Taxi Driver 2021 RFP 3.5.1.doc

SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD

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75D301-21-R-71824

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3/5/2021

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000HCCJB-2021-53148

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention OFR

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B.1 Schedule of Milestones for Performance-Based Payments

In accordance with FAR 52.232.32 Performance Based Payments (April 2012), upon successful completion of an event, the contractor may request performance-based payments. The determination of eligibility for receipt of payment will be made by the Contracting Officer upon written certification from the COR that the performance milestone has been met. It is anticipated that each milestone payment will approximate the estimated timeline listed below but variation is anticipated and eligibility for payment could occur sooner or later depending upon the time of completion of the designated milestone. Milestone payments are subject to the terms of FAR 52.232-32 incorporated in Section I of this contract.

COR receiving and acceptance of monthly performance-based payments is based on verification that work on the contract was satisfactorily performed during the month and that, at a minimum, the following activities were satisfactorily performed.

1. Be responsive and constructive to emails and requests from the Contracting Officer Representative.

2. Demonstrate flexibility in approaches to data collection activities dictated by regulatory research agencies.

3. Maintain completed and organized records of data collection personnel, activities and correspondence.

4. Make arrangements for trainings and assemble background materials as directed.

5. Organize and attend meetings and record minutes on reported proceedings.

6. Provide well-researched, concise and comprehensive summary of fatigue measurement technologies and algorithms that are validated.

7. Provide modifications made in track changes to IRB protocol based on COR-selected fatigue-measurement technologies

8. Work with COR to make arrangement for site visit.

9. Maintain complete and organized records of participant recruitment, enrollment and data collection activities. Transfer raw data using NIOSH-required mode after performing logic checks and other checks for accuracy and completion. Transfer raw data from each data collection period before starting new data collection period.

10. Create COR-approved data dictionary that is well-organized and straightforward to understand.

11. Maintain logs for diary and survey completion for each data collection period.

12. Organize dissemination of online training and track who has taken training.

13. Work with COR to establish completion of data management activities, to include but not be limited to: data checks performed, logic checks performed, completeness, missing data accounted for, scales created, data linked across instruments and maintained in one database. Work with COR to establish visual representations of completeness of data activities and basic summary statistics for assessing completeness and basic understanding of the data.

Section C - Description/Specification/Work Statement

Statement of Work

Title: Evaluating an Intervention Designed to Reduce Fatigue among Taxi Drivers

SECTION 1 – BACKGROUND

This data collection contract is to support a large NORA study designed to test two interventions: a sleep health online training and actgiraphs worn on the wrist that measure sleep and wake patterns to provide drivers with estimated fatigue scores for the upcoming workday. The study involves PII, but only the NIOSH contracting officer representative will have access to this PII. At no time will the vendor or any of its staff have access or collect PII on the participants.

A fatigue management training educating drivers about fatigue as a risk factor for motor vehicle crashes, and how to manage fatigue to minimize its negative health and safety effects will be administered to the drivers electronically. The training will be offered free of charge to drivers online and viewable on multiple hardware platforms (e.g., smartphone). Drivers participating in the study will be divided into 3 groups: those receiving the training and wearing an actigraphy that provides fatigue feedback (e.g., a fatigue score), those receiving the training and wearing an actigraph but NOT providing driver feedback, and the control group of drivers that are neither receiving the training nor the feedback provided to the drivers but are wearing the actigraph. Regardless of study group, all actigraphs will be providing fatigue data (e.g., sleep duration, waking times, sleep efficiency) to the researchers doing the data collection. A randomized longitudinal study design with two intervention groups (training only [Group 1] and training plus sensor feedback (fatigue scores) to the driver [Group 2]) and a control group will evaluate the effect of the training and driver feedback on alertness throughout the day versus the effect of only receiving the training on fatigue management. The control group will wear devices to collect fatigue score data but will not receive training nor feedback on their fatigue scores. Data collection will be done at the participating taxi company’s location. At the driver level, it will involve obtaining completed work and health surveys, sleep and activity diaries, sleep health knowledge test results, reaction time and wearable sensor (fatigue scoring) readings for each observation period. Drivers who take the training will be asked to evaluate and provide feedback about the training after taking the training. At the company level, any previous educational efforts on health and safety (including fatigue management) undertaken within a year of the study will be documented to control for confounding. The evaluation component will take 4-5 months to complete and provides 2 observation periods for pre-intervention and 3 observation periods for post-intervention for all groups. The study design is guided by a Theory of Change (Anderson, 2009) to delineate how the interventions will allow drivers to manage their fatigue, improve safe driving behaviors and driver health, thereby improving driver functioning in their work role and increase productivity.

Fatigue among occupational drivers has been reported to contribute to at least 21% of fatal motor vehicle collisions and a likely substantial piece of an estimated $25 billion cost to employers in on-the-job crashes (AAA, 2013; NETS, 2015). While fatigue is not limited to workers whose primary job duty is driving, targeting taxi drivers for public health research and action provides an opportunity to reduce fatigued driving in a high-risk worker population. Taxi drivers are ubiquitous, driving day and night, in urban, heavily trafficked streets and highways that are shared with commuters, drivers running errands, parents shuttling children, motorcyclists, bicyclists and pedestrians. In New York City, a typical taxi is driven 70,000 miles a year (NYCTLC, 2014). With such high exposure to motor vehicle crash risk, an effective intervention designed to educate drivers about fatigue and help them identify and manage their fatigue could significantly reduce the burden of fatigue-related motor vehicle crashes.

The prevalence rate of motor vehicle crashes resulting in both fatal and nonfatal injuries and their associated costs among drivers in the taxi industry ranks higher than most industries (BLS, 2016a,b; Chen, 2009; NETS, 2015). The severity associated with motor vehicle crashes in the taxi industry is higher than most industries for nonfatal injuries treated in emergency departments (Chen, 2009). The costs are in the tens of billions of dollars to employers and in disabling injury to drivers across all industries (NETS, 2015). Fatigue ranks alongside inadequate seatbelt use, distracted driving, impaired driving and speeding as the leading modifiable direct contributors to motor vehicle crashes. The risk factors for fatigue are prevalent among taxi drivers – stress, long work hours, shift work, driving late at night or early in the morning, and inadequate rest breaks (Burgel, 2012). A recent field survey found a concerning level of drivers in two cities reported having driven while tired, having experienced difficulty driving due to tiredness or fatigue, and having nodded off while driving (Chaumont Menéndez, 2019). Fatigue and its associated motor vehicle crashes and related injuries are a threat to road safety in the most highly populated areas.

Historically the driver-for-hire industry has lacked capacity and support to push for public health interventions to improve the health and safety of drivers. Public health interventions for drivers-for-hire have been further stymied by tensions between the two segments of the industry, with taxi operators trying to force transportation network providers (TNPs) into pre-existing local regulatory frameworks. This study proposes to develop an accessible fatigue management training and demonstrate that the training can be effective for reducing driver fatigue in a cost-effective manner. In the driver-for-hire industry drivers are called upon at any time of day or night and the on-demand economy has created an additional workforce of drivers who likely already work other primary jobs. It is the mission of NIOSH to reduce work-related injuries and preventing motor vehicle injuries is longstanding CDC priority.

The project findings could be used to prevent fatigue-related motor vehicle crashes impacting not only drivers for hire but others sharing the streets, roads and highways. The proposed project is likely to succeed because it is well-designed, scientifically rigorous, relies on a multidisciplinary team with the necessary expertise and has stakeholder and company support. If the wearable sensor is found to be effective, fleet owners may adopt them as a tool for fatigue management just as security cameras, once too expensive, are now ubiquitous (Chaumont Menéndez, 2013). Other direct measurement methods have the potential to be adopted as an industry measurement tool since they eliminate the interruptions from taking psychomotor vigilance tests while providing a valid measure of alertness (James & Vila, 2015). The online fatigue management training, a free and accessible digital resource for an industry with scarce safety training opportunities, will likely be adopted or mandated by municipal regulators and company owners as a cost-effective safety measure. NIOSH safety research has been influential in several U.S. and Canadian cities mandating cameras in taxicabs, and fatigue prevention measures that are cost-effective could also be widely adopted and used. Future research will evaluate practical, effective frameworks and channels demonstrated to maximize the translation of the findings across cities with taxicab driver populations in addition to drivers for TNPs (e.g., Uber and Lyft). The existing partnerships, industry and scientific conference attendance, and the products that communicate the study findings through peer-reviewed journal and trade publications, blogs, social media, and media coverage will all effectively serve to heighten the importance of effective countermeasures for fatigue and improve road safety among drivers for hire.

The target audience and stakeholders for this study include both taxi companies and TNP providers and their drivers, industry and labor organizations who represent them and international regulatory associations who have long sought to promote both driver and passenger safety in this industry. Other stakeholders include safety researchers, and other workers from various industries and occupations that work on demand at any time of day or night for any length of time (such as gig workers).

SUBSECTION A – DEFINITIONS

AAA – American Automobile Association

BLS – Bureau of Labor Statistics

NETS – Network of Employers for Traffic Safety

NYCTLC – New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission

SECTION 2 – PURPOSE

The purpose of this contract is to perform the primary data collection activities for a study designed by the NIOSH point of contact for the Scope of Work. Specifically, the data collection activities will support evaluating two interventions – (1) an online fatigue management training, and (2) actigraphs that provide driver feedback in the form of a fatigue score – among 180 drivers with 2 pre-training 7-day data collection periods and 3 post-training 7-day data collection periods. Data collection for each participant will span 4 months. The study will utilize a longitudinal study design that randomly allocates the study subjects into 3 groups, each consisting of approximately 60 drivers. There will be two intervention groups and a control group. For Group 1: approximately 60 drivers will receive training and wear actigraphs but will not be provided feedback on their estimated fatigue score. Group 2: approximately 60 drivers will receive training plus wear actigraphs that provide fatigue scores to the driver. Group 3: a control group that will wear the actigraphs to collect fatigue-related data but will not receive training nor their fatigue scores. All actigraphy data will generate sleep duration, sleep and waking times, and sleep efficiency on every participant for the researchers and NIOSH research team.

The following hypotheses will be tested:

1. Study participants in Intervention group 1 (receiving training only) will experience less fatigue (as operationalized by reaction time using psychomotor vigilance tests) after the intervention with the fatigue training only compared to before the intervention and compared to the control group,

2. Study participants in Intervention group 2 who complete the training and receive their estimated fatigue score from their actigraph will experience less fatigue (as operationalized by reaction time using psychomotor vigilance tests) post intervention compared to both the training only group and the control group, and

3. The reduction in fatigue levels post-intervention will be sustainable and persist for 3 months post-intervention (final observation period) for both intervention group 1 and intervention group 2.

SECTION 3 – SCOPE OF WORK

1. The vendor has the opportunity to work with a partner identified and maintained through NIOSH that is willing to provide access to potential study participants that would meet inclusion and exclusion criteria for the study. This company is a taxi company and is located in southern San Francisco, California. Any alternative taxi company the vendor may choose to find and partner with would have to meet the following criteria: provide access to at least 180 drivers who work fulltime, are licensed taxi drivers with the city they drive in, drive for a large metropolitan area that has an Hours of Service regulation and have in-vehicle monitoring systems in their cabs.

2. The vendor shall identify, provide, and maintain sufficient validated actigraphs to measure 5 data collection periods of 7 days of estimated fatigue levels for the 180 drivers participating in the study using an actigraph capable of notifying drivers of their estimated fatigue score (ranging 0-100).

3. The vendor shall identify, provide, and maintain sufficient electronic devices to measure 5 data collection periods of 7 days of validated reaction times tested 5 times daily for the 180 drivers participating in the study.

4. The vendor shall provide the contracting officer representative with detailed information on manufacturer’s technical specifications related to data security and assessing the level of potential risk to drivers to be added to the research protocol to be submitted to the NIOSH IRB.

5. The vendor shall utilize staff experienced in conducting fatigue research that are representative of the driver population (e.g., men from ethnically diverse backgrounds) to carry out data collection tasks to the extent feasible.

6. The vendor shall, with input from the contracting office representative, provide staff to lead in recruiting drivers, obtaining informed consent (consenting signatures performed by NIOSH employee), randomly assigning them to 3 separate study groups, performing data collection to include device fitting, administration of surveys and data collection for each of the 3 study groups. The vendor shall manage enrollment logs, which includes documenting the drivers meeting inclusion/exclusion criteria, obtain informed consent (performed by NIOSH employee), non-PII contact information and self-generated 6-digit identification numbers using the pre-designated algorithm. At the end of each data collection period (5 data collection periods consisting of 7-days each) the vendor shall develop a report that describes the progress on the data collection in a data collection period completion log by device identification number for the 180 drivers for that specific period. As there are 5 data collection periods (2 pre- and 3 post-) there will be 5 reports describing each data collection period. The contracting officer representative will link the device identification numbers to participants to gauge participation for each data collection period.

7. For each data collection period the vendor shall, on the first day, administer three survey instruments: a 30-40 minute Work and Health Survey that asks about the drivers’ work and health habits and environment, a 10-minute Knowledge Test that evaluates sleep health, fatigue and driving knowledge, and the Sleep and Activity 7-Day Diary to complete throughout the waking time and kept with the driver at all times. The data collected shall be electronically collected (rather than paper and pen/pencil) to the extent feasible. Raw data (collected with no PII) with data dictionaries will be provided to NIOSH at the end of each data collection period.

8. The vendor shall perform data quality checking, data management, data merge, and data reduction and pre-analysis interpretation with input from the contracting officer representative.

9. The vendor shall transfer the study data (collected without PII) and the data dictionary files to NIOSH after each data collection period.

10. Work shall involve discussions between the contracting officer representative and the vendor with regard to appropriate and necessary modifications to study design (such as staggering data collection across weeks within a period), approaches, study population, data collection and data reduction. Biweekly project teleconferences are required among NIOSH and the vendor research team members to discuss issues related to project design, implementation, data collection, and data reduction. At no time does the vendor handle data with any level of PII.

SECTION 4 – TASKS TO BE PERFORMED

Pre-Data Collection and Beginning Data Collection – FY2021/2022

Task 1: Kickoff meeting

In August 2021, the NIOSH contracting officer representative and team members and the vendor will participate in a virtual kickoff meeting organized by the vender to discuss the technical approach for the proposed study, review the schedule, and discuss any questions or issues. There will also be planning for a site visit at the location of the partnering company in San Francisco. In the rare event the company no longer exists or is no longer a viable option for reasons agreed upon by the contracting officer representative, the vendor will locate a company willing to partner in a metropolitan area. NIOSH will engage in a partnership with the company and maintain the partnership. The vendor will provide a copy of the minutes of the meeting approved by the contracting officer representative.

The partnering company is located in southern San Francisco, California, in a spacious, gated, open area near Candlestick Point State Park Recreation Area. There are approximately 500 drivers contracted with the company. The company is a taxi company that subscribes to an app specific for taxi drivers. It is app-accessible but also has a physical location where the taxis are inspected. Drivers work on a shift basis, night or day, with hours of service limitations as specified by the city.

Task 2: Provide selection of validated technology and algorithms for fatigue measurement

In August 2021, the vendor will provide selection of validated equipment and algorithms for estimating and measuring alertness, cognition or reaction time outcomes related to fatigue or sleepiness. The selected actigraph will need to provide driver feedback of estimated fatigue scores directly to each enrolled driver for 7 days at a time throughout the waking time, including while driving a taxi. A psychomotor vigilance test will need to provide a measure of alertness (reaction time) for each enrolled driver 5 times throughout the waking time and time while working as a taxi driver (but not while operating the taxi due to safety concerns) for 7 days at a time. Specifically, at wake up and before going to sleep, with at least 3 times throughout the work shift (or waking time when a rest day). The vendor will provide a thorough and concise written summary of the devices to be used with literature citing their validity.

Task 3: Provide technical specifications of instruments for security assessment

In August 2021, the vendor will provide the contracting officer representative with detailed information on each manufacturer’s name and technical specifications related to data security and work with the contracting officer representative to determine the risks and benefits to the driver associated with the use of these instruments and data security concerns for modification to the IRB protocol for updating (IRB protocol amendment). The vendor will draft, review and provide comments on the IRB study protocol using track changes.

Task 4: Provide required modifications to IRB protocol based on selected fatigue-measurement technologies

In August, 2021, the vendor will collaborate with the contracting officer representative to ensure all project staff are included as research partners in the IRB protocol, the awardee obtains a Federal Wide Assurance number, and all staff are updated on their IRB requirements, including (if needed) taking online courses through CITI Program for research ethics and compliance training or the IRB at their institute that meets international requirements for regulation of human subjects research. The vendor will provide documentation of IRB needs met for study participation. The IRB protocol will be submitted to NIOSH for approval to conduct research with human subjects.

Task 5: Conduct site visit

On or before May 31, 2022, the vendor and NIOSH will conduct a site visit at the company premises in southern San Francisco, California (or other company site), to meet with company leadership/management and solidify procedures for data collection and transfer of data to CDC/NIOSH meeting CDC data security requirements as specified in section 13.

Task 6: Conduct training

On or before August 31, 2022, the vendor will provide a venue (such as a meeting room at a local public library) for training project personnel committed to the project’s data collection and management requirements. All data collection personnel will need to participate in the training. The vendor will provide a written summary of the training including issues that arose, decisions made, and any modifications to the data collection procedures made. The training will be local to the vendor so as not to incur travel costs for this task.

The vendor will have already designated and onboarded project personnel who are active in fatigue research, representative of the taxi driver population to the extent feasible (e.g., mostly men with ethnically diverse backgrounds) and have experience working with the public. The vendor having at least 1 project staff member that has a Tier 2S background investigation (see section 13) performed is highly valued for meeting technical requirements.

Task 7: Participant recruitment, enrollment and data collection period 1

On or before September 30, 2022, the vendor will lead in recruiting activities and enroll 180 drivers contracted with the partnering company meeting the study inclusion criteria. The inclusion criteria are: aged 21 years or older, valid driver’s license and taxi license for San Francisco (or the city for which the participating taxi company is based) for at least 12 months, and plans to drive for the company for at least 4 months from start of study.

The contracting officer representative will manage enrollment logs. This includes screening the drivers meet inclusion/exclusion criteria, contact information and self-generated 6-digit identification numbers. Electronic equipment used for data collection (surveys, PVTs, uploading of actigraph and other instrumentation data) will be dedicated solely to the project and kept in a secure location in between programming for participants.

The vendor will conduct the first of five 7-day data collection periods. The vendor shall identify, provide, and maintain sufficient validated actigraphs needed to measure sleep metrics to obtain 7 days of estimated fatigue levels for the 180 drivers participating in the study using an actigraph capable of notifying drivers of their estimated fatigue score (ranging 0-100). Three days (72 hours) in advance the vendor will provide the enrolled drivers with an actigraph to obtain baseline measurements needed to generate a fatigue score.

The vendor shall identify, provide, and maintain sufficient electronic devices to measure 5 data collection periods of 7 days of validated reaction times tested 5 times daily for the 180 drivers participating in the study. The vendor shall provide electronic devices (e.g., smartphones or tablets) for completing surveys and taking PVTs. The survey instruments should be completed (and sleep and activities diary begun) as close to the beginning of the waking period as possible. On day 1 of data collection, the vendor shall administer the following survey instruments electronically provided by the contracting officer representative using a meeting coordinated by the contracting officer representative (COR) that does not use PII (a meeting place, time and temporary password unique to that participant provided by the COR to meet the vendor while maintaining no PII) between vendor/participant)..

a. Work and Health Survey. A 30 minute survey that asks about driving a taxi, work environment, health, sleep and fitness habits, health and sleep health, road safety behaviors, and socio-demographic factors.

b. Fatigue Knowledge Survey. A 25-question survey that tests a driver’s knowledge about sleep health, fatigue, and driving.

c. Sleep and Activities Diary. A daily diary where participants record their sleep and wake times, rate their fatigue and sleepiness levels several times a day, record their PVT scores several times a day and document their medications use and breaks taken.

On day 1 distribute the actigraphs and electronic devices with PVT and NIOSH surveys installed used by the participant to collect the data that will provide a measure of fatigue and alertness. Vendor will be responsible for reconditioning the data collection tools/instruments between participants.

At the end of day 7 collect the data and study instruments and remunerate the driver $40 with a check card or other approved form of payment (vendor-obtained). Answer any questions the drivers may have about the study procedures. The vendor shall develop a report that describes the progress on the data collection (including quality checks) for the 180 drivers for that specific period and transfer a copy of the raw data with data dictionaries to NIOSH. Begin data management (including linking and merging), reduction and pre-analysis interpretation to prepare data for analysis.

For this task the vendor and necessary project staff will be required to travel to the company worksite. Travel should be in accordance with joint regulations and approved by the contracting officer representative.

The vendor will be paid when the data collection period completion logs are provided to the contracting officer representative and the raw data from data collection period 1 are transferred to NIOSH via CDC data security requirements.

Please note, this is subject to IRB and OMB approval. This step, and subsequent steps, cannot occur until IRB and OMB approval have occurred.

Task 8: Conduct data collection period 2.

On or before October 31, 2022, the vendor will conduct the second of five 7-day data collection periods. The vendor shall identify, provide, and maintain sufficient validated actigraphs needed to measure sleep metrics to obtain 7 days of estimated fatigue levels for the 180 drivers participating in the study using an actigraph capable of notifying drivers of their estimated fatigue score (ranging 0-100).Three days (72 hours) in advance provide the 180 enrolled drivers with an actigraph to obtain baseline measurements needed to generate a fatigue score.

The vendor shall identify, provide, and maintain sufficient electronic devices to measure 5 data collection periods of 7 days of validated reaction times tested 5 times daily for the 180 drivers participating in the study. The vendor shall provide electronic devices (e.g., smartphones or tablets) for completing surveys and taking PVTs. On day 1 of data collection, the vendor shall administer the following survey instruments provided electronically by the contracting officer representative using a meeting coordinated by the contracting officer representative (COR) that does not use PII (a meeting place, time and temporary password unique to that participant provided by the COR to meet the vendor while maintaining no PII) between vendor/participant).

a. Abridged Work and Health Survey. A 30-minute survey that asks about changes in: driving a taxi, work environment, health, sleep and fitness habits, health and sleep health, road safety behaviors, and socio-demographic factors.

b. Fatigue Knowledge Survey. A 25-question survey that tests a driver’s knowledge about sleep health, fatigue and driving.

c. Sleep and Activities Diary. A daily diary where participants record their sleep and wake times, rate their fatigue and sleepiness levels several times a day, record their PVT scores several times a day and document their medications use and breaks taken.

On day 1 distribute the actigraphs and electronic devices with PVT and NIOSH surveys installed used by the participant to collect the data that will provide a measure of fatigue and alertness. Vendor will be responsible for reconditioning the data collection tools/instruments between participants.

At the end of day 7 collect the data and study instruments and remunerate the driver $40 with a check card or other approved form of payment (vendor-obtained). Answer any questions the drivers may have about the study procedures. The vendor shall develop a report that describes the progress on the data collection (including quality checks) for the 180 drivers for that specific period and transfer a copy of the raw data with data dictionaires to NIOSH. Begin data management (including linking and merging), reduction and pre-analysis interpretation to prepare data for analysis.

For this task the vendor and necessary project staff will be required to travel to the company worksite. Travel should be in accordance with joint regulations and approved by the contracting officer representative.

The vendor will be paid when the data collection period completion logs are provided to the contracting officer representative and the raw data from data collection period 2 are transferred to NIOSH via CDC data security requirements.

Task 9: Administer the online fatigue management training and evaluation

On or before October 31, 2022 (immediately after data collection period 2 is complete), the vendor will coordinate with the contracting officer representative to provide access to the online training for the 120 drivers in the intervention groups 1 and 2 and ensure they take the training. The COR will provide the link to the 20-minute training evaluation electronically provided by NIOSH and remunerate the drivers $53.40 for their time for both the training and the evaluation using a check card, Amazon certificate number or other approved payment (vendor-obtained). The training evaluation is a 4-page survey that takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.

Task 10: Conduct data collection period 3 and complete data management activities for Base Year funding and transfer to CDC/NIOSH.

On or before November 30, 2022, the vendor will conduct the third of five 7-day data collection periods. The vendor shall identify, provide, and maintain sufficient validated actigraphs needed to measure sleep metrics to obtain 7 days of estimated fatigue levels for the 180 drivers participating in the study using an actigraph capable of notifying drivers of their estimated fatigue score (ranging 0-100). Three days (72 hours) in advance provide the enrolled drivers with an actigraph to obtain baseline measurements needed to generate a fatigue score.

The vendor shall identify, provide, and maintain sufficient electronic devices to measure 5 data collection periods of 7 days of validated reaction times tested 5 times daily for the 180 drivers participating in the study. The vendor shall provide electronic devices (e.g., smartphones or tablets) for completing surveys and taking PVTs. On day 1 of data collection, the vendor shall administer the following survey instruments provided electronically by the contracting officer representative using a meeting coordinated by the contracting officer representative (COR) that does not use PII (a meeting place, time and temporary password unique to that participant provided by the COR to meet the vendor while maintaining no PII) between vendor/participant.

a. Work and Health Survey. A 30-minute survey that asks about changes in: driving a taxi, work environment, health, sleep and fitness habits, health and sleep health, road safety behaviors, and socio-demographic factors.

b. Fatigue Knowledge Survey. A 25-question survey that tests a driver’s knowledge about sleep health and driving.

c. Sleep and Activities Diary. A daily diary where participants record their sleep and wake times, rate their fatigue and sleepiness levels several times a day, record their PVT scores several times a day and document their medications use and breaks taken.

On day 1 distribute the actigraphs and electronic devices with PVT and NIOSH survey instruments installed used by the participant to collect the data that will provide a measure of fatigue and alertness. Vendor will be responsible for reconditioning the data collection tools/instruments between participants.

At the end of day 7 collect the actigraphs and electronic devices and coordinate with the contracting officer representative on the COR remunerating the driver $40 with a check card, Amazon certification number, or other approved form of payment (vendor obtained) . Answer any questions the drivers may have about the study procedures. The vendor shall develop a report that describes the progress on the data collection (including quality checks) for the 180 drivers for that specific period and transfer a copy of the raw data (no PII was collected) with data dictionaires to NIOSH. Begin data management (including linking and merging of the surveys to the actigraph using device identification number), reduction and pre-analysis interpretation to prepare data for analysis.

For this task the vendor and necessary project staff will be required to travel to the company worksite. Travel should be in accordance with joint regulations and approved by the contracting officer representative.

The vendor will be paid after the COR review and approval of submitted data collection period compliance logs for that data collection period using device identification numbers are provided to the contracting officer representative and the raw data from data collection period 3 are transferred to NIOSH via CDC data security requirements.

Additionally, at this time the vendor shall perform (with no PII) data quality checking, data management, data merge, and data reduction and interpretation for data collection periods 1 through 3 combined into one dataset approved by the contracting officer representative and transfer the study data and the data dictionary file to NIOSH via CDC data security requirements. The vendor will be paid after the COR review and approval of submitted data. This review and approval process will take place within 30 days of receipt of submitted data.

(Option Year 1) Finish Data Collection and Perform Data Cleaning and Reduction – FY 2023

Task 11: Conduct data collection period 4.

On or before January 1, 2023, the vendor will conduct the fourth of five 7-day data collection periods. The vendor shall identify, provide, and maintain sufficient validated actigraphs needed to measure sleep metrics to obtain 7 days of estimated fatigue levels for the 180 drivers participating in the study using an actigraph capable of notifying drivers of their estimated fatigue score (ranging 0-100).Three days (72 hours) in advance provide the enrolled drivers with an actigraph to obtain baseline measurements needed to generate a fatigue score.

The vendor shall identify, provide, and maintain sufficient electronic devices to measure 5 data collection periods of 7 days of validated reaction times tested 5 times daily for the 180 drivers participating in the study. The vendor shall provide electronic devices (e.g., smartphones or tablets) for completing surveys and taking PVTs. On day 1 of data collection, the vendor shall administer the following survey instruments provided electronically by the contracting officer representative using a meeting coordinated by the contracting officer representative (COR) that does not use PII (a meeting place, time and temporary password unique to that participant provided by the COR to meet the vendor while maintaining no PII) between vendor/participant).

a. Work and Health Survey. A 30-minute survey that asks about: driving a taxi, work environment, health, sleep and fitness habits, health and sleep health, road safety behaviors, and socio-demographic factors.

b. Fatigue Knowledge Survey. A 25-question survey that tests a driver’s knowledge about sleep health and driving.

c. Sleep and Activities Diary. A daily diary where participants record their sleep and wake times, rate their fatigue and sleepiness levels several times a day, record their PVT scores several times a day and document their medications use and breaks taken.

On day 1 distribute the actigraphs and electronic devices used by the participant to collect the data that will provide a measure of fatigue and alertness. Vendor will be responsible for reconditioning the data collection tools/instruments between participants.

At the end of day 7 collect the actigraphs and electronic devices and coordinate with the contracting officer representative on the COR remunerating the driver $40 with a check card, Amazon certification number, or other approved form of payment (vendor obtained). Answer any questions the drivers may have about the study procedures. The vendor shall develop a report that describes the progress on the data collection (including quality checks) for the 180 drivers for that specific period and transfer a copy of the raw data (no PII was collected) with data dictionaries to NIOSH. Begin data management (including linking and merging of the surveys to the actigraph using device identification numbers), reduction and pre-analysis interpretation to prepare data for analysis.

For this task the vendor and necessary project staff will be required to travel to the company worksite. Travel should be in accordance with joint regulations and approved by the contracting officer representative.

The vendor will be paid after the COR review and approval of submitted data collection period compliance logs for that data collection period using device identification numbers are provided to the contracting officer representative and the raw data from data collection period 4 are transferred to NIOSH via CDC data security requirements.

Task 12: Conduct data collection period 5.

On or before February 28, 2023, the vendor will conduct the fifth of five 7-day data collection periods. The vendor shall identify, provide, and maintain sufficient validated actigraphs needed to measure sleep metrics to obtain 7 days of estimated fatigue levels for the 180 drivers participating in the study using an actigraph capable of notifying drivers of their estimated fatigue score (ranging 0-100). Three days (72 hours) in advance provide the enrolled drivers with an actigraph to obtain baseline measurements needed to generate a fatigue score.

The vendor shall identify, provide, and maintain sufficient electronic devices to measure 5 data collection periods of 7 days of validated reaction times tested 5 times daily for the 180 drivers participating in the study. The vendor shall provide electronic devices (e.g., smartphones or tablets) for completing surveys and taking PVTs. On day 1 of data collection, the vendor shall administer the following survey instruments provided electronically by the contracting officer representative using a meeting coordinated by the contracting officer representative (COR) that does not use PII (a meeting place, time and temporary password unique to that participant provided by the COR to meet the vendor while maintaining no PII between vendor/participant).

a. Work and Health Survey. A 30-minute survey that asks about: driving a taxi, work environment, health, sleep and fitness habits, health and sleep health, road safety behaviors, and socio-demographic factors.

b. Fatigue Knowledge Survey. A 25-question survey that tests a driver’s knowledge about sleep health and driving.

c. Sleep and Activities Diary. A daily diary where participants record their sleep and wake times, rate their fatigue and sleepiness levels several times a day, record their PVT scores several times a day and document their medications use and breaks taken.

On day 1 distribute the actigraphs and electronic devices used by the participant to collect the data that will provide a measure of fatigue and alertness. Vendor will be responsible for reconditioning the data collection tools/instruments between participants.

At the end of day 7 collect the actigraphs and electronic devices and coordinate with the contracting officer representative on the COR remunerating the driver $40 with a check card, Amazon certification number, or other approved form of payment (vendor obtained). Answer any questions the drivers may have about the study procedures. The vendor shall develop a report that describes the progress on the data collection (including quality checks) for the 180 drivers for that specific period and transfer a copy of the raw data (no PII was collected) with data dictionaires to NIOSH. Begin data management (including linking and merging of the surveys to the actigraph using device identification numbers), reduction and pre-analysis interpretation to prepare data for analysis.

For this task the vendor and necessary project staff will be required to travel to the company worksite. Travel should be in accordance with joint regulations and approved by the contracting officer representative.

The vendor will be paid after the COR review and approval of submitted data collection period compliance logs for that data collection period using device identification numbers are provided to the contracting officer representative and the raw data from data collection period 5 are transferred to NIOSH via CDC data security requirements.

Task 13: Complete data management activities for Option Year 1 and transfer to CDC/NIOSH.

On or before December 31, 2023, the vendor shall perform (with no PII) data quality checking, data management, data merge, and data reduction and interpretation for data collection periods 4 and 5. The vendor shall transfer the study data and the data dictionary files to NIOSH for each data collection period and merged into files approved by the contracting officer representative. The vendor will be paid after the COR review and approval of submitted data. This review and approval process will take place within 30 days of receipt of submitted data.

SECTION 5 – GOVERNMENT FURNISHED MATERIALS

N/A

SECTION 6 – PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The exact period of performance is contingent on CDC/NIOSH HSRB Protocol approval and OMB approval. The period of performance of the base contract will be from August 15, 2021 through December 31, 2022. Option Year 1 period of performance will be August 15, 2022 through September 30, 2023.

SECTION 7 – DELIVERABLES/REPORTING SCHEDULE (see next page)