Responses_to_Questions_-_AHRQ-16-10013.pdf

The Continuation of the Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System (MPSMS) – Analysis of 2015 and 2016 Data

RFP No. AHRQ-16-10013

Proposal Questions

Thank you for your interest in this Request for Proposal (RFP). Below is a key to the responses to the questions found on the following pages:

• “No solicitation amendment necessary” – This response is given when 1) the requirements are clearly articulated in the solicitation to the maximum extent possible, 2) the information is not available, or 3) dependent on approach.

• “Please see solicitation amendment” – This response is given if the response to the question calls for a revision to the RFP. Please see the amended RFP posted to Federal Business Opportunities.

• A response to the question is provided - A response/answer is given if clarification is necessary, but the response does not require an amendment to the RFP.

RFP No. AHRQ-16-10013 Responses to Questions

1) Page 85, Section L.9 C.(f): Does the bidder need to include the Reps and Certs form that is in the RFP or is the reps and certs report from the bidder’s SAM profile acceptable?

No solicitation amendment necessary

2) Page 3, Proposal Submission: If the proposal is submitted via Federal Express, is there a floor or suite number we can use for delivery purposes?

3) Page 11, Section C – Task 1.2: Activities in Support of Potentially Correcting MPSMS Measures:

Does AHRQ intend on the contractor performing medical record review as part of the process for identifying false positives and negatives?

See solicitation amendment

4) Page 11, Section C – Task 1.3 - Reporting of Selected "Sub-Events": Is there a currently defined list of sub-events to examine, or are these being defined during the course of the contract?

5) Page 13, Section C – Task 1.8 - Other Special Analyses/Study of MPSMS Data: Does AHRQ anticipate more than one special analysis report? If so, is there an upper limit on the number of reports that AHRQ will request? This question also applies to section OY1.1.8 and OP2.1.7.

6) Page 14, Section C – Task 2.4 - Administrative Support for the Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System (MPSMS): How many publication/author groups does AHRQ anticipate the contractor will need to facilitate during each period of performance?

7) Page 14, Section C – Task 2.4 - Administrative Support for the Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System (MPSMS): Will the contractor be responsible for identifying and recruiting authors for publication groups?

8) Page 14, Section C – Task 2.4 Administrative Support for the Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System (MPSMS): Will the contractor be responsible for reviewing/approving the work of other authors?

9) Page 26, Section C - Task 2.2.4 Facilitate Publication/Author Groups to write articles for publication on findings from MPSMS data and information: What is the time frame within which AHRQ anticipates completing all manuscripts for publication? Given the time required for the peer-review and editing process, what will happen to manuscripts that may not be accepted for publication during the period of performance?

10) Page 16, Section C – Task OY1.1.2 - RFP Reference: National Health Care Quality and Disparities Report (QDR): Will the contractor hold any responsibility for developing the MPSMS portions of the AHRQ Quality and Disparities Report, or is this only providing the data for analysis by others at

AHRQ?

11) Page 16, Section C – Task OY1.1.2 - National Health Care Quality and Disparities Report (QDR): Does AHRQ already have a protocol for establishing the comparability of measure rates from previous data sets to more recent data, or will the contractor need to develop this protocol?

The contractor would not need to develop this protocol.

12) General - When will annual CY 2015 data be provided to the contractor for analysis?