IDIQ Task Order Contracts for Technical Services for ASPE, AHRQ, and ONC
Added: Feb 12, 2015 6:35 pm
The proposed acquisition listed herein is unrestricted. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Program Support Center, Acquisition Management Services intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) on behalf of the Office of Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) for indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) task order contracts for technical services. The RFP number is 15-233-SOL-00110. The NAICS code is 541611.Background: The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), Office of Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) leads special initiatives on behalf of the Secretary, and provides direction for HHS-wide strategic, evaluation, legislative and policy planning. Integral to this role, ASPE conducts policy research and evaluation studies, develops policy analyses and advice, and estimates the cost and benefits of policies and programs under consideration by HHS or the Congress. DALTCP intends to utilize indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts to enable staff to continue their work on the development, coordination, research, and evaluation of HHS policies and programs that support the independence, productivity, health and security of people with disabilities, including children, working age adults, and older persons.Purpose and Objectives: The purpose of these indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts is to provide services to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), and specifically to the Office of Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care policy within ASPE, the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), in an effort to help achieve Office and HHS missions in a timely manner. These IDIQ contracts will contain the two technical areas below:1. Disability, Aging and Long Term Care Policy and Data AnalysisProvide expertise in policy development and analysis; demonstration and evaluation design; program assessment and evaluation; and data infrastructure development and modeling.2. Health Information Technology, Electronic Health Records, and Health Information ExchangeProvide expertise in policy research and planning, development, and analysis; pilot demonstration, program implementation, and evaluation; program implementation, management, and evaluation; and information and dissemination activities.Project Requirements:Technical Area 1: Disability, Aging and Long Term Care Policy and Data AnalysisWork under the first technical area will support ASPE, and specifically the Office of Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy's, planning, policy research, and evaluation activities (DALTCP). DALTCP is responsible for the development, coordination, research, and evaluation of HHS policies and programs that support the independence, productivity, health and security of people with disabilities, including children, working age adults, and older persons. DALTCP is also the lead office within HHS/OS for policy research and analysis related to international disability, aging issues, mental health issues, substance use disorder issues, and long-term care. Policy areas that DALTCP staff work on include: disability measurement and analysis of trends; housing, health, income supports, education, training and employment needs of people with disabilities; financing, delivery, and quality of services and supports for individuals with mental illnesses, substance use disorders, or intellectual disabilities, population aging and aging-related services; long-term care and personal assistance services, including informal caregiving; post-acute care; palliative care; long-term rehabilitation services; home and community-based services and supports, linkages between the acute, post-acute and long-term care systems; long-term care quality; employment supports for individuals with disabilities including mental health-related disability; private long-term care insurance, saving, and financing issues. Activities in these areas routinely require policy planning, policy and budget analysis, regulatory review, formulation of legislative proposals, data development and analysis, and policy research and evaluation.Substantive Areas of Interest to the Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care PolicyThe following broad areas are representative of work to be undertaken under this ID/IQ task order contract; however, these substantive areas are neither exhaustive nor mutually exclusive, and work may logically fit into two or more categories:• Disability Measurement• Disability and Aging-Related Services Policy Development and Analysis• Long-Term Care Policy Development and Analysis• Medicare Post-Acute Care Policy Development and Analysis• Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Policy Development and Analysis• Disability, Aging, Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder, and Long-Term Care Data Infrastructure• Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Modeling and ForecastingServices to be ProvidedWithin the Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy and Data Analysis technical area, the Contractor shall provide expertise in the following domains:• Policy Development and Analysis• Demonstration and Evaluation Design• Program Assessment and Evaluation• Data Infrastructure Development and ModelingThe work in each of these domains is neither exhaustive nor mutually exclusive, and work may logically fit into two or more domains.In conjunction with these services, the Contractor shall provide organizational and logistical support for conferences, meetings, and other events to assist in the development and dissemination of the deliverables produced under this technical area. Logistical support may entail making travel arrangements, securing hotel accommodations and meeting space, editing and report formatting, and providing technical expertise in support of conferences (e.g., agenda setting, recruitment of expert presenters, and preparation of conference papers and materials). An individual delivery order may require expertise in only one area of expertise or a combination of areas.Technical Area 2: Health Information Technology, Electronic Health Records, and Health Information ExchangeWork under the second technical area will support the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) policy development, research and planning; health services research, demonstration, implementation and evaluation of programs and technical options; and information dissemination activities related to health IT, EHRs, and HIE. ASPE, AHRQ, and ONC are responsible for planning, developing, coordinating, managing, implementing, and/or evaluating, many of the HHS policies and programs, including policies and programs to accelerate the use, interoperable exchange and re-use of health information to support the independence, productivity, health and security of the American people including vulnerable populations such as persons with various physical and mental health conditions, including children, working age adults, and older persons. Electronic health information exchange, including interoperable health information exchange, is increasing in response to provisions in HITECH and the Affordable Care Act. Activities are being undertaken to extend, evaluate, and further support widespread implementation of interoperable health information use and exchange across the care continuum, including through the use of electronic health records (EHRs) and other health IT applications, to enable improvements in care coordination, quality of care, and efficiencies in service delivery, payment, and eligibility determination. These activities are being undertaken and encouraged at the federal, state, local, provider, and/or consumer levels.Generally, ASPE, AHRQ, and ONC will engage in a range of policy, program, and health services research, planning, implementation, evaluation, and information dissemination activities to support and accelerate the widespread adoption and use of health IT, EHRs, and health information exchange (including interoperable HIE) to improve health care quality. These activities span a range of HHS, other federal, state, and private sector programs; providers across the care continuum, and public and private sector payers. These activities may focus on the delivery of care in traditional fee-for-service and/or service delivery and/or payment environments undergoing transformation. The work undertaken by ASPE, AHRQ, and ONC in this technical area is described below in the following broad areas. However, these substantive areas are neither exhaustive nor mutually exclusive, and work may logically fit into two or more categories.Substantive Areas of Interest to ASPE, AHRQ, and ONC• Refinement and Expansion of Nationwide Health Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure• Accelerating Interoperable Health Information Exchange• Analyses of the Health IT Infrastructure, Health IT and Health Information Exchange and their Ability to Improve Health Care Quality• Disseminating Information and EvidenceServices to be ProvidedWithin this Health Information Technology, Electronic Health Records, and Health Information Exchange technical area, the Contractor shall provide expertise in the following domains:• Policy Research, Health Services Research, and Planning, Development, and Analysis• Pilot Program Demonstration, Implementation, and Evaluation• Program Implementation, Management, and Evaluation• Information Dissemination ActivitiesThe work in each of these domains is neither exhaustive nor mutually exclusive, and work may logically fit into two or more domains.In conjunction with these services, the Contractor shall provide organizational and logistical support for conferences, meetings, and other events to assist in the development and dissemination of the deliverables produced under this technical area. Logistical support may entail making travel arrangements, securing hotel accommodations and meeting space, editing and report formatting, and providing technical expertise in support of conferences (e.g., agenda setting, recruitment of expert presenters, and preparation of conference papers and materials). An individual delivery order may require expertise in only one area of expertise or a combination of areas.The period of performance is anticipated to be five years.The RFP will be made available electronically at https://www.fbo.gov no sooner than 15 days after the issuance of this notice. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. The closing date will be approximately 30 days after issuance of the RFP.
15-233-SOL-00110 Department of Health and Human Services Program Support Center
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