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R -- HAWAII OFFICE OF HEALTH PARITY -- MINORITY HEALTH DATA ENHANCEMENT PROJECT SOL 00T061221 DUE 080800 POC Nora Tyson Contract Spec. 301-443-8826 or Joseph Pirrone Supv. Contracting Officer, 301-443-8826 WEB: Program Support Center, Program Support Center. E-MAIL: Program Support Center, NTyson@psc.gov or JPirrone@psc.gov. The Division of Office of Public Health and Science, Office of Minority Health through the Program Support Center, General Acquisitions Branch, plans to award a 12 month sole source simplified acquisition to the Hawaii State Department of Health. Anticipated award date is August 30, 2000. The purpose of this contract is to convene the Hawaii Office of Health Parity Advisory Group comprised of representatives from community agencies and Health Department programs to assist the staff of the Office of Health Parity to produce, publish, and distribute a report on the characteristics of existing data sets related to the health of minority populations and extracted tables of the most recent data available on the health status of these minority populations. The contractor shall provide the support necessary to carry out the following tasks: Tasks: 1. Establish the Hawaii Office of Health Parity Advisory Group. 2. Provide logistical support to convene a minimum of six meetings of the advisory group. 3.Provide the leadership, and in consultation with the advisory group, identify the local and national data sets, develop the specifications and procedures for the assessment of the data bases and develop the data profile for the data tables. 4. Assess the quality and utility of the data bases, review current data reports, extract appropriate data, compile the data, and construct data tables. 5. In collaboration with the advisory group and the data consultant coordinate the preparation, production, and distribution of the final summary document. The proposed Simplified Acquisition is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest by responding to the requirement within 10 days after the date of publication of this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed Simplified Acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT NORA TYSON IN RM. 5C-03, PARKLAWN BLDG., 5600 FISHERS LANE, ROCKVILLE, MD. 20857 OR ON 301-443-8826. Posted 07/26/00 (W-SN479152). (0208)

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