SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- " Post-Disaster Recovery for Community’s Public Health, Medical, and Social Services " - Intent to Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 8/26/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management, 12501 Ardennes Avenue, Suite 400, Rockville, Maryland, 20857, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20857
- Solicitation Number
- 15-PSC-NAS-248150
- Point of Contact
- Michele Namoski, Phone: 301-443-3337
- E-Mail Address
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SHELLEY.NAMOSKI@PSC.HHS.GOV
(SHELLEY.NAMOSKI@PSC.HHS.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Pursuant to the authority of FAR 6.302-1 The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Program Support Center (PSC), Acquisition Management Services, on behalf of Department of Veterans Affair (VA), intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, a cost reimbursement order under the PSC Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) with the National Academy of Sciences, for a study on " Post-Disaster Recovery for Community's Public Health, Medical and Social Services ". An ad hoc committee will conduct a study and issue a report on how to improve the short, intermediate and long-term health outcomes and public health impact for individuals in a community (as contrasted with communities of faith, identity, etc.). The committee will investigate and identify key activities that impact health and public health outcomes in a community recovering from a disaster, and develop recommendations for their implementation. In doing so, the committee will consider the determinants of health and how various activities could leverage those determinants to improve health in the post-disaster setting, including the needs of at-risk populations. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is an independent, not for profit organization that works outside of government to provide unbiased and authoritative advice to decision makers and the public. Established in 1970, the IOM is the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences. For more than 140 years, the National Academies have been advising the nation on issues of science, technology, and medicine; ever since an 1863 Congressional charter signed by President Lincoln authorized this non-governmental institution to honor top scientists with membership and to serve the nation whenever called upon. The IOM's reputation as an unbiased source of information is crucial to its acceptance as an authority on questions of science, health, and medicine. The IOM's unique approach to studies ensures that sponsors such as the VA receive independent and authoritative advice. Checks and balances exist at every step to protect the integrity of the reports and to maintain public confidence in their findings. NAS has the unique ability to assemble the Nation's most eminent scholars and other experts, who are appointed by the President of the Academy to provide their expertise without compensation on committees and boards, which render advice and guidance of the highest quality and unparalleled objectivity to address national issues of high priority. The Institutes of Medicine (IOM) have extensive experience convening expert committees from a variety of fields to provide objective, credible, and scientific recommendations addressing key activities that impact health and public health outcomes in a community of place recovering from a disaster, and develop recommendations for their implementation. In doing so the committee will consider the determinants of health and how various activities could leverage those determinants to improve health in the post-disaster setting, including the needs of at-risk population. The IOM's selection of experts draws on nationally known experts in the field, selected for their extensive expertise and experience in the topics under study, with specific consideration of the overall balance of viewpoints on the committee. The IOM can secure the participation of experts whom it invites to serve. The National Academies work is made possible by 6,000 of the world's top scientists, engineers, and other professionals who volunteer their time without compensation to serve on committees and participate in activities. Accordingly, NAS is uniquely qualified to provide the measure of expertise, independence, objectivity and audience acceptance necessary to meet the program requirements. NAS stands alone in its level of expertise and capacity that is required to complete the proposed study on "Post-Disaster Recovery for Community's Public Health, Medical, and Social Services". The committee will do this by identifying (based in part on a literature review of domestic and international disasters) and recommending a series of recovery practices and novel programs most likely to impact overall community public health and contribute to resiliency for future incidents in the short-, intermediate and long-term period during disaster response and following incident stabilization. Specifically the committee will: • Examine existing guidance and frameworks, peer-reviewed literature, and case studies from post-disaster response and recovery operations; • Characterize and identify key determinants of pre- and post-disaster public health, medical and social services that may serve as indicators for the affected population's long-term recovery, from various perspectives amongst the different levels of government and non-government actors generally located within a community of place; • Ascertain which other sectors are responsible for, or have the organizational interest and capacity for, directly affecting the identified determinants, and identify opportunities for collaborative engagement or support amongst those sectors; • Identify practical guidance for recovery practices and programs for each sector that will benefit community post-disaster health and public health outcomes in the short- intermediate and long-term. • Consider how community needs may be integrated into health recovery efforts. • Consider any key determinants, differences and similarities in recovery between rural and urban communities; among household-income strata; among single-family, low-rise multifamily, and high-rise multifamily housing, among households receiving government assistance and unassisted households, etc. • Consider how long-term gains for health may be achieved through investments in community, housing, and other non-traditional health infrastructures. • Identify areas of research that should be explored to answer key questions about where to direct resources before, during and after an event occurs. • Disseminate the committee's findings in appropriate formats, including a written report in the public domain, presentation at professional meetings such as the Public Health Preparedness Summit, briefings for major stakeholders, and other such venues as deemed appropriate by the committee. A cost reimbursement order will be negotiated and awarded under the PSC Basic Ordering Agreement with the National Academy of Sciences. The anticipated period of performance shall be for eighteen (18) months from date of award. This is not a solicitation for competitive proposals. All responsible sources that have the requisite qualifications to perform the work above may submit a statement of capabilities via e-mail to shelley.namoski@psc.hhs.gov, which will be considered by the agency. The e-mail subject line must reference 15-PSC-NAS-248150 Capability Statement Submission. Responses must be double-spaced with 1" margins on all sides and use a standard font no smaller than 12 point. The statement of capabilities must include: 1.) Cover Letter/Capabilities Statement illustrating organization's technical capabilities and expertise, as it relates to the requirements presented in this notice. 2.) A list of at least 3-5 Past Performance references to include: a.) Description of previous work efforts; b.) Contract number; c.) Point of contact. The response must be sequentially numbered, beginning on the first page after the table of contents. Responses are due by September 9, 10:00 AM Eastern Day Light Savings Time. Responses received after the due date and time may not be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this Notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive requirement.
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