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D -- ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION-BASED CONTINUOUS HEALTH PROMOTION SERVICE SOL FOH-99-J24 DUE 091099 POC Naomi A. Haney, Contract Specialist on (301) 443-2731 E-MAIL: nhaney@hrsa.gov, nhaney@hrsa.gov. This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number FOH-99-J24 is issued as a Request for Quotation, under simplified acquisition procedures, test program, unrestricted. All responsible sources may submit a proposal. All timely proposals will be considered by the Government. The SIC code is 7375 and the small business size standard is $18.0 million. The Government intends to award a single contract to the responsible offeror whose total offer for all line items is evaluated and determined to be the best value for the Government, price and other factors considered. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-13. The following is a description of the requirements for this acquisition: BACKGROUND -- The Division of Federal Occupational Health (FOH) is continuing a new product line called the Online Health Promotion piloted in Fiscal Year 1999, which is a tailored, interactive, Internet-based service which offers FOH's customer Agencies an innovative, cost-effective approach to reaching large geographically dispersed populations with a personalized health risk appraisal, sound health information and health improvement programs. DESCRIPTION -- The purpose of this requirement is to provide a commercially available subscription-based, continuous health promotion service to FOH's customers via the Internet. The Contractor shall provide a website that shall empower the covered employees to pursue better health. The Contractor-provided online program shall include the following components: (1) Reliable health information, tools for personal health management, and up-to-date medical news -- all tailored to fit the user's individual interests and needs; (2) Help employees identify health risks, change behaviors and achieve personal health and wellness goals; (3) Allow users to use the program to set and achieve goals including but not limited to smoking cessation, weight management, stress reduction, pregnancy and fitness; (4) Provide a comprehensive health risk appraisal, interactive health behavior change modules with push messages including E-mail-based messages combined with print reinforcement and incentives; and (5) include a medically monitored "chat room" for users to share information. Additionally, the Contractor shall: (1) Provide promotions to motivate members, an online self-care flow chart for determining health care actions and a drug database, as well as general up-to-date, scientifically sound medical information; (2) Provide aggregate reports on subgroups of FOH's customers to indicate the number of accounts created by eligible members, number of repeat visits, page hits by subgroup and cumulative reports of multiple subgroups. Plus aggregate data from the health risk assessment.; (3) Provide a website from the Contractor's own server that is maintained at a high level of security to protect the medically confidential information that will be collected from the users and that can be customized for FOH and its customers; (4) Have a privacy policy showing their commitment to making the personal health information private and secure; (5) Be prohibited from releasing any personally identifying information to any person or organization; (6) Have in place and use industry-standard security technologies to avoid unauthorized access to collected information. FOR EXAMPLE PURPOSES ONLY, use encryption-Secure Socket Layer (SSL) to scramble the data as it's transmitted over the Internet to prevent others from accessing the user's private account; if the user hasn't usedthe program for more than 20 minutes, the program would automatically log the user off; and (7) Be prohibited from selling or advertising on the pages provided to FOH's customers. The online program services (member access to the website) shall be available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Proposals will be evaluated based on the factors as listed below for a base year and one option year, to be awarded no later than 9/30/99, with an effective date for performing services of October 1, 1999. Exercise of the award of a contract resulting from the combined synopsis/solicitation is subject to the availability of funds for each new fiscal year. The place of delivery shall be FOH customer agency sites located throughout the United States, Pacific Islands, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. OFFER/PRICING SCHEDULE -- CONTRACT LINE ITEMS: Contractors shall complete the unit price and extended price for all line items including annual totals for the Base and Option Years. A grand total for Base and Option Years shall also be presented. Offerors should note that the number of members stated herein will vary over the course of this contract. The numbers providedfor each contract year is the anticipated maximum number. BASE YEAR CLINS: Set Up Fee: $_____________; Member Subscription Fee: $_________ per member annually; (Note: FOH anticipates approximately 50,000 members during the Base Year). Reports $______________ each (Note: FOH anticipates approximately 500 reports generated during the Base Year. The number of reports will be dependent upon the number of customer agencies FOH services). Grand Total Base Year $________________. OPTION YEAR 1 CLINS: Set Up Fee: $_____________; Member Subscription Fee: $_________ per member annually; (Note: FOH anticipates approximately 100,000 members during Option Year 1). Reports $______________ each (Note: FOH anticipates approximately 1,000 reports generated during Option Year 1. The number of reports will be dependent upon the number of customer agencies FOH services.). Grand Total Option Year 1 $________________. Grand Total All Contract Years: $_______________. Offerors must review and comply with the FAR provisions or clauses which apply to this solicitation. This information is available on the Intent at http://www.arnet.gov/far. The following clauses or provisions are specifically referenced and are required in the response to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items and FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items -- Evaluation factors include (a) technical capability of the contractor to meet the requirements of this solicitation, (b) past performance, and price. Technical and past performance, when combined, shall be more important than price. Proposals, submitted in response to this combined synopsis/solicitation, shall include current product literature and a copy of the Offeror's most recent commercial price list. Offerors are required to submit past performance information, including points of contact, on the last three contracts for similar services; a completed copy of the provision FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial items, must be submitted with the offer; FAR 52-212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; and FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial items, with the following paragraph (b) clauses indicated by number (1); (12); (13); (14); (15) and (23). The closing date and time for offers submitted in response to this combined synopsis/solicitation is September 10, 1999, at 2:00 p.m. local prevailing time and shall be delivered by the specified time to the Health Resources and Services Administration, Contract Operations Branch, Parklawn Building, Room 13A-19, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Attention: Naomi A. Haney, Marked RFQ Number FOH-99-J24. All proposals must be submitted in hardcopy. Faxed proposals will not be accepted.Offerors must furnish the company name, DUNS number, address, phone and fax number, e-mail address, if available, and official point of contact. Questions regarding this combined synopsis/solicitation should be referred to Naomi A. Haney (301) 443-2731. Posted 08/27/99 (W-SN373435). (0239)

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