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R -- USE OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES AMONG LANGUAGE MINORITY POPULATIONS SOL 00T061205 POC Susan Moran, (301) 443-6550 E-MAIL: PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER, smoran@psc.gov. DHHS/PSC/DAM intends to award a one-year sole source simplified acquisition to Portland State University located in Portland, OR. The Office of Minority Health has a requirement to determine whether the introduction of professional interpreter services improves access to and use of health care services by language minorities. The Contractor shall create a database by combining data from the professional interpreter services company, Pacific Interpreters (PI) with data from several Kaiser Permanente (KP/HMO) databases. The provision of professional interpreter services for KP members began in mid-1997 and is treated as the test variable in the project design. The Contractor shall construct a "panel" of language minority patients who were continuously enrolled in KP from June 1995 to August 31, 1999. The pre-test period (before the introduction of professional interpreter service) is from June 1, 1995 -- June 30, 1997, and the post-test period (the period after the introduction of professional interpreter service around July 1997) is from August 1, 1997 -- August 31, 1999. The Contractor shall compare the "panel" of patients across these two time periods to determine the role that professional interpreters play in the delivery of health services to language minority populations. Portland State University is the only known source that has the following unique combined capabilities: it is ideally situated as the base for the study since most of Oregon's foreign-born and language minority population reside in the Portland metropolitan area; it has personnel with extensive experience in studying immigrant, poor, and minority populations; it has research personnel with experience on the relationship between social factors, health status, and access to health care for minority populations; and it has the cooperation of PI and access to KP/HMO proprietary patient data that are critical to carry out the requirements of this project. No solicitation is available. Any requests for solicitation packages will be considered nonresponsive. The proposed simplified acquisition action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). Interested concerns may identify their interest and must submit written documentation that demonstrates their ability to furnish the requirement, including technical and pricing data, within 15 days after the date of publication of this notice. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within 15 days after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement 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. If no affirmative responses are received, the Contracting Officer will proceed toissue a purchase order to Portland State University. Responses must be in writing and refer to 00T061205 to the attention of Susan Moran. Posted 08/03/00 (W-SN481941). (0216)

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