SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Primary Care Practice based Research Networks
- Notice Date
- 4/28/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Contracts Management, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD, 20850
- ZIP Code
- 20850
- Solicitation Number
- AHRQ-06-00029
- Response Due
- 8/29/2006
- Archive Date
- 9/13/2006
- Description
- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is soliciting proposals to take advantage of the growing strength of established primary care Practice Based Research Networks (PBRNs) in order to understand what is happening in community-based primary care practices and how those practices can be transformed. The purpose of the Primary Care Practice Based Research Network (PBRN) is to perform studies that can be conducted quickly which focus on demand-driven, practical, applied topics that are of interest to primary care PBRN participants as well as AHRQ and its partners. The research will either address pressing questions related to the appropriate care of health conditions seen in primary care settings, or will assess a technology, product, tool or primary care delivery strategy proposed for the health care system. The assumption is that the findings of research conducted in actual community-based settings will have strong external validity and, once disseminated, will be readily implementable in primary care practice settings. AHRQ anticipates awarding 8-12 task order contracts from this one solicitation. AHRQ is particularly interested in receiving proposals from primary care PBRNs engaged in rapid turn-around research leading to new knowledge and information that contributes to improved primary care practice. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code that best describes the requirement is 541990. The small business size standard is $6.5 million (provided for information only, as this procurement is advertised on a limited competition among qualified offerors basis). This procurement is open to any primary care PBRN that meets the qualifications specified herein, including (but not limited to) those currently or previously funded by AHRQ. To be eligible as a contractor, the PBRN must meet or exceed the following qualifications: The PBRN organizational structure includes a core of at least 30 ambulatory practices and/or 50 clinicians devoted to the primary care of patients. The majority of the practices should be located in the U.S. Networks that individually are unable to meet this requirement are encouraged to form a partnership with one or more additional networks, although a single PBRN must be formally designated the prime contractor. The network has an accepted, written statement of its purpose and research mission, which includes an ongoing commitment to research endeavors that transcends a single study. A director has been identified who is responsible for most administrative, financial and planning functions. The director is, or will be, supported by a staff of at least one person. The network has immediate access to consultants with expertise in such areas as biostatistics, research methodology, and clinical quality improvement. The PBRN has in place multiple systems of communication with and among participating practices in the form of regularly produced newsletters, e-mail or list-servs, conference calls, and/or face-to-face meetings of various combinations of network members. The PBRN can document completion of at least one publishable research study that involved primary data collection within the network. In addition to the solicitation being available on this site, it will be available for downloading from the internet on AHRQ?s site at http://ahrq.gov . Once in AHRQ?s homepage go to ?Funding Opportunities?, then to ?Contracts?, and then to ?Request for Proposal (RFP)?. It is the offerors responsibility to monitor this site for release of the solicitation, download their own copy of the solicitation, and to monitor this site for any subsequent amendments. It is estimated that the solicitation will be issued on/about May 15, 2006 with proposals due August 29, 2006.
- Record
- SN01037198-W 20060430/060428220342 (fbodaily.com)
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