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D -- ANALYZE AND UPGRADE THE URBAN INDIAN HEALTH PROGRAM COMMON REPORTING REQUIREMENTS (UCRR). SOL 97I015438 POC Tory West, Contracting Officer, 301-443-4779 E-MAIL: Program Support Center, twest@psc.dhhs.gov. The Indian Health Service (IHS), through the Division of Acquisition Management, Program Support Center, Department of Health and Human Services, intends to award a six (6) month sole source simplified acquisition to Information and Management Technologies, Inc., Silver Spring, MD 20902. This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of the Buy Indian Act and is, therefore, set aside for Indian-owned firms. "Indian" means a person who is a member of a Federally recognized tribe. Indian majority ownership necessary to qualify for this acquisition is 51%. The Contractor shall analyze current Urban Indian Health Program Common Reporting Requirements (UCRR) data collection and data reporting forms, procedures, spreadsheets and documentation and develop a more comprehensive, relative, effective and efficient data collection and reporting system. The Contractor shall design, construct, and test improved UCRR data handling procedures that can be implemented with manual data tabulations entered into MS Excel spreadsheets. The Contractor shall also develop data specifications that facilitate data extraction from automated systems currently in place at a limited number of Urban Indian Health Programs (UIHP) to MS Excel spreadsheets. The changes to UCRR data and data reporting shall provide all UIHP with easy-to-understand forms, specifications and reporting procedures that yield more complete and effective program statistics for management assessment of activities and performance. The Contractor must possess knowledge of the 34 UIHPs, have experience working with the IHS UCRR data system, understand the IHS infrastructure and information management systems, and comprehend UIHP Title V compliance requirements as well as IHS regulations and policies that impact the UIHP. No solicitation is available, therefore requests for such documents will be considered invalid responses. Firms having the ability to provide the above requirements shall provide clear and comprehensive information supporting its claim, inclusive of references listing contact person(s) and phone number(s); technical literature; GSA schedule number, if applicable; pricing; a Buy Indian Certification and a Certificate of Blood Authenticity. Responses should be addressed to the attention of Tory West, referencing number 97I015438. If no affirmative response is received within 15 days of publication, the Government shall negotiate an award to Information and Management Technologies, Inc. The anticipated award date is September 30, 1997. (0252)

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