SPECIAL NOTICE
Q -- Annual license for Instant Health Data (IHD) Platform.
- Notice Date
- 6/24/2020 2:22:27 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- NIH NCI ROCKVILLE MD 20852 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- 75N91020Q00116
- Response Due
- 7/8/2020 12:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 07/23/2020
- Point of Contact
- Miguel Diaz, Phone: 2402765439
- E-Mail Address
-
miguel.diaz@nih.gov
(miguel.diaz@nih.gov)
- Description
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), Office of Acquisitions, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 1E144, Bethesda, MD 20892, UNITED STATES. (Non-USPS mail such as Fedex, UPS and other private carriers please use Rockville, MD 20850) National Cancer Institute (NCI), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), Surveillance Research Program (SRP) seeks to facilitate analyses and standard reporting of the SEER-Medicare data a study of nephrotoxicity markers, on a sole source basis, from Boston Health Economics of 265 Franklin St Ste 1100, Boston, MA 02110. This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 12 � Acquisition for Commercial Items and will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR 13.106-1 (b)(1)(i) using simplified acquisition procedures for commercial acquisitions.� The North American Industry Classification System code is 541990 and the business size standard is $15.0M.� The purpose of this acquisition is to facilitate analyses and standard reporting of the SEER-Medicare data via IHD for the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) by acquiring an IHD license to make the process of creating and re-creating analyses and reports using SEER-Medicare data easier.� Use of the license would also facilitate documentation of cohorts and dataset creation processes.� A mission of the DCCPS Surveillance Research Program (SRP) is to support innovative methods and approaches for the collection of cancer surveillance data and for analyzing, interpreting, and reporting cancer burden measures.� The SRP funds the SEER registries to collect data on all cancer cases in the SEER areas. The SEER data include age at diagnosis, initial treatment, cancer site, stage, date of diagnosis, vital status, and cause of death for all patients diagnosed with incident cancers. � The DCCPS Healthcare Delivery Research Program (HDRP) links the SEER data bi-annually to Medicare claims https://healthcaredelivery.cancer.gov/seermedicare/overview/. The SEER-Medicare databases represent a unique population-based source of information, that complements the SEER data. The SEER-Medicare database is accessed by researchers and used to answer an array of epidemiological and health services research. The SEER-Medicare database is large and complex including many files with varying variables and code systems.� Instant Health Data (IHD) is a web-based software system platform, that enables rapid analysis across multiple data sets. In particular, the IHD platform has been used to store and analyze SEER-Medicare data. The IHD platform is very comprehensive and includes many different components.� It allows user to store and manage code lists allowing re-usage of code lists.� Users can build the analyses cohort using complex inclusion/ exclusion selection criteria. The system includes a Data Viewer and Report Viewer. Importantly, IHD also offers the ability to build on projects using already created code lists, cohort definitions, standard projects and standard reports. Thus, analyses can be repeated more efficiently using updated data or different cohorts of patients. This feature can also facilitate a more automated ways to generate measures and statistics for routine reports. IHD also facilitates the development of collaborative projects by allowing multiple users access to a shared project. The Government will provide access to the SEER-Medicare databases upon award. The Government will provide details of the five (5) template projects to be created.� The contractor shall perform the following tasks: Task 1: Provide Access: Provide access to a customer-specific instance of IHD for up to fifteen (15) Named Users within the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences. Task 2: Host and Refresh the Database: Task 2.1: Upload and host current SEER Medicare Database in a manner which allows Users to access the Database within the IHD Platform. Task 2.2: Upload and host one (1) refresh of the SEER Medicare Full Database for the new linkage that will be finalized in November 2020. Task 3: Provide On-Site Training: The contractor shall provide up to one (1) on-site training at NCI�s request.� On-site training shall be up to six (6) hours long and shall be designed to train Users on Core IHD System functionality such as creating code lists, building datasets, exploring the data within IHD, and building reports, which includes creating individual report items such as tables, charts and statistics. Training shall also cover key items such as working with each loaded data source, coding systems, and specific measure types. Task 4: Provide System Support: The contractor shall provide system support for Users during the period of performance.� System support shall include 1 hour per month per Named Users; to be used in the aggregate by all Users and monitored monthly at the start of the period of performance. Support shall include assisting with Core IHD System functionality, fielding bug reports, and providing guidance for implementing well-specified analysis plans in IHD.� Task 5: Assist with Template Project Creation: The contractor shall create up to five (5) additional template projects to address use cases identified by NCI, at NCI�s request. Task 6: Deliver Operational Reports:� The contractor shall hold monthly meetings by phone with NCI to review the operational reports and provide general account management services. Boston Health Economics, Inc. (BHE) has created Instant Health Data (IHD), a web-based software system platform, that enables rapid analysis across multiple data sets. In particularly, the IHD platform has been used to store and analyze SEER-Medicare data. The IHD platform is very comprehensive and includes many different components.� It allows user to store and manage multiple code lists allowing re-usage of code lists. Codes include CPT (Current Procedural Terminology), HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedures Coding System), ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision, Clinical Modification) and ICD-9-CM (International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision, Clinical Modification). These codes are essential for the analyses of claims data such as the Medicare claims. The system includes a Data Viewer and Report Viewer. Importantly, IHD also offers the ability to build on projects using already created code lists, cohort definitions, standard projects and standard reports. Thus, analyses can be repeated more efficiently using updated data or different cohorts of patients. This feature can also facilitate a more automated ways to generate measures and statistics for routine reports. IHD also facilitates the development of collaborative projects by allowing multiple users access to a shared project. IHD has also very flexible and customizable reporting and charting features, advanced analytics capabilities both built in and compatibility with other coding languages such as R and Python.� Another important feature of the IHD that is required for the creation of the annual reports, is transparency in the form of automatically generated project documentation in the form exportable word reports and customizable templates. BHE has over 20 years of experience using and analyzing SEER data for large pharmaceutical and research clients resulting in dozens of publications.� While other sources can provide analysis platforms, they do not have the academic research and consulting experience that BHE has amassed as well as experience hosting SEER-Medicare data, both being a requirement for this acquisition. BHE has mapped and reviewed SEER data and is the sole known source capable of fulfilling the requirements of this procurement. This notice is not a request for competitive quotation. However, if any interested party, especially small business believes it can meet the above requirement, it may submit a capability statement for the Government to consider. The response and any other information furnished must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NCI to determine if the party can perform the requirement.� Responses must be received in the contracting office by 3:00 PM ET, on July 08, 2020.� All responses and questions must be via email to Miguel Diaz, Contracting Officer at miguel.diaz@nih.gov.� A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement 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 be registered and have valid certification through SAM.GOV and have Representations and Certifications filled out. Reference: 75N91020Q00116 on all correspondence.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
- Zip Code: 20892
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN05701071-F 20200626/200624230147 (samdaily.us)
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