CDC | NIOSH | Workplace Assessment Tool
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to Bowling Green State University. The project is to evaluate the usability of the age-friendly workplace assessment tool and resource in manufacturing workplaces, including assessing the ease of completing the assessment, the clarity of the results, and the anticipated usefulness of the accompanying resources for supporting workers as they age. Upon completion, the assessment tool and resources will be publicly available on the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) websites for use by managers and decision makers in the manufacturing sector. Interested parties may submit responses by September 3, 2024, to the contract specialist at umt1@cdc.gov.
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This contract opportunity is not set aside for any specific business type. No potential incumbents or current contractors are named. The value of the contract and any budget ranges are not provided. The duration of the services is not specified, but the project is focused on evaluating the usability of the assessment tool and resources.
2024-84847 Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Acquisition Services
8/28/24, 7:36 PM Research Opportunity Announcement (ROA) NIH HEAL Initiative Research-Dissemination and Engagement Center (R-DEC)
Research Opportunity Title: NIH HEAL Initiative Research-Dissemination and Engagement Center (R-DEC)
Overview
The Helping to End Addiction Long-term® Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative® (https://heal.nih.gov/), has released a research opportunity announcement (OTA-22-005) to solicit applications for the HEAL Research-Dissemination and Engagement Center (R-DEC). Given the urgency of the evolving opioid crisis, the results of HEAL research must reach affected people and communities as quickly as possible. HEAL intends to disseminate findings and data broadly, including to pain and addiction researchers, the broader research community, and various non-researchers and community groups. The HEAL R-DEC will work closely within the existing HEAL Data Ecosystem to translate and disseminate HEAL data and findings in ways that are useful and culturally appropriate to address needs and priorities of communities standing to benefit most from HEAL research. The R-DEC will identify diverse communities, groups, and individuals that are impacted by the opioid crisis and underlying challenges with pain and pain management, build strong bidirectional relationships with these groups, and help HEAL incorporate community input directly into its research processes and dissemination strategies.
Award Project Duration: Project duration is anticipated to be five years, but may be shortened or extended, as needed.
Letters of Intent Due Date: June 13, 2022
Application Due Date: July 18, 2022
Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: The budget for this activity is planned for up to $25 million over a 5-year period, including the operations and support for the R-DEC as well as any proposed activities, sub-projects, infrastructure, or investments, once established. The OT mechanism allows for significant flexibilities to make adjustments as needed to pursue new and transformative activities. HEAL intends to issue up to four (4) awards as a result of this ROA. Award levels may increase or decrease over time based on programmatic needs, funding availability, and recipient performance. Requested budgets must be justified based on proposed milestones and deliverables.
Read the full announcement: The full research opportunity announcement can be accessed at the NIH HEAL Initiative® website (https://heal.nih.gov/files/2022-05/dissemination-engagement-center-roa.pdf).
**Note: see Attachments/Links Section to access working links to the Full Research Opportunity Announcement
OTA-22-005 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health
5/23/22, 6:00 PM Research Opportunity Announcement (ROA): All of Us Participant and Partner Services Center
The purpose of this Research Opportunity Announcement (ROA) is to solicit and review proposals, evaluate potential partners, and ultimately fund the future All of Us Participant and Partner Services Center (PPSC). The PPSC will provide technology systems and both direct and indirect research services to enable and support participant engagement, enrollment, and retention in collaboration with program partners. The program seeks partners that can provide these capabilities quickly and accurately using existing platforms and processes, and do so in a way that precisely meets participants’ needs across a variety of participation journeys.
The scope of work includes two core components. A Research Technology Systems (RTS) core will focus on developing a secure platform that is capable of facilitating nationwide participant involvement, including the use of digital health technologies, connection of electronic health records, and access to returned personal health information. The platform will also be used to deploy surveys, and manage robust communications, marketing, and analytics support for program staff and partners. A Program Management and Delivery (PMD) core will develop refined consent and data collection methods and tools, and multi-language services to support participants in at least three or more languages to serve participants in languages beyond English and Spanish, as well as evaluate potential options to provide at-home and mobile technology to ensure more participants can fully participate in the program.
This ROA will include five phases. The purpose is to identify potential offerors that have technologies and health research services to fulfill the scope described herein.
The five phases include the following:
Phase I – Submission and Evaluation of White Papers
Phase II – Submission and Evaluation of Full Technical Proposal (Invite Only)
Phase III – Capabilities Demonstration and Evaluation (Invite Only)
Phase IV – Submission and Evaluation of Full Budget/Cost Proposal (Invite Only)
Phase V – Notification of Other Transactions (OT) Award
The NIH intends to down-select at each phase, resulting in making one or more Other Transaction (OT) awards in Phase V.
For selected proposals invited to the next phase, further instructions will be provided to offerors at the conclusion of each phase.
Award Project Duration:
The period of performance of the anticipated OT award(s) will be a fifteen (15) month base period, and may include up to four (4) twelve (12) month optional periods.
White Paper Deadline:
White Papers must be submitted by March 20, 2023 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time to be eligible for Phase I evaluation and potential invitation to subsequent phases of the PPSC competition.
Documents and Related Links: The full ROA package is attached in the 'Attachments/Links' section. Potential offerors are encouraged to carefully review the most recent updates to the announcement and attachments before submitting questions and/or preparing a White Paper submission. A link to the All of Us Research Program webpage has been provided for additional information about our program.
OTA-23-002 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health
1/18/23, 2:16 PM Construction of Library for Illumina Genome Sequencing for Missoula MT USDA/FS Location
The USDA Forest Service is seeking quotes to prepare genomic libraries and generate whole-genome sequence data using an Illumina platform for select terrestrial species of conservation concern, including the federally-listed wolverine, lynx, and marten. The requirement is for a CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited laboratory with expertise in working with degraded and/or low-quantity DNA samples. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), and the Government will award a firm-fixed price purchase order to the responsible offeror submitting the lowest priced technically acceptable proposal. Quotes must be submitted by 12:00 PM Eastern Time on May 20, 2024 and remain valid until June 30, 2024. The Government may conduct discussions with offerors determined to be within the competitive range.
This procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside with a NAICS code of 541714 (Research and Development in Biotechnology). The place of performance is Missoula, MT. There are no indications of any potential incumbents or current contractors. The requirement is for the construction of a library of at least 40 gigabytes of Illumina genome sequencing per sample for 100 DNA extracts, with a contract delivery date of August 30, 2024.
1240BG24Q0039 Department of Agriculture Forest Service
4/30/24, 11:14 AM Update/Enhance previously developed augmented reality app
The Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency/U.S. Fire Administration (DHS/FEMA/USFA) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a sole source basis (IAW FAR 6.302) with the Michigan Engineering Services, LLC 2890 Carpenter Road, Suite 1900 Ann Arbor, MI 48108 in connection with their DHS Definitive contract number 70RSAT19C00000046.
FEMA/USFA, National Fire Programs Division (NFPD) has a requirement to develop an extended Decision Support Toolkit (DST) to incorporate augmented reality (AR) capability to quickly identify safety-related measures and recommendations that could be applied to outdoors environments to enhance fire safety and prevention.
Michigan Engineering Services under Phase I developed an augmented reality app, used to identify components of the home (windows, roof, door, etc.) that can lend themselves to ignition in the event of a wildfire event. This Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology assists and supports fire prevention officers, building inspectors and Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) mitigation specialists to foster more effective and interactive conversations with homeowners to better understand applicable actions that can be taken to reduce wildfire risk. This app has been deployed and is available to be downloaded on Apple and Android devices.
The objective of phase II development is to enhance the current version of the app to provide more information that relates to the home (which is already developed) and the landscape surrounding the home including attachments such as out buildings and fences that can be used by mitigation specialists, inspectors, and homeowners to help them protect property before a wildfire occurs.
Based on the above information, the only organization known which can provide technically acceptable services and update the existing app is Michigan Engineering Services.
This notice is NOT a request for quotation (RFQ) for competitive quotes/proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same services. All capability statements received by the closing of this notification of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on 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.
Submit email capability statements (using PDF, MS Word, Excel attachments) to Jane Huwig-Leister, Contract Specialist at jane.huwig-leister@fema.dhs.gov. Statements are due not later than 12:00 p.m. EST on September 13, 2022.
Primary Point of Contact: Jane Huwig-Leister
Contracting Office Address:
DHS/FEMA/NETC
Building D, Room 122
16825 South Seton Avenue
Emmitsburg, MD 21727
Place of Performance:
Nationwide
Classification Code: AB23
NAICS Code: 541712
WX03386Y2022T Federal Emergency Management Agency
9/6/22, 3:10 PM