36C26220Q0551-001.pdf

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

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The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 22, located at 4811 Airport Plaza Drive, Long Beach, CA 90815 is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform industry contractors of the Government’s intent to execute a Sole Source Award under FAR Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), specifically FAR Subpart 13.5 – Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items.

The intended Contractor is University of Southern California (USC) Keck School of Medicine located at Department of Contracts and Grants, 3720 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089- 0001. This will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) award and an anticipated award date is set for 4/17/2020.

The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) Center of Innovation (COIN)—also called the Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation & Policy (CSHIIP) requires Studies and Analyses at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) located at 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073.

USC shall conduct two separate tasks for Systematic Evidence Synthesis and Literature Review on Quality Indicators:

1) With the passage of the MISSION Act, more Veterans are eligible to receive care from community providers who work outside of VA settings (20-30% now versus 8% previously). VA has prioritized providing seamless care to all Veterans wherever they choose to receive care. The goal of the RIVR project is to support research and operations projects to improve coordination of care within VISN 22 VA primary care teams, between VA primary care teams and Veteran patients, and between VA primary care and other settings (including providers in the community). The tasks and responsibilities of Conducting a Systematic Evidence Synthesis and Expert Panel on Strategies to Enhance Care Coordination Across Settings. This contract includes three parts: a systematic evidence synthesis, a face-to-face expert panel, and the dissemination of the project findings through submission of a manuscript to a scientific journal.

2) Increasing health burden and costs of caring for patients with multiple chronic conditions or high complexity make them a logical target for efforts to meet what the Institute for Healthcare Improvement has labeled the “triple aim”: improving the patient experience of care (including quality), improving population health and reducing per capita costs. Costs and utilization of services in these high-risk patients is high. Thus, resources required to address their unmet needs can be recouped with even modest improvements in their outcomes. A number of promising programs have been developed by the private sector to address these populations and studied in research settings. Although Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has implemented a number of programs for these “high-risk”, vulnerable patients -- such as GeriPACT, Home Based Primary Care (HBPC), or Hospital-at-Home -- capacity is limited and inconsistent across VA to address the needs of those at the top 5 percent of utilization and costs. The tasks and responsibilities of Conducting a Literature Review on Quality Indicators for Care on High Need Patients. This contract http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/13.htm#P427_61436 http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/13.htm#P427_61436

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

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USC Keck School of Medicine is the only contractor that can provide this Research Special Studies & Analyses for these services. Due to the contractor’s vast experience, knowledge and unique qualifications in the field capable of the diverse services required by the VA.

This procurement is being conducted using commercial item procedures pursuant to FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13, specifically FAR Subpart13.106-1(b)(1)(i) allowing the Contracting Officer (CO) to solicit from one source.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is, 611210 – Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools. The Product of Service Code for this requirement is, B599 – Other Special Studies & Analyses. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is $27.5 Million.

This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made on the basis of unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing via e-mail to Soledad De La Torre at Soledad.Delatorre@va.gov with the following information referenced in the subject line, Request for Information (RFI) 36C26220Q0551. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All interested parties who are responsible, certified, and capable may identify their interest and may submit an offer or quotation which shall be considered by the agency no later than 10:00 AM Pacific Standard Time (PST) on April 14, 2020 to Soledad De La Torre at Soledad.Delatorre@va.gov. The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt.

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