Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS)
Added: Mar 08, 2017 10:23 am
Notice Type: Small Business Sources Sought NoticeAgency: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) "This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation forproposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. There is no solicitation available at this time.The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of all qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification according to the North American Industry Classification System, (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice."Background:The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is seeking capability statements from small business organizations (NAICS 519130; small business size standard is 1000 employees) with experience in publishing reliable information on a publicly accessible web-site about public policies relating to alcohol and consumption and related behaviors, specifically laws and regulations addressing various aspects of alcohol beverage production, packaging, transportation, marketing, taxations, sales, and consumption. Many of these policies are established by governments at all levels (Federal, State, County, and Municipal).One contract is envisioned which will provide the continued operation of the Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS). The APIS web site http://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov) is an online resource that provides public access to detailed information on a wide variety of alcohol and cannabis public policies adopted by governments at the State and Federal levels in the United States. This procurement will also provide for technical assistance and related support activities. Intended primarily as a tool for researchers, APIS features compilations and tabulations of alcohol and cannabis statutes and regulations. APIS is designed to simplify the process of ascertaining the status of the law for researchers who wish to study the effects and effectiveness of alcohol and cannabis policies.APIS inaugurated its public web site in June 2003. Since that time it has been updated on a continuous basis to add new policy topics, update information on policy topics previously covered, add new features and capabilities, and clarify or correct previously published information. APIS contributes to the mission of the NIAAA by publishing data on-line that supports research to (1) assess the effects of alcohol-related policies, both individually and in combination, on a wide variety of important health, social, and economic outcomes (2) and assess the effect of cannabis use policies on alcohol use and problems; and (3) identify and evaluate factors that enhance or inhibit the effectiveness of these polices. Purpose and Objectives:The purpose of the APIS project is to operate and maintain the Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS), including the APIS web site and associated data structures and repositories, to provide detailed, reliable, and timely information on alcohol and cannabis policies adopted by governments at the State and Federal levels in the United States. The address of the APIS web site is http://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov. This procurement will also provide for technical assistance and related support activities.Project requirements include:1. Identifying and acquiring accurate and detailed information on alcohol and cannabis policies adopted at the Federal and State levels through appropriate electronic resources;2. Describing alcohol and cannabis policies at several levels of detail, including descriptive overviews and detailed characterizations of specific policy provisions, (including the specific dates on which such provisions became or ceased to be effective);3. Storing the policy information, including all related description, keywords, indicators, and variables in an electronic system that permits on-line search and retrieval of policy information by a variety of flexible criteria;4. Operation and maintaining the APIS web site which (1) conforms to all relevant Federal, DHHS, and NIH regulations and requirements, including those pertaining to accessibility, privacy, and security; (2) provides introductory information about alcohol and cannabis policy and about APIS; (3) provides user-friendly access to summary policy information; (4) permits users to search APIS for detailed policy information according to various criteria; (5) generates search results in suitable display formats (e.g., tables, graphs, maps, etc.); and (6) provides access to other policy-related information generated or maintained by APIS; and5. Implementing and employing rigorous quality assurance procedures to ensure the utility, reliability and integrity of the system and its various components.Anticipated period of performance: A contract is being contemplated for these services with a period of performance of one base year and four option years, beginning January 1, 2018.Information Requested: Information submitted should be relevant and specifically addressed to each of the following qualifications:1. Experience: An outline of previous work specific to the requirements and tasks listed above;2. Personnel: Name, professional qualifications and specific experience of scientist and/or technical personnel who may be assigned as principal investigator and other key positions; and3. Facilities: Availability and description of facilities and equipment required to conduct the analyses.4. Other: Any other specific and relevant information that would improve the Government's consideration and evaluation of the information presented is desirable.The Capability Statements must demonstrate the ability to:1. Locate all relevant State laws and regulations bearing on any of the existing APIS and cannabis policy topics and to correctly classify the principal features of these laws and policies, which will vary across time.2. Understand public health research on the effects of alcohol and cannabis policies on public health outcomes. This includes the ability to recognize which policy measures are likely to have a measurable impact on alcohol and cannabis related harms and to identify policy areas where further study has the potential to advance existing public health knowledge.3. Annually review the laws and regulations in all fifty States to identify any changes that may have occurred in the past year with regard to any of the existing APIS policy topics. Ability to interpret and categorize any such changes in a way that is consistent across States and across time.4. Evaluate proposed new policy topics for inclusion in the APIS system based on: public health significance, on-going legislative activity, availability of policy outcome data, and feasibility and manageability of the legal research required.5. Document coding decisions and rules so as to ensure reliable coding among legal researchers and consistent coding across States and across years.6. Establish a quality control process that minimizes and immediately corrects any errors in the legal information portrayed on a legal information website.7. Administer and coordinate interrelated tasks in an effective and timely manner.Past Performance Information: Documentation should include, but not be limited to, a minimum of two contracts (performed for both Government and commercial organizations) references which shall include for each contract: names, titles, contract number, price or cost, the Statement of Work, telephone numbers of Project and Contracting Officers, and any other information serving to document the organization's capability to perform the five project requirements.Information submission instructions:The offeror shall provide an electronic version only of their response to this notice. Responses shall include the organization's name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant according to the North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) and must address all the technical information requested.The page limit is 15 pages using a font size 10 or larger. Responses will assist the Government in selecting the appropriate acquisition mechanism.Additionally, the response must provide answers to the following questions:1. Is your organization a small business under NAICS code 519130?2. Does your firm qualify as a small disadvantaged small business?3. If disadvantaged, is your firm certified under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act?4. Are you a certified HUB Zone firm?5. Are you a woman-owned or operated business?6. Are you a certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned or Veteran Owned business?This notice is for information and planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. This is not a Request for Proposals. The Government DOES NOT intend to award a contract based on responses under this announcement. Interested parties shall not be reimbursed for costs associated with preparation of their responses. Any proprietary information should be so marked.Interested organizations presenting a Capability Statement in response to this Small Business Sources Sought Synopsis must identify their size status.All capability statements sent in response to this Small Business Sources Sought notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to the Point of Contact below in MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). The subject line must specify NIH‐NIAAA-2017-08. Facsimile responses will not be accepted. Electronically submitted capability statements are due no later than 3:00 PM (Eastern Prevailing Time) on Wednesday, March 23, 2017. CAPABILITY STATEMENTS RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE AND TIME WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Point of Contact: Patricia N. Hanacek, Contract Specialist, Phone: 301-594-6226; Fax: 301-443-3891; Email: hanacekp@mail.nih.gov
NIH-NIAAA-2017-08 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health
3/8/17, 10:23 AM Alcohol Policy Information System
Added: Jul 10, 2017 10:49 am
Public policies that affect alcohol consumption and cannabis consumption can influence a range of health and social outcomes. Advances in scientific research on the effects of various alcohol and cannabis policies depend on well-measured indicators of these policies. Research in this important area has been constrained by limitations on the availability and quality of policy information. Initiatives to provide reliable information on public policies relating to alcohol and cannabis must contend with the complexity of these policies. Laws, regulations, and jurisprudence address myriad aspects of beverage and cannabis production, packaging, transportation, marketing, taxation, sales, and consumption, as well as the financing and delivery of substance abuse treatment and preventive services. Many of these policies are established by governments at all levels (Federal, State, county, and municipal).The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded the original contract to The CDM Group, under contract number HHSN275201300002C, in September 2001 to provide authoritative, detailed, and comparable information on alcohol-related public policies in the United States at both the State and Federal levels. The Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS) web site (http://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov) is an online resource that provides public access to this detailed information on a wide variety of alcohol and cannabis public policies. Intended primarily as a tool for researchers, APIS features compilations and analyses of alcohol and cannabis statutes and regulations. APIS is designed to simplify the process of ascertaining the state of the law for studies of the effects and effectiveness of alcohol and cannabis policies.APIS currently provides annually-updated information on 36 specific policy topics, including summary descriptions, maps, detailed comparison tables, and the specific dates on which provisions became or ceased to be effective. For most policy topics, APIS coverage begins January 1, 1998 and extends through the endpoint established at the latest update. A list of current APIS policy topics is provided in Table 1. Detailed information is available through the APIS web site.APIS inaugurated its public web site in June 2003. Since that time, it has been updated numerous times to add new policy topics, update information on policy topics previously covered, add new features and capabilities, and clarify or correct previously published information. In some cases, the annual updating of policy topics that had previously appeared on APIS was discontinued for budgetary reasons. A complete list of changes to the site is available through the Change Log link on the APIS home page.
NIH-NIAAA-2017-08 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health
7/10/17, 10:49 AM