SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- AHRQ Residency Program
- Notice Date
- 5/4/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical 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
- Reference-Number-05R000114
- Response Due
- 5/18/2005
- Archive Date
- 6/2/2005
- Description
- SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES DATE: MAY 4, 2005 REQUISITION NO: 05R000114 INTENDED SOURCE: ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE (ATPM) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: DATE OF AWARD THROUGH TWELVE MONTHS PURPOSE: THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES, AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY (AHRQ) , THROUGH THE PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER, PLANS TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION TO THE ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. CLOSING DATE IS MAY 18 , 2005. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROCUREMENT IS TO: THE PURPOSE OF THE RESIDENCY ROTATIONS, SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2006, IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR PREVENTIVE MEDICINE RESIDENTS AND OTHER TRAINEES WITH ADVANCED PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING TO GAIN PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN SECONDARY DATA DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT, TO PARTICIPATE IN DRAFTING HEALTH POLICY PAPERS, AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE WORK OF THE U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE (USPSTF). THE ASSOCIATION OF TEACHER OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE (ATPM) WILL IDENTIFY QUALIFIED RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ROTATIONS AVAILABLE AT AHRQ. PARTICIPANTS WILL CARRY OUT THEIR ROTATIONS IN THE CENTER FOR PRIMARY CARE, PREVENTION, AND CLINICAL PARTNERSHIPS (CP3) UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF DR. ELIZABETH EDGERTON, DIRECTOR OF AHRQ'S CLINICAL PREVENTIVE SERVICES PROGRAM. ATPM RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR PRACTICAL PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING FOR PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE RESIDENTS. THROUGH THE ATPM RESIDENCY ROTATION PROGRAMS, ATPM SEEKS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRACTICUM TRAINING EXPERIENCES AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS AT FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES. THE ATPM RESIDENCY ROTATION PROGRAM ENSURES THAT RESIDENTS, WHO ARE POISED TO BECOME THE PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS OF THE FUTURE, RECEIVE EXCEPTIONAL TRAINING WHILE ALSO ASSURING A CONTINUED SUPPLY OF PHYSICIANS FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH ARENA. ADDITIONALLY, THE RESIDENCY PRACTICUM CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE PUBLIC HEALTH PHYSICIANS, THEIR ACADEMIC PRECEPTORS, AND THE FEDERAL AGENCY SUPERVISORS TO MEET AND EXCHANGE IDEAS. ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE SENT TO THE JOINT COUNCIL OF RESIDENCY PROGRAM DIRECTORS AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE RESIDENTS. THE ANNOUNCEMENT WILL REACH RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, RESIDENCY DIRECTORS, MEDICAL SCHOOLS, MEDICAL STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS REQUESTING PROGRAM INFORMATION. THE ANNOUNCEMENT WILL ALSO BE POSTED TO LIST SERVES, THE ATPM WEBSITE, AND ATPM'S MAILING LIST OF PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS TO TRAINING PROGRAMS. SELECTION AND PLACEMENT OF RESIDENTS: ATPM WILL REVIEW EACH RESIDENT APPLICATION FOR COMPLETENESS AND ELIGIBILITY AND WILL THEN FORWARD TO AHRQ PROJECT OFFICER, ALL COMPLETE APPLICATIONS TO AHRQ FOR SELECTION. THE AGENCY MAY SET UP ITS OWN REVIEW PROCESS AND SHOULD BE PREPARED TO NOTIFY ATPM IN 3 TO 4 WEEKS OF FINAL DECISIONS. BECAUSE THE RESIDENT WILL BE PLACED AT THE AGENCY'S FACILITIES, THE AGENCY WILL ENSURE SPACE IS AVAILABLE FOR THE INCOMING RESIDENT. ATPM NOTIFIES RESIDENTS BY PHONE, AND ISSUES AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER AND INFORMATIONAL PACKET, WHICH INCLUDES A TRAINING AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED BY THE RESIDENTS AND THEIR MENTORS. AT THE CONCLUSION OF EACH ROTATION, RESIDENTS WILL SUBMIT EVALUATIONS OF THEIR ROTATION EXPERIENCE AND ACTIVITY REPORTS TO ATPM. ACTIVITY REPORTS WILL BE SENT TO THE AHRQ CONTACT ALONG WITH PERTINENT EVALUATION FEEDBACK. PRECEPTORS WILL ALSO SUBMIT EVALUATIONS OF RESIDENT PERFORMANCE AND FEEDBACK FOR ATPM'S CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED UPON THE CONTRACTOR'S EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN COORDINATING RESIDENCY ROTATIONS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL THROUGH IT'S COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE OFFICE OF DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION(ODPHP). ATPM'S UNIQUE MISSION IS OF ADVANCING THE TRAINING OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION. ATPM HAS A BROAD BASE OF CONTACTS IN THE FILED OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND A DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP DESIGN. ATPM ALSO HOLDS A UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE "PREVENTIVE MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS". ATPM HAS WORKED WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS TO OFFER PRACTICAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONALS IN PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH. ATPM ADMINISTERS RESIDENCY ROTATIONS FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES THROUGH ITS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE OFFICE OF DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION (ODPHP), WHICH SUPPORTS 2-3 MONTH ROTATIONS FOR PREVENTIVE MEDICINE RESIDENTS AT ODPHP. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, OVER 46 RESIDENTS FROM 13 DIFFERENT RESIDENCY PROGRAMS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE ROTATIONS. IN ADDITION, ANOTHER 21 RESIDENTS HAVE COMPLETED ROTATIONS AT THE HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION, AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY, AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES, THROUGH AN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT WITH ODPHP. IN 1998, ATPM WAS ABLE TO SUPPORT SIMILAR 3-MONTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AT THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) THROUGH THE ATPM/CDC/ATSDR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. A TOTAL OF 17 RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CDC PROGRAM. SINCE 2001, 16 RESIDENTS HAVE COMPLETED ROTATIONS WITH AHRQ. ATPM HAS ADMINISTERED AHRQ'S RESIDENCY ROTATIONS SINCE 1998, THEREFORE TRANSITION EFFORTS WOULD BE MINIMAL. ATPM IS A UNIQUE ORGANIZATION WITH THE MISSION OF ADVANCING THE TRAINING OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION. ATPM HAS A BROAD BASE OF CONTACTS IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND A DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP BY DESIGN. ATPM ALSO HOLDS A UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH PREVENTIVE MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS. ATPM EMPLOYS TWO STAFF MEMBERS SOLELY DEDICATED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF TRAINING PROJECTS, AND ADMINISTERS A VARIETY OF OTHER TYPES OF TRAINING PROGRAMS FROM INTERNSHIPS TO SENIOR-LEVEL POLICY FELLOWSHIPS. ATPM HAS WORKED WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR MORE THEN 15 YEARS TO OFFER PRACTICAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONALS IN PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH. THE PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION IS FOR SERVICES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE SOURCE (FAR 6.302-1). 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. CONTRACTORS MAY FORWARD CAPABILITY STATEMENTS TO THE REFERENCED ADDRESS. INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT DARREN JANSEN, IN ROOM 5C-13, PARKLAWN BLDG., 5600 FISHERS LANE, ROCKVILLE, MD 20857 OR ON 301-443-1857.
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