SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Outcome Performance Measure Development for Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCCs)
- Notice Date
- 2/4/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Mental Health, Contracts Management Branch, 6001 Executive Blvd, Rm 8154, MSC 9661, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-9661
- ZIP Code
- 20892-9661
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA(AG)-RFP-13-173
- Archive Date
- 3/5/2014
- Point of Contact
- Yvette Brown, Phone: 301-443-2696, Yvette Brown, Phone: 301-443-2696
- E-Mail Address
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Yvette.Brown@nih.gov, Yvette.Brown@nih.gov
(Yvette.Brown@nih.gov, Yvette.Brown@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) intends to compete a requirement for Outcome Performance Measure Development for Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCCs). This procurement is being competed as a Small Business Set Aside using NAICS Code 541990. It is anticipated that a single cost reimbursable type contract, one base year with one 12-month option period, will be awarded on or about September 1, 2014. The objective of this requirement is to develop routine measurements of health outcomes for older adults living in the community with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs), through validated patient-reported outcome measures of health, functional status and quality of life and to conduct research and prepare materials suitable for quality measure endorsement by the National Quality Forum (NQF). The targeted care setting is ambulatory or outpatient. This project consists of two phases, each of which should produce a complete report suitable for submission to the National Quality Forum (NQF) for endorsement of a performance measure on health related quality of life for persons living with MCCs. The reports should address NQF's Measurement Evaluation Criteria for the proposed performance measure. The report should address the criteria that are current as of the initiation of work, include the importance, scientific acceptability, feasibility, and usability of the study (at present they are dated November 2012 and are available online at http://www.qualityforum.org/docs/measure_evaluation_criteria.aspx ). If the NQF adopts its proposed two-stage consensus development process, the report should be separated to address each stage. Phase 1 addresses VR-12 while Phase 2 addresses PROMIS-29, although a strongly justified alternate proposal for a different measure for Phase 1 may be considered. Phase 1 involves the analysis of existing data on health-related quality of life on persons with MCCs. Source of Data for Phase 1 : For this phase, offerors should specify and justify their proposed source of data which is suitable for conducting the required analyses, and assure its availability. Offerors should provide sample size, disease ascertainment, outcome measures and a power calculation for three main analyses. Potential sources of data for this phase include but are not limited to 1) the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey ( http://www.hosonline.org/Content/Default.aspx ) from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 2) Health ABC ( http://www.grc.nia.nih.gov/branches/ledb/healthabc/index.htm ) available from the National Institute on Aging; 3) linkage of the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) with the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (MHOS) known as SEER-MHOS and available from the National Cancer Institute; 4) Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) which is co-sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Phase 2 involves the collection and analysis of data using the PROMIS-29 profile and other instruments from a sample of persons age 65 and over with MCCs. Many short forms developed by the PROMIS group for self-administration to patients have been tested for reliability, face validity (through focus groups, expert panels, cognitive interviewing), construct validity (convergent and discriminate validity) and differential item functioning testing. The PROMIS tools, in particular the PROMIS-29 Profile measure, have not been extensively tested in an adult population age 65 and over. Testing of the PROMIS measures was done via the internet with a primarily healthy adult population. The sample size of older adults, particularly the very old (over age 80 years), was limited. Additional research and analysis is necessary to test the validity of the PROMIS tools in an older adult population with multiple chronic conditions and advance toward a potential quality measure for outpatient care. All responsible small business sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency. This notice does not commit the Government to award a contract. No collect calls or facsimile transmissions will be accepted. NOTE: ALL INQUIRIES MUST BE DIRECTED TO: PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT: Madan Kar, Contract Specialist, madan.kar@nih.gov Phone: 301-443-2696
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/NIMH/HHS-NIH-NIDA(AG)-RFP-13-173/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: To be determined, United States
- Record
- SN03281032-W 20140206/140204235617-13e7532794c9112abbd2ba1ea219969c (fbodaily.com)
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