Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Contracts Management Staff, Executive Office Center, Suite 601, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Rockville, MD 20852

R -- USER LIAISON PROGRAM DISSEMINATION SUPPORT SOL AHCPR-98-0003 POC Sharon Williams, (301) 594-1445, ext. 1174 E-MAIL: ERROR --, swilliams@ahcpr.gov. The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) is soliciting proposals to conduct the AHCPR User Liaison Program Dissemination support program. It is expected that multiple awards (approximately 3) will be made under this requirement. At least one award will be set aside for small businesses, contingent upon submission of an acceptable technical and cost proposal and the Government determines it to be in their best interests to make such an award. The SIC Code for this requirement is 8741. This requirement consists of providing timely and effective transmission of relevant health services research findings and related descriptive and programmatic information to a broad spectrum of selected public and private users of health services research, e.g. state and local officials, health care consumers, purchasers, practitioners and policy makers, in order to allow them to manage more effectively the problems and issues that confront them. Offerors must have a high-degree of substantive knowledge of experience with and demonstrated application of (1) current national and state health policy issues (2) ongoing and completed health services research and its relative value (3) providing technical assistance and instruction on complicated national health policy issues to State legislators, Governors staff, senior executive branch and local health officials and health care consumers, purchasers, plans, practitioners and policy makers and (4) ability to secure immediately leading U.S. experts and consultants required to assist in the development and conduct of workshops, seminars and conferences for the AHCPR User Liaison Program. The contract period of performance is expected to be five (5) years. The estimated issuance date of RFP No. AHCPR-98-0003 will be approximately fifteen (15) days from the issuance date of this synopsis, with proposals due approximately fifty (50) calendar days from date of Request for Proposal issuance. Requests for copies of the solicitation shall be forwarded to the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Attention: Sharon Williams, Contracts Management Staff, Suite 601, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Telephone requests will not be honored; all requests must be in writing. Faxed requests may be sent to (301) 443-7523. See number Note 2. (0258)

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