Technical and Management Support
Added: Nov 19, 2013 7:35 am
Title: Technical and Management Support for Health Promotion ActivitiesNotice Type: Sources SoughtSynopsis:This is a sources sought notice to determine the availability of potential vendors (including, but not limited to, small business (e.g. 8 (a), veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantage business, and women-owned small business) that can provide scientific, technical, and management expertise, and related services involving research and demonstration projects, planning, large-scale evaluation studies, program assessments, development, and support in the execution of CDC's missions and activities in accordance with the attached Statement of Work. The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) is contemplating award of five (5) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) task order contracts to support Center-wide technical and management support activities. The period of performance shall be for one 12- month base period with four 12-month option periods.Background and Need Chronic diseases - such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and arthritis - are among the most common, costly, and preventable of all health problems in the U.S. These diseases account for 7 of every 10 deaths and affect the quality of life of 90 million Americans. Although chronic diseases are among the most common and costly health problems, they are also among the most preventable. Adopting healthy behaviors such as eating nutritious foods, being physically active and avoiding tobacco use can prevent or control the devastating effects of these diseases.CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) is at the forefront of the nation's efforts to prevent and control chronic diseases. The center conducts studies to better understand the causes of these diseases, supports programs to promote healthy behaviors, and monitors the health of the nation through surveys. Critical to the success of these efforts are partnerships with state health and education agencies, voluntary associations, private organizations, and other federal agencies. Together, the center and its partners are working to create a healthier nationCDC supports a variety of programs to improve the nation's health by preventing chronic diseases and their risk factors. These programs provide national leadership by offering guidelines and recommendations and by helping state health and education agencies promote healthy behaviors. These major programs include: Arthritis, Cancer Control, Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW), Community Transformation Grants (CTG), Diabetes; Epilepsy, Healthy Communities, Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL), Healthy Aging, Healthy Youth, Heart Disease and Stroke , Nutrition and Physical Activity , Oral Health, Prevention Health and Health Services Block Grant (PHHS) Block Grant, Prevention Research Centers, Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH), Reproductive Health, Tobacco, WISEWOMAN, Workplace Health Promotion. The CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) accomplishes its mission by providing national leadership in areas of health promotion and chronic disease prevention by conducting public health surveillance, epidemiologic studies, and behavioral interventions; by disseminating guidelines and recommendations; and by assisting state health and education agencies to increase their capacity to prevent chronic diseases and promote healthful behaviors. The mission could not be accomplished without many diverse partners: state and local health and education departments; other federal health agencies; international and national health organizations; academic institutions; philanthropic foundations; industry and labor groups; and professional, voluntary and community organizations. NCCDPHP works with partners to develop, implement, and promote effective prevention efforts nationwide.Project Objective and PurposeThe purpose of this project is to provide the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Coordinating Center for Health Promotion an "as needed" mechanism to obtain required services including conducting assessments, studies, research and demonstration projects, consultation and technical assistance, health education activities and related support services.Project RequirementsThe contractor will be required to provide technical and management support services to the NCCDPHP. The contractor must demonstrate its staff capabilities and its arrangement for obtaining scientific and professional experts from various fields, including but not limited to arthritis, cancer control, workplace health, nutrition, physical activity and obesity, diabetes, epilepsy, heart disease and stroke, health research, early child care and education, health disparities, reproductive health, and tobacco.The contractor must demonstrate the capacity to provide project coordination and managing staff that are capable of implementing large-scale evaluation studies, technical projects, program assessments, research and demonstration projects, economic evaluation and cost modeling using sound and current scientific methods.The contractor must demonstrate that these services can be provided in a timely manner.Independently and not as an agency of the Government the Contractor shall provide all qualified personnel, materials, equipment, and facilities - except where individual task orders request the provision of the above mentioned project services to the Government be performed on-site.The task orders issued will be for work consisting of current or long term projects of interest or concern to the U.S. Government. Contractor performance under any order may not begin prior to the submission of a business and technical proposal from the contractor and subsequent approval from the Contracting Officer. Each task order will be negotiated separately, funded individually, and receive a unique task order award number.The contractor is required to provide a Project Director to oversee and address specific issues related to individual task orders. Oversight includes all policy, program, evaluation design issues, assessment issues and support services which pertain to each new assigned task.The contractor will conduct meetings with appropriate Government representatives to discuss activities, which pertain to each new awarded task order. The contractor shall be available to meet, as necessary, with appropriate the appropriate Government representative to present and discuss the overall work plan including milestones and strategies.For each task order the contractor will clearly define an estimated project timeline, total effort that the task is to receive, and considerations that may guide the contractor in its analysis, design or experimentation of the task. Electronic mail format is acceptable.Deliverables for projects under these contracts will be specified within individual requests for task order.Capability Statement:Vendors who believe that they have the ability to satisfy all of the above stated objectives are encouraged to submit a capability statement. The capability statements will be evaluated based on the information provided in relation to the objectives and requirements above and the current in-house capacity to perform the work including: (a) staff availability, experience, and training; (b) prior completed projects of a similar nature; and (c) examples of prior completed contracts, dollar value of the contracts, references, and other related information. Capability statements must demonstrate the requirements outlined above. Capability statements shall include the following information: company name, address, point of contact, phone/fax/email, and business size and status (e.g. small business, 8(a), veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantage business, and women owned small business). The remainder of the capability statement should be tailored to the requirements stated above and must demonstrate that similar work has been performed in the past.Submission Instructions:Interested parties having the capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements may submit a capability statement of up to 25 pages to Jerry Outley (Jmo4@cdc.gov) via email by 2:00 P.M., EST on December 3, 2013. No facsimile transmissions will be accepted. CAPABILITY STATEMENTS MUST DEMONSTRATE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED ABOVE. The subject line of the email shall be "Technical and Management Support for Health Promotion Activities". Capability statements will not be accepted after the due date. Disclaimer and Important Notes:This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response to the Sources Sought notice. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organizations qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED ADEQUATE RESPONSES TO A SOLICITATION.Primary Point of Contact:Jerry W. Outley Contracting Officer Procurement and Grants Office (PGO) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)2920 Brandywine Road M/S K-69 Atlanta, GA 30341Email: jmo4@cdc.gov Phone: 770-488-2831
2014-N-15733 Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Acquisition Services
11/19/13, 7:35 AM