SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Technology Innovation for Patient-Centered Communication
- Notice Date
- 8/16/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 1E128, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- NCI-130093-HN
- Archive Date
- 8/31/2013
- Point of Contact
- Huy Nguyen, Phone: 2402765570, Seena Ninan, Phone: 240-276-5419
- E-Mail Address
-
anh-huy.nguyen@nih.gov, ninans@mail.nih.gov
(anh-huy.nguyen@nih.gov, ninans@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Contracting Office Address: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 9609 Medical Center Drive Room 1E154 Bethesda, MD 20892 Description: The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) plans to procure on a sole source basis with Brigham and Women's Hospital of Harvard Medical School for support in Technology Innovation for Patient-Centered Communication. The products herein are being procured in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures as authorized by FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(1). The North American Industry Classification System code is 541712 and the small business standard is 500 employees. Only one (1) award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. It has been determined there are no opportunities to acquire green products or services for this procurement. The Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch (HCIRB) is planning a series of activities over the coming year to advance a research agenda aimed at improving the design and implementation of strategies to deliver precision behavioral medicine in cancer prevention and control. These activities will be executed in collaboration with two relevant professional societies: the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) and the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM). The goals of these activities are to stimulate translational research that advances communication and behavioral sciences in the practice of prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment and survivorship for cancer and other chronic diseases via the use of health information technology (HIT). The NCI will identify gaps in knowledge and determine research questions to be addressed in future funding opportunity announcements focused on improving care and value, as well as reducing costs. Key components of the research agenda include: 1.Effectively utilizing advanced health information technology (HIT) 2.Improving understanding and collaboration between behavioral science and biomedical informatics professionals (e.g., developing standard ontologies, creating principles to foster interdisciplinary partnerships, etc.) 3.Implementing operational informatics tools and capabilities for fostering and supporting population health strategies, which are broadly inclusive of primary care, public health, mental health and specialty services 4.Promoting a shared, team-based approach to care with the patient/consumer and families in the center 5.Employing basic, theoretical, participatory and comparative effectiveness research 6.Focusing on patient-reported outcomes, including patient experience, health status and quality of life 7.Investigating health care system outcomes of quality as delineated by the Institute of Medicine (safety, effectiveness, equity, timeliness, patient-centeredness, and efficiency) 8.Addressing policy-relevant content related to the HITECH (including meaningful use of HIT) and Affordable Care Acts. The work required under this acquisition fits into key component #2: Improving understanding and collaboration between behavioral science and biomedical informatics professionals (e.g., developing standard ontologies, creating principles to foster interdisciplinary partnerships, etc.). One outcome of this work will be to take the information that the NCI gleans from interactive interviews conducted under separate contract with the University of Pittsburgh (UP), in coordination with this contract, and see how the new partners (AMIA and SBM) are able to implement operational informatics tools and capabilities for fostering and supporting population health strategies (key component #3) The contractor shall: •Develop a plan to engage key leadership from stakeholder organizations in patient-centered communication and care coordination for cancer research by organizing a workgroup on research and informatics research. The contractor shall engage these leaders to answer the following questions: oWhat is the best way to support behavioral research using electronic health records infrastructure? oWhat is the best way to represent the common data standards needed to advance translational clinical work? oWhat are the targets, in terms of process, that needs study and development to improve cancer outcomes and care •Develop a plan for a "report out/feedback" session soliciting feedback from leaders in the HIT field on the plan developed (above). oThe contractor shall include the following in the detailed plans: •Apply extensive content knowledge in cancer consumer informatics and eHealth to the design, overall structure and recommended participant invitations. •Develop and finalize a detailed draft agenda and goals for this workgroup. •Finalize a list of proposed participants, including direct contact via e-mail and phone, to provide specific information about and secure a desire to participate in the workgroup. •Work collaboratively with the UP contractor to develop a semi-structured written questionnaire to be conducted by the UP contractor with confirmed participants, with themes' analysis support from the HITRC; results of the analysis will be used as topical discussion areas for the workgroup. •Determine and gather potential content materials needed for participants' meeting packets. •Liaison with key staff at NCI, AMIA, SBM and other relevant organizations and individuals to coordinate efforts and logistics for the workgroup, including a professional facilitator. •Secure four key individuals for guided, targeted presentations during the workgroup and oversee their presentation development. •Create connections between NCI's Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch with the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) and the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) by leveraging workgroups and conducting semi-structured interviews with confirmed participants. •Present and discuss ongoing planning via teleconference with NCI staff and other workgroup planning participants. Completion of these tasks will support continued growth of the science underlying the role of health communication in cancer prevention and control, within HCIRB and across NCI and NIH. This task is Part II of a two stage project funded initially in FY 2012. The Health Information Technology Resource Center (HITRC) at the Brigham and Women's Center at Harvard was awarded the Phase I contract to establish working ties with the leadership of the American Medical Informatics Association and the Society of Behavioral Medicine; to articulate a framework for collaborative exploration of research priorities; and to initiate the joint relationship with a task force working group held contiguous to the Society of Behavioral Medicine's annual meeting. This year, the need to acquire services from Brigham & Women's Hospital is even more salient. The work being done this year builds off of the foundational work and relationships created during the first phase of the project. It is an essential precondition that the contractor utilize the foundational knowledge and relationships built from the first phase when conducting the second phase. All of the conditions that made HITRC unique the first time around persist. For example, there are still no other programs in Behavioral Informatics and eHealth that have been formed with the same sets of cross-disciplinary expertise as maintained by HITRC. The HITRC's explicit informatics partner, Blackford Middleton, has now been elected as the president of the American Medical Informatics Association. Utilizing HITRC's existing relationship with the leadership of AMIA will expedite the strategic visioning process. Period of Performance: •12 months for the date of award. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotations. However, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, they may submit a statement of capabilities via fax or email. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow the NCI to determine if it can meet the above unique specifications described herein. The capability statement must be received in the NCI contracting office on or before 4:00 PM EST on August 30, 2013. All questions must be in writing and can be faxed (240) 276-5401 or emailed to Anh-Huy Nguyen, Contract Specialist at anh-huy.nguyen@nih.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In order to receive an award, contractors must have valid registration and certification in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. No collect calls will be accepted. Please reference solicitation number NCI-130093-HN on all correspondences.
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