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D -- EVALUATE NATIONAL SURVEILLANCE FOR MEASLES THROUGH COMPARISON OF SURVEILLANCE DATA WITH HOSPITALIZED MEASLES CASES SOL 98I316(Q) POC Richard P. Jenkins, Contract Specialist, (404) 842-6743, FAX (404) 842-6530 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to negotiate, on a sole-source basis, with HCIA, Inc. to evaluate national surveillance for measles by comparing surveillance-based data (from NETSS, CDC's National Electronic Telecommunications System for Surveillance) with hospitalized measles cases. HCIA currently maintains the industry's largest health care database, containing about 2500 non-federal, short-term self-selected hospitals in the United States (US). To evaluate the completeness of the reporting system, it is necessary to go outside the system. Using capture recapture methodology, we can use a second information system as a surrogate population or denominator. The minimum requirements for the second information system are: (1) A system independent from the NETSS, (2) A system containing comparable information (such as sex, race, and birth date) to the NETSS, (3) A system containing nationwide information, and, (4) To assure the validity and nationwide representativeness of thecapture-recapture analysis, a minimum of 20 percent of US hospitalization records from a minimum of 15 states are required for each year. Other than full and open competition is authorized pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). Qualified vendors have 15 days from the date of this synopsis to submit capability statements delineating their ability to provide these services. Such qualifications will be used solely for the purpose determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a full and open competition basis. No solicitation exists and requests for such a document will be considered non-responsive. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS ACCEPTED; only written or facsimile requests or communications will be honored. Posted 09/01/98 (I-SN244296). (0244)

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