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R -- ACCESSING THE CAPICITY OF PUBLIC HEALTH DATA BASES TO MONITOR HLTH DISPARITIES AMONG MULTICULTURAL POPULATIONS IN CONNECTICUT SOL 00T061230 DUE 081000 POC Nora Tyson, Contract Spec. 301-443-8826 or Joseph Pirrone, Supv. Contracting Officer, 301-443-8826 WEB: Program Support Center, Program Support Center. E-MAIL: Program Support Center, NTyson@psc.gov or JPirrone@psc.gov. The Division of Office of Public Health and Science, Office of Minority Health through the Program Support Center, General Acquisitions Branch, plans to award a 12 month sole source Simplified Acquisition to the Connecticut Department of Public health. The anticipated date of award is September 1, 2000. The purpose of this contract is to: (1) examine and analyze the ability of the current Connecticut Department of Public Health data collection/analysis system's to set baseline standards for minority health status and measure progress toward the goal: Elimination of Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health by 2010; and (2) bring together broad ethnic and geographic members representing government, academia, private, public organizations, and minority community-based organizations to establish operating principals and strategic goals. The contractor shall provide the support necessary to carry out the following tasks: 1. Develop strategies for improved, uniform reporting of race/ethnicity across state databases. This will include Identifying strengths and weaknesses of current state data sets to accurately measure racial/ethnic status and assessing the feasibility of including additional racial/ethnic categories of the 2000 U.S. Census (identified in OMB Directive #15) in Connecticut DPH reporting. These efforts will result in a coherent data collection infrastructure. 2. Develop a strategic plan for a state data collection/analysis system that implements changes recommended as a result of our assessment of the weaknesses of current state data sets. 3. Develop a scientific analysis to include but not limited to an inventory of existing data systems; their nature and quality of ethnic identifiers, strengths and weaknesses of data sources, and gaps in available data for the state of Connecticut. 4. Develop a plan for the maintenance and sustainability of the Connecticut Health Data and Systems infrastructure including but not limited to materials, equipment cost, human resources, priorities, and action steps.5. Prepare project findings for presentation at the Frederick G. Adams Multicultural Health Summit that will facilitate state specific data and share the strengths, weaknesses, and potential solutions to problems related to the availability and reliability of current data systems. 6. Prepare written quarterly status reports and a final evaluation report of this project. THE PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION IS FOR SERVICES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE SOURCE UNDER AUTHORITY OF FAR 6.302. INTERESTED PERSONS MAY IDENTIFY THEIR INTEREST BY RESPONDING TO THE REQUIREMENT WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO COMPETE THIS PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION 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 A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT NORA TYSON IN RM. 5C-03, PARKLAWN BUILDING, 5600 FISHERS LANE, ROCKVILLE, MD. 20857 OR ON 301-443-8826. Posted 07/31/00 (W-SN480324). (0213)

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