SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Community Health Workers Comprehensive Health Workforce Study
- Notice Date
- 4/21/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Division of Procurement Management, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13A-19, Rockville, MD, 20857
- ZIP Code
- 20857
- Solicitation Number
- 04-N230-5030SSamc
- Response Due
- 5/6/2004
- Archive Date
- 5/10/2004
- Point of Contact
- Anne McFarlane, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 443-5131, Fax (301) 443-5462, - Anne McFarlane, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 443-5131, Fax (301) 443-5462,
- E-Mail Address
-
amcfarlane@hrsa.gov, amcfarlane@hrsa.gov
- Description
- THE DOCUMENT THAT WAS ISSUED ON 4/20/04 IS CANCELLED IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND REPLACED WITH THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT THAT MORE CLEARLY DEFINES THE REQUIREMENT.***The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is conducting a Sources Sought/Market Survey to locate Small Businesses, HUBZone, and/or 8a firms under NAICS Code 541611, capable of conducting a Comprehensive Health Workforce Study of Community Health Workers.***The purpose of this contract is to provide a comprehensive, National picture of the community health worker (CHW) workforce and all the components that directly affect the workforce. Topics to be covered in the study include: overview of CHWs (roles and functions, socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, employers, training, certification and licensing, wages and reimbursement, career progression, and benefits including effectiveness), existing data sources and data needs and National, State and local/programmatic issues, an in-depth look at CHWs in 3 - 6 states, CHWs in HRSA-supported programs, and supply, demand and need for CHWs.***The primary responsibilities of the recipient of this contract will be to provide knowledge, skills, and expertise to complete research and develop reports that analyze programs and provide a comprehensive, National picture of the community health worker (CHW) workforce and all the components that directly affect the workforce. The study is technically and methodologically complex and logistically extensive. The organization must have extensive health workforce study experience of national scope that includes large scale, complex information gathering and analysis. The contractors must possess extensive experience in exploring innovative approaches to acquiring the latest health workforce data and to the analysis of existing health workforce surveys including the knowledge of weights and statistical techniques. Many of the tasks to be carried out in this contract require expertise in the subject matter, as well as health workforce experience in dealing in the multifaceted issues related to complex data analysis, legislation, and policy. The contractor must demonstrate its experience with existing networks of health providers, and health policy makers at the Federal, state and local levels.***Interested organizations must demonstrate and document, in any Capability Statements submitted, extensive experience with, and the ability to perform, all the tasks mentioned above with a special focus on demonstrating their experience in conducting National level studies on the health care workforce. Organizations should demonstrate capability to administer and coordinate interrelated tasks in an effective and timely manner. Documentation may include, but not be limited to, both Government and commercial contracts, providing references (with names, telephone numbers, and email address) and any other information serving to document the organization's capability. The Government anticipates awarding a two-year contract. This is not a Request for Proposals and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. Your submission must be received in this office by 3:00 PM on May 6, 2004, by surface mail or fax at the following address: HHS/HRSA; Attn: Anne McFarlane; 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13A19; Rockville, MD 20857; Tel (301) 443-5131; Fax (301) 443-5462; amcfarlane@hrsa.gov.
- Record
- SN00570014-W 20040423/040421211809 (fbodaily.com)
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