Loren Data's SAM Daily™

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 21, 2012 FBO #3892
DOCUMENT

A -- Research assistant for Dual Sensory Study - Attachment

Notice Date

7/19/2012
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541720 — Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Atlanta VA Medical Center;1670 Clairmont Road;Decatur GA 30033
 

ZIP Code

30033
 

Solicitation Number

VA24712I0702
 

Response Due

7/25/2012
 

Archive Date

10/23/2012
 

Point of Contact

Jessica Coleman-Smith
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

The Department of Veteran Affairs, NCO 7, Atlanta VA Medical Center is seeking responsible sources to provide service as outlined in the Statement of Work. This is market research for informational and planning purposes only. This is not a solicitation and does not obligate the government to issue a solicitation. This is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources related to NAICS 541720. Please be advised that the Government will not pay for any information submitted under this announcement. Your response should identify your company name, point of contact with contact information, indicate all areas you are capable of providing service, capabilities statement and identify your business size, and if you are any of the following: Federal Supply Schedule holders, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Hub-Zone Small Business, Small Disadvantage Business, and Women Owned Small Business. Responses to this notice shall be e-mailed to Jessica Coleman-Smith, Contract Specialist, E-mail address: jessica.coleman-smith@va.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received in writing no later than 3:00PM EST on July 25, 2012. Responses should clearly state the ability to provide the service. If a solicitation is issued, it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separately. STATEMENT OF WORK A. GENERAL GUIDANCE 1. Title of Project: Self management Groups for Dual Sensory Loss 2. Scope of Work: This contract is needed in support of the VA Rehabilitation Research and merit project for a Dual Sensory Loss research study. The Research Assistant (RA) will recruit, screen, schedule, consent and test study participants. Prior experience in working with disability populations, technology, and experience in conducting research testing, administering questionnaires, scoring and entering data into SPSS for analysis are tasks required to complete tasks required to conduct the study. The RA will coordinate all team communications including weekly phone calls and maintain weekly agendas and minutes with action items for follow-up. The RA will further complete the equipment preparations, set-up protocol and study binder and measures administration scripts and scoring instructions for the initiation of data collection, therapeutic group meetings and work towards the goal of recruiting, screening, enrolling, scheduling, & coordinating. Some transcription related to this work will be required. 3. Location of Services Provided: Atlanta VA Medical Center RR&D 12th Floor. 4. Work Hours: The contractor shall be a available during normal business hours of 9:00am - 2:30pm Monday - Thursday excluding Federal Holidays. 5. Federal Holidays: New years Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, President's Day, Independence Day, labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day and any other day specifically declared by the President of the United States to be a national holiday. 6. Type of Contract: This shall be a firm fixed hourly rate priced contract. B. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: 1. An access badge will be given to the contractor upon entrance into VA buildings. The contractor must safeguard the access badge and immediately report any lost, stolen, or destroyed badges to the COR. All contract personnel must properly display their access badges. Access badges must be worn at or above the waist (facing forward.). The contractor must return the access badge(s) to the COR or designee at the end of this contract. 2. It is the responsibility of the contractor's personnel to park in the appropriate designated parking areas. Parking information shall be coordinated with each facility COR. 3. Atlanta VAMC does not validate or make reimbursement for parking violations of the contractor's personnel under any circumstance. C. SPECIFIC MANDATORY TASKS AND ASSOCIATED DELIVERABLES 1.The Contractor shall: Serve as a Research Assistant in Rehabilitation Research & Development Center of Excellence working on research projects to evaluate a group-based self-management educational workshop intervention with veterans who have both vision and hearing impairments. The incumbent is a Research Assistant for one or more research studies under investigation within the Rehabilitation Research and Development Program (RR&D) at the Atlanta VAMC. 2.Description of Service: For the purpose of this contract, the following are descriptions of the types of services to be performed. a)Assist the principal investigator with managing portions of research projects b)Assistance in recruiting, screening and evaluating subjects c)Collection and analyses of data d)Set up record-keeping systems for data e)Assist in preparation of work, plan for patient welfare f)Conduct over the phone interviews with research subjects g)Generate periodic reports h)Handle submission of IRB i)Organize data collecting process, data management, and statistical analysis j)Assist with the collection and analysis of statistical data, in accordance with the applications if sound scientific design and analytical principles k)Adhere to specific research methodologies and procedures for collection of data l)Identify possible trends requiring further analysis m)Arrange and conducts literature searches required for research project n)Contribute ideas and suggestions to all phases of research studies D. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: "The Contractor shall report to the RR&D Center on the scheduled days. " The Contractor shall submit the following documentation to the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative at the end of each week. a.Invoice of hours worked b.Description of work performed E. QUALITY ASSURANCE: PERFORMANCE STANDARDS REQUIRED SERVICEPERFORMANCE STANDARDMONITORING METHODINCENTIVE/DISINCENTIVES FOR MEETING OR NOT MEETING THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS Scheduling clients and perform appropriate testingContractor will meet weekly with PI for update on Project progressSupervision by PI as to progress of study development5% of the total invoice amount shall be deducted when the performance standard is missed F. GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES: The Government shall be responsible for making system available to Contractor during normal business hours 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. If there is a need for work to be done after hours, the Government will make arrangements for Contractor to have access to system. G. CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS The contractor shall be required to comply with all security policies/requirements. All security policies/requirements must be met and employees cleared prior to the contractor performing work under this contract. Employees that cannot meet the security and clearance requirements shall not be allowed to perform work under this contract. H. INTERFERENCE TO NORMAL FUNCTION: N/A
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/AtlVAMC/VAMCCO80220/VA24712I0702/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA247-12-I-0702 VA247-12-I-0702_1.doc (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=406796&FileName=VA247-12-I-0702-000.doc)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=406796&FileName=VA247-12-I-0702-000.doc

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Department of Veterans Affairs;Atlanta VA Medical Center;1670 Clairmont Road;Decatur, GA

Zip Code: 30033
 

Record

SN02808565-W 20120721/120720000100-4143955c392556d3fb6a624cad69158d (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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

---

| FSG Index  |  This Issue's Index  |  Today's FBO Daily Index Page |