SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Jordan - Electronic Health Records Feasibility Study
- Notice Date
- 2/8/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, USTDA, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, C/O US TDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, Virginia, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- 2011-21004A
- Archive Date
- 3/23/2011
- Point of Contact
- Nina Patel, Phone: (703) 875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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npatel@ustda.gov
(npatel@ustda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- POC Nina Patel, USTDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600 Arlington, VA 22209-3901 Tel: (703) 875-4357 Fax: (703) 875-4009 ***Please do not contact contracts office*** Proposal Submission Place: Mr. Ghassan Al-Lahham CEO, Electronic Health Solutions King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein Street Mecca Street Cross Circle P.O. Box 4408, 11953 Amman, Jordan Tel: 962 6 5800 461/ 962 7 9558 9777 Ceo@Ehs.Com.Jo The Grantee invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the "Proposal") from interested U.S. firms that are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to conduct a feasibility study for an Electronic Health Records Project in Jordan. Although Jordan is considered to be a center of excellence with a comparatively high level of medical care, further modernization in its healthcare ICT system is needed. In order to achieve improvements in healthcare information management, His Majesty King Abdullah II set out a vision to computerize the public healthcare system in 2008. As part of this vision, Jordan is currently undertaking a pilot implementation of the highly praised U.S. Veterans Administration's (VA) VistA Hospital Information System under a pilot project entitled "Hakeem." The program aims to improve health service delivery to all Jordanians, provide a channel for electronic communication between citizens and healthcare professionals, and allow patients, their families, and healthcare professionals to access up-to-date information. The Hakeem pilot project is managed by a non- profit Jordanian company, Electronic Health Solutions (EHS). The pilot phase involves three sites: Prince Hamzah Hospital (PHH), King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), and Amman Comprehensive Clinic (ACC). EHS has provided the hospitals and the clinic with the needed infrastructure to implement the solution, including data centers, hardware, networking (based on NBN - National Broadband Network), software licenses, support teams, and IT & business professional services. The Feasibility Study will develop an objective evaluation of the pilot project results and provide recommendations for a business plan for EHS to expand the electronic health records system throughout Jordan. The Study will include collecting and evaluating pre-pilot data (the Grantee will support and facilitate the collection of the pre-pilot data by providing 2 staff members to assist with collecting the necessary data), gathering post-pilot data, analyzing results, developing a preliminary technical and financial analysis of an electronic records expansion, and training EHS staff on maintenance of the system. Furthermore, it is anticipated that the project's success will not only improve Jordan's healthcare system domestically, but will also aid in establishing Jordan as a preeminent healthcare provider for the Middle East region. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $567,605 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the Terms of Reference, and a background definitional mission report are available from USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. To request the RFP in PDF format, please go to: https://www.ustda.gov/businessopps/rfpform.asp Requests for a mailed hardcopy version of the RFP may also be faxed to the IRC, USTDA at 703-875-4009. In the fax, please include your firm's name, contact person, address, and telephone number. Some firms have found that RFP materials sent by U.S. mail do not reach them in time for preparation of an adequate response. Firms that want USTDA to use an overnight delivery service should include the name of the delivery service and your firm's account number in the request for the RFP. Firms that want to send a courier to USTDA to retrieve the RFP should allow one hour after faxing the request to USTDA before scheduling a pick-up. Please note that no telephone requests for the RFP will be honored. Please check your internal fax verification receipt. Because of the large number of RFP requests, USTDA cannot respond to requests for fax verification. Requests for RFPs received before 4:00 PM will be mailed the same day. Requests received after 4:00 PM will be mailed the following day. Please check with your courier and/or mail room before calling USTDA. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid on this USTDA financed activity. Interested firms, their subcontractors and employees of all participants must qualify under USTDA's nationality requirements as of the due date for submission of qualifications and proposals and, if selected to carry out the USTDA-financed activity, must continue to meet such requirements throughout the duration of the USTDA-financed activity. All goods and services to be provided by the selected firm shall have their nationality, source and origin in the U.S. or host country. The U.S. firm may use subcontractors from the host country for up to 20 percent of the USTDA grant amount. Details of USTDA's nationality requirements and mandatory contract clauses are also included in the RFP. Interested U.S. firms should submit their Proposal in English directly to the Grantee by 4:00 PM Local Time, March 8, 2011 at the above address and email address. Evaluation criteria for the Proposal are included in the RFP. Price will not be a factor in contractor selection, and therefore, cost proposals should NOT be submitted. The Grantee reserves the right to reject any and/or all Proposals. The Grantee also reserves the right to contract with the selected firm for subsequent work related to the project. The Grantee is not bound to pay for any costs associated with the preparation and submission of Proposals.
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