SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Tools for Electronic Data
- Notice Date
- 3/30/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Blvd., EPS Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- N02-CN-15010-13
- Archive Date
- 4/29/2011
- Point of Contact
- Mary E. Loesch, Phone: 3014353828, Susan K Hoffman, Phone: (301) 435-3799
- E-Mail Address
-
loeschme@mail.nih.gov, sh191h@nih.gov
(loeschme@mail.nih.gov, sh191h@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Note this synopsis follows a Sources Sought notice that was released on January 31, 2011 under Sources Sought Notice No. SBSS-PCPSB-15010-13. The National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) is soliciting proposals for a program entitled; Tools for Electronic Data. The required service is defined as code 541511 under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). This will be a small business set-aside acquisition per FAR Subpart 19.5-Set-Asides for Small Business. The Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences seeks to expand the capabilities of its Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program beyond its present utilization of electronic pathology records in the collection of population-based cancer surveillance data to include electronic records from the other data sources necessary to support overall data collection requirements. Major tasks required of the Contractor include the following: 1. Provide overall management for all activities, coordinate staffing and performance of separate tasks, provide liaison with the NCI Contract Officer's Technical Representative (COTR), monitor timelines, and fulfill reporting requirements. 2. Identify and characterize data elements from a high priority content area that are either not collected by SEER, collected manually, or are collected electronically but coded manually. 3. Identify and characterize available electronic record sources from which these data can be captured. 4. Develop new tools to: a. Process the electronic record selecting both the potentially reportable cancers and the portions of the record which relate to the data elements of interest. b. Electronically transmit these data to the SEER registry(s) that is/are part of the proposed team. c. Generate algorithms/protocols to autocode these data elements and auto-populate data fields in the SEER registry database. 5. Develop quality control metrics for the newly incorporated data (and its relation to other SEER data) and produce an automated quality control report on each data import, and cumulatively on data imported through the application. 6. Monitor the application during a period of data collection of approximately 6 months to 1 1/2 years. 7. Validate the quality of the data relative to manual collection methods and/or the data source. 8. Demonstrate the enhanced value of the new data items through epidemiologic/statistical analyses and the publication of a manuscript, accepted in a peer reviewed journal, or report of similar quality. The contractor shall deliver a robust, production level software tool/application that can be deployed by any central cancer registry. The software application shall be scalable, built upon a robust architecture capable of meeting the current and future needs of US cancer registries. The contractor shall evaluate existing workflow modeling tools and utilize well-known industry standard development tools and patterns to produce an application that is readily evolvable after the first lifecycle. The contractor shall maintain interoperability with SEER*DMS through all aspects of application function. Modifications to SEER*DMS shall not significantly affect performance characteristics. Overarching principles include: open source; open access; open development; and federation. The proposed acquisition will be a 100% small business set-aside competition. The NCI intends to award a multi-year, incrementally funded contract on or about September 30, 2011. In order to be considered a Small Business for this solicitation, offerors must meet the size standard as stated in this notice. It is anticipated that the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available on or before April 14, 2011 with responses due within thirty (30) calendar days following the actual date of issuance of the RFP. POTENTIAL OFFERORS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DOWNLOADING THEIR OWN COPY OF THE SOLICITATION AND AMENDMENTS. Full electronic copies will not be accepted, but portions of the proposal may be provided on disc. The reference number to be used for this announcement is: RFP N02-PC-15010-13. All correspondence must cite the reference number as provided.
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