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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF MARCH 06, 2015 FBO #4850
DOCUMENT

R -- VLER 15-10 Healtheway - Attachment

Notice Date

3/4/2015
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541512 — Computer Systems Design Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Program Contracting Activity Central;6150 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 300;Independence OH 44131
 

ZIP Code

44131
 

Solicitation Number

VA70115N0080
 

Response Due

3/18/2015
 

Archive Date

5/17/2015
 

Point of Contact

Bernadette Bodzenta
 

E-Mail Address

7-8300
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Request for Information VA701-15-N-0080 HealtheWay Expansion and Acceleration RFI#: VA701-15-N-0080 NAICS Code: 541512 Issue Date: March 4, 2015 Response Due Date/Time: March 18, 2015, 1:00 PM Eastern Local Time E-mail: Communicate directly with Bernadette Bodzenta, Contract Specialist by email at Bernadette.Bodzenta@va.gov. Please ensure all email correspondences contain RFI number VA701-15N-0080 in the subject line of the email. Issued by: This Request for Information is being issued by the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Program Contract Activity - Central (PCAC) on behalf of VA, VHA Office of Information & Technology, Interoperability Office/VLER Health. RFI Purpose: This RFI is a market research tool to survey the commercial market place for written responses with information to assist in identifying potential sources that are interested and reasonably capable of performing the work described herein. The government is seeking to obtain feedback as well as any questions or concerns regarding the draft scope of work to enable to government to move forward and mirror industry best practices and procedures. Requirement Background: Within the Veterans Health Administration, the Office of Informatics and Analytics, Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER) Health Program Office takes a leadership role in promoting the safe and secure transmission of electronic health information. The goal of VLER Health is to improve the security and quality private health information transmission to reduce costs and improve patient safety and clinical decision making by providers. VLER Health seeks the expertise of a health informatics expert to analyze and incorporate testing and data validation tools to support eHealth Exchange structured and unstructured data, standardized testing and implementation strategies to support healthcare electronic health information exchange. Draft Scope of Work: The Contractor shall assess and evaluate existing barriers to successful health information exchange and design a cost effective implementation plan. The contractor shall develop testing enhancements to enhance successful partner testing and identify safety risks in product design at multiple stages of the development process. The Contractor shall monitor the application to develop tools to support query and retrieve functionality and develop specifications to support successful transmission of Consolidated-Clinical Document Architecture (C-CDA) documents. The contractors shall provide program support to the VLER Health Program Office in the form of analysis, workflow documentation, process reviews, and mitigation/remediation recommendations. The Contractors shall identify the Health Informatics principles associated with the software projects/products, hardware projects/products, and ergonomic requirements to document/identify user tasks and provide recommendations for user interface designs during the product lifecycle. The Contractor shall collaborate with internal and external resources to provide expertise in the development of health information technology (HIT) eHealth Exchange guidelines and best practices. Requirements: VA is seeking a contractor who has demonstrated experience in the following areas: A.Knowledgeable of eHealth Health Information Exchange B.Knowledgeable of software development lifecycle stages. C.Knowledgeable of HIT standards and references. D.Experience in program management. E.Experience in health information technology safety guidelines and best practices. F.Development and updating of a comprehensive project management plan. Submittal Information: All potential sources who are interested and believe their business is reasonably capable of fulfilling the requirement are invited to submit, in writing, a capability statement with sufficient information to substantiate your business is reasonably capable of performing the work. The capability statement must demonstrate a business's ability to fulfill the requirement as well as be responsive to the questions posed herein. Submission Contents: Please include: A.Cover Sheet 1.Company Name 2.Company Address 3.Point of Contact 4.Telephone Number 5.E-mail Address 6.DUNS Number 7.Company business size and socioeconomic status (i.e., Large Business, Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Women-Owned Small Business,). Specify any teaming arrangements and how those arrangements will impact the structure of services their company can provide including technical expertise provided by each company. Please specify the percentage of work the each company will perform. 8.If the company holds a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Contract, list the GSA Contract Number and relevant Special Item Numbers (SINS) applicable to this requirement. B.Capabilities / Qualifications 1.A written response providing clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate the capacity to fulfill this requirement. C.Experience 1.Please provide no more than five (5) contracts that your company has performed within the last three (3) years that are of comparable complexity and scope for each domain requirement for which your company is responding: A.Describe your Self-Performed* effort (as either a Prime or Sub-Contractor) as it relates to the requirements in the section above titled "Draft Scope of Work". B.Please be specific and provide a complete reference to include at a minimum the project name (and the government contract number, if applicable), contract award amount, start and completion dates, and the project owners' contact information. C.Additionally, please provide the Contract Type: Firm Fixed-Price, Time and Material, etc. *Self-Performed means work performed by the company themselves, NOT work performed by another company for them for any of the project examples provided. 2.A narrative case study that describes the details of each project and why it is relevant to this requirement, including difficulties and successes. 3.A table listing all companies involved in the relevant project(s), including the technical expertise and percentage of work that each company provided. RFI Point of Contact (POC): Bernadette Bodzenta Contract Specialist VHA Program Contract Activity Central 6150 Oak Tree Boulevard Suite 300 Independence, OH 44131 Please submit electronic responses (via email) to Bernadette Bodzenta at Bernadette.Bodzenta@va.gov no later than the date and time identified above. Disclaimer: This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this notice that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. End Document
 

Web Link

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Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA701-15-N-0080 VA701-15-N-0080_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1896689&FileName=VA701-15-N-0080-000.docx)

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Record

SN03659092-W 20150306/150304235553-8ac1196618e59ab5ba87666fc2286c43 (fbodaily.com)
 

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