SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Health Services Research Information
- Notice Date
- 4/14/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, 20894
- ZIP Code
- 20894
- Solicitation Number
- NLM-03-113-UHP
- Archive Date
- 5/14/2003
- Point of Contact
- Uyen Phuong, Lead Purchasing Agent, Phone 301 496-6127, Fax 301 402-8169, - Karen Riggs, Contracting Officer, Phone 301 496-6546, Fax 301 402-0642,
- E-Mail Address
-
PHUONGU@mail.nlm.nih.gov, kr33v@nih.gov
- Description
- It is the intent of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to negotiate on a sole source basis with AcademyHealth, Washington, DC for the period May 1, 2003 to April 30, 2004 with options for two (2) successive one-year periods. The purpose of this order is to obtain the services of AcademyHealth staff to provide expert recommendations for a series of core library recommendations in sub-fields within the field of health services research (HSR). The recommendations are intended to serve as a guides for librarians who want to develop an understanding of such subfields as health outcomes, public health economics, health care financing, and develop collections in them as well as to those individuals who are new to the field of health services research. The contractor, using their expert HSR subject knowledge shall develop: 1) a written summary of the sub-field and why it is important to the field of health services research, 2) lists of core and desired books and journals, 3) a list of relevant bibliographic databases, 4) a list of relevant publishers, and 5) a list of relevant internet sites. AcademyHealth is uniquely qualified to take on this endeavor. AcademyHealth is the professional home for health services researchers, policy analysts and practitioners and a leading, no-partisan resource for the best in health services research. With more than 3,900 individual members and organizational affiliates in the health services research and health policy communities, the Academy fulfills a role as information broker to the health services research and health policy communities. Further, AcademyHealth developed a proto-type module in health economics that has been well received by the health sciences librarian and health services research communities. The proposed acquisition will be procured under FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisitions. This is not a Request for Quotations (RFQ), nor is an RFQ available, however, all responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the NLM. Firms interested in responding to this notice must be able to provide service as specified above. Responses must be in writing and must be received in this office within fifteen (15) calendar days from publication date of this notice, and must include pricing information and meet the criteria requirement. Inquires regarding this procurement may be made to the National Library of Medicine, Office of Acquisitions Management, 8600 Rockville Pike, Building 38A, Room B1N20, Bethesda, Maryland 20894, Attention: Uyen H. Phuong, Lead Purchasing Agent, on (301) 496-6127. Fax requests WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
- Record
- SN00302984-W 20030416/030414213332 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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