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B -- 65279;ASSESSMENT OF GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) FINANCING STRATEGIES, SOL HRSA-230-BHPr-11(0) POC Frantz Y. Richard, Contract Specialist, 301-443-0687/James Quinn, Contracting Officer, 301-443-5343 The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, with the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), 444 North Capitol Street, Suite 515, Washington, D.C. 20001, for a contract for the "National Center for Health Workforce Information and Analysis." This is a notice of intent, not a request for proposals. In order for the "National Center for Health Workforce Information and Analysis" program to be successful, the Contractor will need to identify on a state-by-state basis, workforce goals that were used to develop each state's GME financing strategy, and analyze the impact of the financing strategy on workforce goals. The task will represent a further refinement of a study the Contractor previously conduced on State financing of medical education entitled "Financing Medical Education by the States" in which the Contractor examined State and Federal government policies affecting the training of health professionals, whether those policies make sense, and whether public subsidies should be redistributed to address the nation's persistent but changing health workforce needs. The decision to award the contract to NCSL is based on NCSL's long history of work with the States and its unique working relationship with individuals in State government. In addition, NCSL has completed numerous projects and reports involving the analysis of health workforce issues that affect the States, including "Financing Medical Education by the State, Medicaid Support for Graduate Medical Education, and Medicaid's Role in Financing Graduate Medical Education" (Health Affairs, January/February, 2000). This work provides the critical foundation and level of experience in the arena of State workforce education financing that is unique to NCSL and we believe is necessary to the completion of this contract within the project period and within the allotted budget. In addition, the NCSL has developed an extensive network of contacts at the state level that are essential to this project. These contacts include policy makers and those working in positions of influence within the State governments, individuals who would otherwise be inaccessible to another contractor. Therefore, the Government has determined that NCSL is the only central source having the experience and expertise necessary to provide the work and services required under this contract. The contact person for this acquisition is: Frantz Y. Richard, COB/DGPM/OMPS/HRSA, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13A-19, Rockville, MD 20857-5600; phone number 301-443-0687; FAX 301-443-6038. The electronic mailing address is: frichard@hrsa.gov. See Note 22. Posted 05/02/00 (W-SN450435). (0123)

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