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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 28, 2004 FBO #0975
SOLICITATION NOTICE

R -- Deliberative Focus Groups; Citizen Input to Health Policy

Notice Date

7/26/2004
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541618 — Other Management Consulting Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management, Parklawn Building Room 5-101 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20857
 

ZIP Code

20857
 

Solicitation Number

04R000225
 

Response Due

8/13/2004
 

Archive Date

8/28/2004
 

Point of Contact

Nora Tyson, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-443-5229, Fax 301-443-3238, - Janet Miller, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-443-2478, Fax 301-443-3849,
 

E-Mail Address

ntyson@psc.gov, jmiller@psc.gov
 

Description

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, (AHRQ), through the Division of Acquisition Management (DAM), Program Support Center(PSC), plans to award a 12 month sole source contract using simplified acquisition procedures, to Marthe R. Gold, Logan Professor and Chair, Dept. Univ of New York Medical School, 138th Street and Convent Avenue Room A110 New York, NY 10031. The anticipated date August 16, 2004. The purpose of this contract is to work toward an innovative and effective approach for allowing public citizens to provide informed input into resource allocation decisions. This project will review and develop methods for tapping informed public opinion as an input to these decisions, to facilitate the effective utilization of cost-effectiveness information to inform policy choices with regard to new technologies and interventions. The contractor shall identify a case concerning the coverage of a technology or clinical intervention by Medicare or a private insurer. The intervention identified will pose concerns relative to cost, effectiveness, and/or cost-effectiveness - i.e., the technology will be one that imposes a significant cost, and positive health benefit on at least one dimension relative to existing alternatives. The contractor shall develop materials for informing citizen members of focus groups concerning the issues relevant to coverage of this technology, including issues of cost, comparative effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and equity. The contractor will convene a citizens? focus group and explore members? ability, interest, and comfort with providing input on the coverage decision before and after their review of the informative materials. The contractor will analyze the views obtained from members, considering the dimensionality and content of responses and the impact of reviewing and reflecting on the informative materials on their decision process. The contractor shall produce a report that describes their findings. The report will include questions to address and suggestions for process improvements in a future, more comprehensive investigation of the performance of citizens? focus groups and recommendations for steps required to develop and implement this approach for using citizen groups to provide input into resource allocation decisions. The contract shall submit the following: 1. Submit a detailed plan and timeline for the elements contained in the Statement of Work Due Date - October 29, 2004 2. Progress Report Due Date - February 15, 2005 3. Draft Report Due Date - June 30, 2005 4. Final Report Due Date - September 1, 2005 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 Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD. 20857 or on 301-443-2475.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 138th Street and Convent Avenue, Room A110, New York, New York,

Zip Code: 10031

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00630309-W 20040728/040726211818 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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