COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 13,2000 PSA#2641 Department of Veterans Affairs, Stratton VA Medical Center, 113 Holland
Avenue, Albany, NY 12208-3410 R -- ECONOMETRICS SERVICES SOL RFQ 500-32-00 DUE 072500 POC Joseph
Turton, VA Contracting Officer (90NCA), (518) 462-3311, Ext. 2612
E-MAIL: RFP 500-32-00, Joseph.Turton@med.va.gov. This notice is a
combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item prepared in
accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with
additional information included in this notice. This announcement
constitutes the only solicitation, written Quotes are being requested
and a written solicitation will not be issued. This procurement is
being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). The
reference number for this procurement is RFQ 500-32-00 and incorporates
the clauses and provisions that are in effect through Federal
Acquisition Circular 97-18. Quotes are solicited from Firms who have
the experience and ability to provide econometric services on behalf of
The Department of Veterans Affairs VA Healthcare Network Upstate New
York HSR&D Office in order to accomplish the following: (1) Create a
minimum of three risk-adjusted monthly practice management reports.
Practice management reports are designed to measure VA primary care
providers on six outcomes (panel size, encounters per patient,
discharges per 1000 unique patients, laboratory cost per patient,
radiology cost per patient, pharmacy prescription cost per patient).
All results must be adjusted for patient illness severity using a
diagnostic based risk-adjustment methodology. Also, VISN 2 requires the
conduct of a data validation study of all practice management report
outcomes and the production of a study report. The vendor must be able
to produce timely continuous quality improvement reports through
additional analyses based upon user feedback. The vendor needs to be
regularly available (on a daily basis if necessary) to practice
management report measurement team members throughout the contract
period. Report Deadline: 9-30-00. (2) Produce a quality and
risk-adjusted allocation system at Veteran Integrated System Network
(VISN 2) at the Medical Center/Careline levels to support the VISN
budget allocation process. The allocation system must be based on VISN
2 VA FY 1999data. All results must be adjusted for patientillness
severity using a diagnostic based risk-adjustment methodology. The
vendor must be able to produce timely continuous quality improvement
reports through additional analyses based upon administrative, clinical
and financial staff feedback. The vendor needs to be regularly
available to the VISN CFO and relevant clinical and financial VISN
staff throughout the contract period. Report Deadline: 9-30-00. (3)
VISN 2 requires the development and maintenance of a cost database for
priority 7 and end-of-life patients. The purpose of this database is
to conduct additional studies on co-payments rates particularly for
patient receiving advanced illness and end life care. Cost analyses for
end of life patients use the VA CDR cost report. The vendor must be
able to produce timely continuous quality improvement reports through
additional analyses based upon VISN 2 Director feedback.. Report
Deadline: 9-30-00 The provisions at FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to
Offerors-Commercial Items (Mar 2000) and FAR 52.212-3 Offerors
Representations and Certifications (Feb 2000) applies to this
acquisition and a completed signed copy of this provision must be
submitted with the quote. The Representations and Certifications may be
obtained via the Internet at: http://www.arnet.gov. The provisions at
FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999), also applies to
this acquisition . The clauses at FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and
Conditions -- Commercial Items (May 1999) and FAR 52.212-5 Contract
Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders
Commercial Items (Aug 2000) applies to this acquisition. The following
factors, in descending order of importance, will be used to evaluate
quotes: (1) Price, (2) Proposed Plan for meeting Project Deadlines, (3)
Qualifications & Past Experience in conducting similar econometric
studies for VA, Federal, and other corporate healthcare organizations.
Factor 3, Qualifications & Experience will be rated using the
following subfactors in order of priority: (a) Specific Training and
experience in conducting projects for improving healthcare efficiency,
quality and access. Minimum Educational Requirements: Graduate level
training in management science and economics; experience in provider
profiling; expertise in two-part model, Poisson model, discrete choice
model, Monte Carlo simulation and Bootstrap technique; experience in
resource allocation; expertise in developing and refining stochastic
frontier models; experience in conducting projects regarding VA
non-mandatory workload, including familiarity with health care
utilization and quality of care variables such as length of stay,
number of visits, mortality rate and other outcomes; professional
computer programming skills using a wide range of programs including
SAS, SQL, Visual FoxPro, Access, Gauss, JCL, LIMDEP; (b) Training and
experience in conducing projects in support of VA policy design and
decision making at national level. Requirements: Thoroughly familiar
with VA policy structure, such as co-payment rate setting and the VA
resource allocation system; expertise in the nested logit model, and
Markov chain Monte Carlo Simulation; capacity to provide policy makers
consultation and independently design original methodology for a wide
range of policy relevant studies; (b) Training and experience in
supporting end of life projects; conducting cost effectiveness analysis
for projects involving chronic illness and end of life care, such as
Geriatric Evaluation and Management Programs, Caregiver Support
Programs, and Advanced Illness/end of life care interventions;
expertise in power analysis and two-slope random regression
models;experience in directing VA projects and supervising VA data
management; (3) Knowledge and experience in the use of the following VA
databases MDPPRD.MDP.SAS.Scyy; MDPPRD.MDP.SAS.Sfyy;
MDPPRD.MDP.SAS.Pmyy; MDPPRD.MDP.SAS.Pbyy; MDPPRD.MDP.SAS.Ppyy;
MDPPRD.MDP.SAS.Psyy; MDPPRD.MDP.SAS.Xbyy ;MDPPRD.MDP.SAS.NByy
MDPPRD.MDP.SAS.CENSUS.Pbyy; DPPRD.MDP.SAS.CENSUS.Pmyy;
MDPPRD.MDP.SAS.CENSUS.PSyy MDPPRD.MDP.SAS.CENSUS.PPyy
MDPPRD.MDP.SAS.CENSUS.XByy MDPPRD.MDP.SAS.FEN.FYyy.MED
MDPPRD.MDP.SAS.FEN.FYyy.INPT MDPPRD.MDP.SAS.FEN.FYyy.VET
MDPPRD.MDP.SAS.FEN.FYyy.ANCIL MDPPRD.MDP.SAS.FEN.FYyy.PHR
MDPPRD.MDP.SAS.FEN.FYyy.TVL MDPPRD.MDP.SAS.FEN.FYyy.PHARVEN
MDPPRD.MDP.SAS.FEN.FYyy.VEN RMTPRD.MED.SAS.RPMyy.SSN.LOCATE.SUMMARY
RMTPRD.MED.SAS.RPMyy.SSN.WLOAD.SUMMARY RMTPRD.MED.SAS.RPMyy.SSN.SUMMARY
RMTPRD.MED.SAS.RPMyy.SSN.COST.DETAIL Offerors must submit Quotations
and Technical information by Close of Business, (4:30PM), July 25,
2000. Responses may be mailed or faxed to:. Contracting Officer
(500-2/90NCA), Stratton VA Medical Center, Attn.: Joseph Turton, 113
Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208. Fax Number (518) 462-0051. Responses
received after that date and time will be rejected as non-responsive.
Posted 07/11/00 (W-SN473525). (0193) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0069 20000713\R-0002.SOL)
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