A -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A 3-D COMBAT CASUALTY CARE ANALYSIS SYSTEM

Notice Date

September 24, 2001

Contracting Office

Directorate of Contracting, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Rm A1040c, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda MD 20814-4799

ZIP Code

20814-4799

Solicitation Number

MDA905-01-R-0015

Response Due

September 28, 2001

Point of Contact

Kristen Trump, Contract Specialist (301) 295-3127, David D.Denton, Contracting Offcier, (301) 295-3068

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the Contract Specialist of Contracting (ktrump@usuhs.mil or ddenton@usuhs.mil)

Description

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), the Department of Defense Medical School and Health Sciences University, intends to award on a sole source basis, a contract to the Henry M. Jackson Foundation (HMJF) for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Rockville, MD, to provide personnel, supplies, equipment, and all services necessary in support of the research and development of a Three Dimensional (3-D) Combat Casualty Care Analysis System for use by the USUHS Casualty Care Research Center (CCRC). The Contract will be cost-reimbursement with an estimated value of $100,000 and the period of performance will be 12 months. This project is being funded by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in a joint effort between DARPA, USUHS and the HMJF. The ultimate goal of this project is develop a three-dimensional combat casualty analysis system, which includes design and development of software, hardware configuration, data collection and storage and retrieval systems, that will allow users to consider multivariate, multimedia contributions to understanding medical outcome and operational effectiveness of the injured war fighter. The demonstration of this concept will use the Wound Data and Munitions Effectiveness Team (WDMET) Study to provide legitimate users with remote electronic access to all available components of the WDMET collection. For practical purposes, inclusion of artifacts (e.g. shrapnel) is beyond the scope of this proposal. Accomplishment, of this proposal requires that; 1) The database interface that facilitates browsing and querying of the data by researchers must be further developed, and modified to provide for additional elements beyond just alphanumeric data and facilitate access ~via Internet browser. 2) Previously encoded data shall be migrated or re-encoded to current standard systems and formats. This includes 5,300 hard copy records digitized using the proprietary MARS format. 3) The 2700 casualty records that have never been scanned must have their original documents digitized. 4) The WDMET final report and supporting documents need to be transcribed for electronic access and reproduction? 5) 54,000 color slides must be digitized in high resolution, full color. 6) Audio data must be digitized from standard audiotape to a standard digital format for audio. 7) Approximately 4,000 X?rays must be digitized to current radiographic standards for X?Rays. 8) Personal identifiers must be stripped from data and/or access must be restricted in order to protect privacy rights. 9) The data must be stored on large capacity durable storage media that adhere to recognized physical and logical standards (such as CDROM or, preferably, DVDROM). This project is divided into two phases. Phase I will demonstrate proof of concept with a sample of at least 100 records of the WDMET data and provide a "best practices" plan for implementation of Phase I1. Phase II will provide a fully functional analysis system, with demonstrable capability utilizing the 8,000 WDMET records. Phase I will determine the archives current state and provide an inventory of available WDMET collection artifacts. A library/internet search wilt be initiated seeking other databases and data modeling paradigms that might enhance design of the Three Dimensional Combat Casualty Analysis System. Phase I will produce a prototype data browser that presents the full range of multimedia features including alphanumeric data, digitized original documents (eg, original data collection forms, wound tract diagrams, sketches, maps), case?related photographs, and audio recordings from casualties, witnesses and researchers. This will also include digitization of a sample of the various multimedia data in the collection and a report on the best approach for completely populating the multimedia database and producing the first version of a completed browser. To demonstrate utility, a preliminary analysis of less severely injured soldiers will be undertaken regarding time to initial medical care, care initiated, length of medical stability, disposition, time lost from duty, and the significance of contextual variables. The second phase will implement the design plan and best practices determined in Phase I and populate the database, permitting evaluation of the new system using the robust WDMET data set and resulting in a fully functional, three dimensional combat casualty analysis system that is available to authorized personnel via the Internet. This contract is being awarded in accordance with statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition at 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(5), "Authorized or Required by Statute." The proposed procurement is in compliance with Public Law 92-426, entitled: Uniformed Service Health Professions Revitalization Act of 1972 and 10 U.S.C 178 and 2113(j)(1)(A) which authorizes USUHS to award contracts on a sole source basis to the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010926/ASOL002.HTM (W-265 SN50Y4D2)