SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Consultant/Professional Genetic Services
- Notice Date
- 8/3/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-CSB-HG-2012-235-DLM
- Archive Date
- 8/24/2012
- Point of Contact
- Dorothy Maxwell, Phone: 301-435-0352
- E-Mail Address
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maxwelld@mail.nih.gov
(maxwelld@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Office of Acquisition (OA) on behalf of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a noncompetitive sole source basis with Ms. Patricia Magyari, 3939 Keswick Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21211 to provide genetic counseling services with an emphasis on clinical, psychological and educational needs for National Human Genome Research Institute/ Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Genome Research Institute Genetic Counseling Training Program. The sole source determination is based on the fact that National Institute of Health (NIH) is the nation's largest medical research agency and the primary Federal agency conducting, supporting and making medical discoveries that improve people's health and save lives. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), Genetic Counseling Training Program (GTCP) distinguishes itself in offering extensive interactive coursework to support completion of high quality, publishable thesis studies. Since its inception, the GCTP has produced a cadre of genetic counselors who broaden the scope of genetic counseling by contributing to a growing research literature that critically examines a variety of aspects of the profession and shapes future directions in the field. Professional Supervision and Facilitating Adaptation to Disability and Loss are required courses in the Johns Hopkins University (JHU)/National Human Genome Research Institute Genetic Counseling Training Program #415.870 and #415.650.01JHU. They are cited in the materials used to achieve American Board of Genetic Counseling Accreditation as essential components to the program curricula. The program reflects a collaborative agreement between the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the National Human Genome Research Institute. Outlined in the MOU between the institutions is the NHGRI responsibility for providing professional supervision and for teaching the facilitating adaptation course. The goals are to prepare graduates to: • Provide genetic counseling, with an emphasis on clients' psychological and educational needs. • Conduct social and behavioral research related to genetic counseling. • Educate health care providers, policy makers and the public about genetics and related health and social issues. Period of Performance : This requirement will have a Base for 12-Months starting September 2012 through September 2013 with four (4) Option Year Periods for 12 Months each. Purpose and Objectives for the Procurement: • The Genetic Counseling Supervision is taught as an interactive process intended to monitor the quality of client care, improve clinical skills, and facilitate professional and personal growth of the genetic counseling students. The contractor shall provide professional supervision to students enrolled in the Genetic Counseling Graduate Program throughout the academic year. The weekly sessions will address the students' counseling learning objectives and how well their clinical casework is meeting those objectives. The students will be graded on a pass/fail basis that is outlined for them in a supervision consent document. This work will be completed by 2013. • Facilitating Adaptation to Disability and Loss is taught as a didactic and interactive course to teach the theoretical, empirical and clinical understandings of personal and family loss and disability. The contractor shall teach the course biweekly in the first, third, and fourth terms of the 2012-2013 academic year. The contractor shall evaluate the students based upon their papers, projects and class participation. The students will be graded on a A-E basis that is outlined for them in the objectives of the course as outlined on the syllabus. The work will be completed by May 2013. Contractor Requirements : • The Contractor shall provide professional supervision, which involves meeting with six students weekly for one hour throughout the academic year. A typical supervision session will include an oral case presentation by the student supported by audiotape segments of casework highlighting issues related to learning contract goals. The contractor shall also review brief written case notes. Students have the opportunity to ask questions, explore alternative interventions, discuss/discover counter-transference themes, address ethical concerns, and receive feedback and suggestions on their therapeutic interventions. • The Contractor shall perform formal evaluations of the student's clinical casework will be conducted at the end of each term. Evaluation criteria will be based on self-assessment through oral and written case reports, discussion of at least three audiotaped segments of counseling sessions (or role plays) each quarter, exploration of two partial case transcripts each quarter, and the degree to which the student accomplishes the goals set forth in the learning contract. Students can expect potential benefits of supervision to include improvement of their counseling conceptualization and intervention skills and an increased sense of professional identity. In addition to a grade (P/F) students will receive a complete supervision summary at the end of the year that outlines their work and accomplishments. • The Contractor shall teach a concurrent Self-Awareness course as part of the supervision requirements of the Genetic Counseling Program. The course will consist of 4 sessions to take place in the first term in Fiscal Year 2012. • The Contractor shall meet with four students biweekly for one hour for the first, third, and fourth terms of the academic year involving, Teaching Facilitating Adaptation to Disability and Loss. A typical class will involve discussions of required readings and film viewings, and didactic presentation of related theory and evidence. The contractor shall also review brief journal entries. Students have the opportunity to ask questions, explore alternative interventions, and discuss client responses as they relate to their clinical development and future clinical work. Formal evaluations of the student's academic performance will be conducted at the end of each term. Evaluation criteria will be based on class preparation and participation, papers, and projects. Explicit objectives will be provided for each of the assignments to facilitate assessment. Students can expect potential benefits of participation to be an enhanced understanding of individual and familial responses to loss and disability to promote empathic understanding of their counseling clients. In addition to a grade (A-E) students will receive written responses to their journal entries, papers and projects. Government Responsibilities: • The Government will supply the meeting rooms for supervision to occur either on the John Hopkins University (JHU) campus or the NIH campus of the program and a classroom for teaching on either campus. The Government Program Director will review student progress with the instructor on a quarterly basis or more frequently if students are encountering difficulties. Grades will be submitted by the contractor directly to JHU by the printed deadlines. Reporting Requirements and Deliverables : • The Contractor shall verbally summarize supervision reports for the Government at the end of each term. The contractor shall keep supervision notes throughout the academic year to be used to compile the written summary at the end of the academic year. A pass or fail grade will be given to the Government by e-mail correspondence at the end of each term. • The Contractor shall summarize class performance for the Government in writing at the end of each term. The contractor shall keep a list of all grades achieved by the students throughout each term. A letter grade will be given to the Director by e-mail correspondence at the end of each term. Inspection and Acceptance Requirements : • Services for this requirement will be delivered on the John Hopkins University School of Public Health campus or the NIH campus, which is used by the Genetic Counseling Program, inspection of the site and circumstances will take place at one of these locations. The Government will inspect the site for a comfortable setting for the student to present casework and sufficient room for the contractor to be able to take notes and listen to audiotapes in a confidential manner. The Government will inspect the setting and accept the site according to these criteria. The format for the written supervision summary will be shared with the contractor and will be required as a final document completing the four term course series. Verbal summaries at the end of each quarter on individual student progress will be required. Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 541690, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services with business size standard in dollars $7.0M. The acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 13, simplified acquisition procedures, therefore the requirements of FAR Part 6 B Competitive Requirements are not applicable (FAR Part 6.001) and the resultant purchase order will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-60 (July 26, 2012). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this synopsis, August 9, 2012, 7:30 a.m., Eastern Standard Time. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract 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 future competitive procurement. Inquiries to this announcement, referencing synopsis number NHLBI-CSB-(HG)-2012-235-DLM, may be submitted to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Office of Acquisition, COAC Services Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 6149, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7902, Attention: Dorothy Maxwell. Response may be submitted electronically to maxwelld@mail.nih.gov. Faxes will not be accepted. Responses will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative. Note: In order to receive an award from NHLBI, contractors must have a valid registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) www.ccr.gov, and ORCA https://orca.bpn.gov/login.aspx.
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