3.Embody the principle of patient-centered care as a core value of our organization VA's VistA system is developed in M-Technology; it is a rich, automated environment that supports day-to-day operations at local VA health care facilities. VistA is built on a client-server architecture, which ties together workstations and personal computers with graphical user interfaces at VHA facilities, as well as software developed by local medical facility staff. VistA also includes the links that allow commercial off-the-shelf software and products to be used with existing and future technologies. Requirements VA requires that the patient's photo be prominently displayed at the "center" of the CPRS face page whenever a new patient is selected. Health care providers would have the option for the picture to fade away after 6 seconds, or remain on the page. On subsequent CPRS screens the patient's photo would appear as a small (thumbnail) image on the menu bar. All patients accessing VHA services have their photo taken as a registration requirement, and most patients have been photographed or re-photographed within the past 4 years. These photos reside in the VistA imaging application. In this RFI we are seeking a middleware solution that would allow VistA client programs (CPRS or other programs) to exchange the photo via web services from the VistA imaging application. The VistA imaging team has made some progress in this direction using the VIX solution. In addition, there are two other locally developed solutions that are in use at two VA medical centers. It is VA's intent to review these three alternative solutions (the already developed local solutions, the solution proposed by the VistA Imaging team, and the contract proposal) to select one for the development of a prototype that will meet VA enterprise wide deployment requirements. It is this prototype that VA is researching for qualified contractors in response to the Request for Information. Submittal Information It is requested that interested contractors submit a response (electronic submission) of no more than 10 pages in length, single spaced, 12 point font minimum that addresses the above information. In response to the RFI, interested contractors shall submit the following information with an initial cutoff date of June 11, 2010 and an extended date of June 16, 2010 for submissions. 1.Capabilities/Qualifications - Description of the capabilities/qualifications/skills your company possess to perform the work. 2.Teaming Arrangements - Description of Teaming Partners, Joint Ventures that your company would consider to perform the work. 3.Commercial availability - Description of the length of time your product/solution has been commercially available or, if necessary to modify your commercial product/solution, what is the impact to the commercial price, availability and magnitude of modification. 4.Socio-Economic Status - Indicate whether your company, subcontractors, teaming partners, joint ventures have a Federal Socio-Economic status, e.g., Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, Disadvantaged Small Business, and Hub Zone. If Service-Disabled or Veteran Owned Small Business, is your company and or partners registered in VA's VetBiz repository? 5.Price information - Provide your commercial price history and rough order of magnitude for the same or similar products/solutions. 6.Other Market Information - Provide any other relative information, however this information must be included within the 10 page limitation. Responses are requested no later than close of business on June 11, 2010 with an extended date of June 16, 2010, via email to sarah.basilotto@va.gov and anne.vasconcelos@va.gov. Point of Contacts: Anne Marie Vasconcelos, Contracting Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center, Phone (732) 578-5485, Email anne.vasconcelos@va.gov and Sarah Basilotto, Contract Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center, Phone (732) 578-5463, Email sarah.basilotto@va.gov.
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