SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- TAC # 465--Touch Screen Nursing Tirage of Patients
- Notice Date
- 3/16/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541512
— Computer Systems Design Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Technology Acquisition Center;260 Industrial Way West;Eatontown NJ 07724
- ZIP Code
- 07724
- Solicitation Number
- VA11811RP0266
- Archive Date
- 3/31/2011
- Point of Contact
- Joshua Cohen
- E-Mail Address
-
.cohen2@va.gov<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- 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 a prototype that will create touch screen functionality for VA nurses when triaging patients (#294 VHA/OI&TI). Background 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 "Touch Screen Nursing Triage of Patients" is one of the 26 innovations selected for prototype and evaluation. Currently, the VA has a high volume nationally of patients who are walk-ins to the VA's Emergency Room and Urgent Care Clinic for unscheduled appointments. Nurses triage these patients quickly and safely in order to initiate their treatment in a timely manner. Triaging entails taking vital signs and obtaining a patient history. Presently, nurses document these findings in the VA's Clinical Patient Record System (CPRS) progress note screen using keystrokes and mouse clicks. This process is cumbersome, time-consuming, and not conducive to quickly triaging a high volume of patients. VA's Veteran Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (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 intends to contract for a prototype to develop an application for a touch screen device that interfaces with CPRS and allows nurses to triage patients more efficiently in the Emergency Room Department and Urgent Care Clinics. The prototype application will allow the nurses to automatically import the vital signs into the triage note, allow nurses to document the history using the touch screen, instead of using keystrokes and mouse clicks, and permit medical orders to be generated based on the history obtained. Submittal Information 1.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 by March 23, 2011 2010. 2.Capabilities/Qualifications - Description of the capabilities/qualifications/skills your company possess to perform the work. Specifically, please include any information detailing any prior experience with VistA/CPRS and its associated packages (e.g. Vitals, Problem List, Text Integration Utilities (TIU), Order Entry/Results Reporting (OE/RR)), and any prior information with Touch Screen GUIs. 3.Teaming Arrangements - Description of Teaming Partners, Joint Ventures that your company would consider to perform the work. 4.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. 5.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 certified in VA's VetBiz (www.vip.vetbiz.gov) repository? 6.Price information - Provide your commercial price history and rough order of magnitude for the same or similar products/solutions. 7.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 March 23, 2011 via email to joshua.cohen2@va.gov. This is the second Request for Information issued for this requirement. The VA requires additional information from the market place in order to devise its acquisition strategy. Please see the bold/highlighted information found in the Capabilities/Qualification section above. Point of Contacts: Carol Newcomb, Contracting Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center, Phone (732) 578-5421, Email carol.newcomb@va.gov and Joshua Cohen, Contract Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center, Phone (732) 578-5563, Email Joshua.cohen2@va.gov.
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