B -- ASSESSMENT OF THE HEALTH STATUS OF INDIAN WOMEN IN TRIBAL COLLEGES

Notice Date

July 12, 2001

Contracting Office

5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13A-19 Rockville, MD 20857

ZIP Code

20857

Solicitation Number

01-OA-123(frm)

Response Due

August 17, 2001

Point of Contact

Frank Murphy FAX (301)443-5462; Phone (301)443-5165

Description

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is soliciting proposals from offerors, under FAR Part 13 -- SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES, with the capability to provide recommendations that will help improve Tribal Colleges and Universities' ability to identify health problems and better meet the health needs of their female students. The contractor will have to develop data from existing medical and health records of students, student profiles written by students at time of matriculation, and any other appropriate methods consistent with tribal culture; Utilize focus groups of American Indians/American Natives students to react to the initial findings of the document review and augment those findings; aggregate data to reduce privacy issues; gain informed consent where applicable; and develop a health profile for each TCU that reflects the health status and major health concerns of female students in the study. It is anticipated that a nine-month purchase order will be awarded. The solicitation will be issued on or about July 30, 2001, with a closing date on or about August 17, 2001. All requests for this solicitation must in writing and cite RFQ-01-OA-0123(frm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010716/BSOL006.HTM (W-193 SN50R670)