DHHS, Office of the Secretary, Office of Acquisition Management; Room 443H, Humphrey Building; 200 Independence Avenue, S.W.; Washington, D.C. 20201

R -- DEVELOP A STANDARDIZED CORE SET OF ASSESSMENT ELEMENTS ACROSS POST-ACUTE CARE SETTINGS SOL RFP-23-00-HHS-OS POC Point of Contact: Cheryl Howe, Contract Specialist, 202-690-5552 The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is seeking qualified offerors to develop a standardized core set of assessment elements across Post-Acute Care (PAC) settings. Having consistent measures on beneficiaries in PAC settings will enhance the Department's ability to compare access, quality, and efficiency of care rendered to Medicare beneficiaries. ASPE would like to emphasize that this project is not intended to develop a new PAC data collection instrument, but rather to harmonize a core set of data elements across existing tools. Because many of these elements in the core set are currently being used for payment and/or quality purposes, the harmonizing process will require extensive knowledge of the current and proposed PAC payment methods as well as strong questionnaire development and psychometric skills. The scope of this contract is limited to the development of the harmonized (uniform or consistent) core elements. Pending future funding, a separate notice will be published soliciting offerors for a second project to test the elements produced under this contract. The period of performance will be approximately 8 months. This is a full and open competition. A cost type contract is anticipated. The date of issue for this RFP will be approximately July 17, 2000. Proposals will be due 30 days after issuance date of the RFP. It is anticipated that the solicitation document will be available on the DHHS website at www.os.dhhs.gov/progorg/oam/contrct within 5 business days of issuance of the paper copies. However, to assure receipt, you should request a paper copy. Requests for paper copies of this RFP must be made in writing to the address and contact point listed above. Requests may be faxed to Cheryl Howe at (202) 690-5698. There will not be a bidder's conference. Any questions on the RFP will be due in writing approximately 10 calendar days after RFP issuance. Posted 06/29/00 (D-SN470312). (0181)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0149 20000703\R-0022.SOL)