36C24524Q0429.docx
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- Solicitation number
- 36C24524Q0429
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This document is a Special Notice announcing a sole source procurement for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to compute Best Approximating Models (BAM) estimates of causal associations between the presence of health professions trainees and clinical workload produced in VA teaching care settings. The purpose is to support the VA's Office of Academic Affiliations in computing health professions trainees' contribution to workload, which is required to determine the VA's performance in its education mission.
The sole source contractor is Professor Steven Henley of Martingale Research Corporation, who is certified as the sole expert with the necessary data, analytic skills, experience, and software to efficiently specify, estimate, and assess the statistical performance of four models within the limited 6-month timeframe and budget. Solicitation No. 36C24524Q0429 will be issued as a firm-fixed-price contract with a 12-month period of performance. The government anticipates the solicitation response and Independent Cost Estimate will justify fair and reasonable pricing.
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Special Notice
| SUBJECT* |
| Sole Source Procurement - FY24 BAM Causal Modeling |
GENERAL INFORMATION
CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
21902
| SOLICITATION NUMBER* |
| 36C24524Q0429 |
| RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE |
| 04-21-2024 10:00am EASTERN TIME, NEW YORK, USA |
| ARCHIVE |
| 10 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE |
| RECOVERY ACT FUNDS |
| N |
| PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* |
| B524 |
| NAICS CODE* |
| 541715 |
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Veterans Affairs VA Maryland Health Care System Contracting Officer (90C) P.O. Box 1000, Bldg. 101, Room 26 Perry Point MD 21902
POINT OF CONTACT*
Contracting Officer Robert O'Keefe Jr.
robert.okeefejr@va.gov
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AGENCY’S URL
https://www.va.gov
| URL DESCRIPTION |
| Home Page |
AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION
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Special Notice
This intent to sole source announcement is posted in accordance with FAR 5.2 - Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions.
Background —
Compute Best Approximating Models (BAM) estimates of causal associations between the presence of health professions trainees and clinical workload produced in VA teaching care settings. Such associations are necessary for Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA) to compute health professions trainees’ contribution to workload required to compute academic performance metrics needed to determine VA’s performance in its education mission.
Unique Qualifications —
Professor Steven Henley of Martingale Research Corporation is the only entity: (1) with the data and analytic skills and experience, as evidenced by a substantial peer reviewed scientific publication record, in applying causal modeling in health professions education and (2) has developed and tested software to compute the 12-step Best Approximating Models technology as evidenced by being a National Institute of Health’s Small Business Innovation Research program awardee, who can efficiently within the limited budget amount and within the six-month time frame specify, estimate, and assess the statistical performance of four models needed to estimate physician residents/fellows’ contributed outpatient care workload by program specialty from de-identified VA CDW files.
Office of Academic Affiliations certifies that Professor Steven Henley of Martingale Research Corporation is the sole source expert for computing Best Approximating Modeling in Health Professional Education.
Award information –-
Solicitation No. 36C24524Q0429 will be presented to the contractor in accordance with the sole source authority at FAR 6.302-1 as a firm-fixed-price contract. The Government anticipates the solicitation response and Independent Cost Estimate to be comparable with the follow-on contract to justify fair and reasonable pricing. The period of performance shall be for one base year following date of award. Not to exceed 12 months.
If anyone requests additional information or would like to obtain a copy of the solicitation, please contact: Robert O’Keefe Jr. – Robert.Okeefejr@va.gov
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