SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- B-Preliminary review of Information available about barriers to Ideal Care and Best Practices
- Notice Date
- 9/3/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Research Contracts Br., 6120 Executive Blvd. EPS Suite 600, Rockville, MD, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-NCI-40152-NQ
- Response Due
- 9/20/2004
- Archive Date
- 10/5/2004
- Point of Contact
- Cynthia Brown, Purchasing Agent, Phone (301) 496-8608, Fax (301) 402-4513, - Renita Smith, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-496-8612, Fax 301-480-0241,
- E-Mail Address
-
cb106x@nih.gov, rs442i@nih.gov
- Description
- The National Instituttes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cancer Care Redesign (CaRe) plans to enter into a sole source contract with Harvard University Medical School, 643 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 for a preliminary review of information available about barriers to ideal care and "best practices". The NCI conducted a workshop to consider a framework for improving cancer care. This acquisition is being conducted based on FAR 13. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 541690 and the business size standard is $6M. The focus of the Cancer Care Redesign (CaRe) is to provide reliable translation of research evidence into current practice. Studies have proven that many patients throughout the country do not receive optimal cancer care. The Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School, Cancer Care in Massachusetts (CAMA) has conducted a year long inventigation into patient and physician reports of quality barriers in cancer care in Massachusetts. Through a series of five patient focus groups and interviews with over 25 oncologists across the state, the CAMA project has identified gaps in the quality of cancer care and has developed pilot projects to test innovative solutions. Harvard University Medical School, has a program entitled "Improving Cancer Care in Massachusetts" (CAMA) in an effort to improve cancer treatment in the state of Massachusetts. CAMA goals and strategies include: 1)identifying barriers to high quality care; 2) developing systems for more efficient and timely data on cancer care quality and 3) providing better information to physicians and patients. Harvard University principle investigator(s) of CAMA are the only source known with the unique qualifications for the task required by the NCI. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, if any interested party believes it can meet the above requirements, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capability and any other furnished information must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NCI to determine if the party can fully meet the requirements herein. Capability statements must be received in the contracting office by 1:30 PM EDT (local Washington, DC time) on September 20, 2004. If you have any questions please contact Cynthia Brown, Purchasing Agent or Renita Smith, Contracting Officer on 301-402-4509. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement shall be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Please reference RFQ-NCI-40152-NQ.
- Record
- SN00665191-W 20040905/040903211804 (fbodaily.com)
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