RFI_THCGME TA 5.2.2024.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

Agency/Office: HHS/HRSA/OFAAM/OAMP Contracting Office Location: 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 Title: Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education

Technical Assistance Center (THCGME TAC) NAICS Code: 541690 Response Due Date: 2PM ET May 13, 2024

This Request for Information (RFI) is issued by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for the purpose of planning and market research only. A solicitation is not being issued at this time. This notice does not commit HRSA to issue a solicitation, nor does it restrict HRSA to a particular acquisition approach. Any information provided to HRSA as a result of this RFI is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned, nor will HRSA reimburse respondents for the costs of preparing and submitting responses.

While the information obtained from responses to this RFI may be used for planning purposes, and/or in the development of an acquisition strategy or solicitation, there is no guarantee that any solicitations will result from this notice. Respondents are responsible for appropriately marking confidential or proprietary information contained in their responses.

The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding community-based graduate medical education residency program technical assistance services currently available. The services required are primarily to establish and maintain the HRSA-sponsored Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Technical Assistance Center (THCGME TAC). The THCGME TAC will support community health centers to develop and maintain residency programs, and to assist teaching health centers (THCs) with identifying and securing sustainable funding pathways.

Specifically, HRSA requests that respondents provide information about whether they have knowledge of and experience with supporting community-based residency training programs within health centers as described below. In addition, HRSA requests information about any capabilities the respondents have with establishing and maintaining community-based residency programs.

HRSA’s primary objectives for the contract that results from the forthcoming RFP are to:

1. Establish and maintain the HRSA-sponsored Teaching Health Center Graduate

Medical Education Technical Assistance Center (THCGME TAC).

• Develop relationships with HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) staff and the

Teaching Health Center (THC) Community of Practice.

o Hire content graduate medical education (GME) and accreditation experts and advisors, implement routine team and consortium meetings with THC partners and key stakeholders, and establish communication structures with BHW colleagues.

• Assess and adapt THC Residency Program Development existing guidance and tools to support THCGME TAC development.

o Develop and host an online THCGME TAC website for THCGME and non-THCGME THCs and the public, containing the online Medical and Dental portals, Residency Development models and resources.

o Track usage of the THCGME TAC website to ensure the resources available are those most needed and valued by users.

• Engage with awardees and provide individualized assistance tailored to local needs.

o Offer targeted TA through various mechanisms to meet individual THC needs and to provide support with accreditation, consortium development, ACGME site visits, resident and faculty recruitment, and financing.

o Generate and provide a detailed program readiness score, indicating where a program is in the stages of development toward graduated status.

• Develop and maintain the Learning Collaborative o Promote connectivity and dissemination of best practices to develop a community of practice to connect with and learn from THCs with existing residency programs.

o Provide networking and learning opportunities for THCGME and non- THCGME funded THCs, as well as facilitate cross-pollination of new and existing community-based residency programs.

2. Assist awardees with identifying and securing sustainable funding pathways.

• Assist with identifying, qualifying for, and securing (as applicable) sustainable pathways of funding such as the federal, state, or private funding.

• Support HRSA BHW in collecting and reviewing THCGME awardee sustainability plans developed with advisor assistance.

• Supply THCGME and non-THCGME funded THCs with individualized assistance and consultative services focused on accreditation support.

3. Planned Analysis and Dissemination Activities

• Assess, evaluate, and disseminate THCGME knowledge to improve the services provided by the THCGME TAC, track outcomes of the THCGME program, and disseminate findings to inform policy.

• Analyze the overall impact of the THCGME TAC and THCGME program funding and activities in consultation with HRSA.

4. Annual Meeting

Plan, organize and hold an annual two-day meeting of over 250 THCGME and non- THCGME funded THC attendees and key state and national stakeholders to include twenty-six (26) general and breakout sessions and networking opportunities.

5. Residency Expansion

• Engage with certification boards and professional medical specialties and dentistry organizations to offer faculty development and bolster student pipelines and resident recruitment.

6. Additional Analysis and Dissemination Activities

• Identify, track, evaluate, and translate key policy, regulatory, and programmatic issues to inform THCGME awardees, non-THCGME funded THCs and other stakeholders.

• Disseminate key findings, best practices, and resources through outreach, conference presentations, and policy briefs.

MARKET RESEARCH INFORMATION

Respondents shall provide detailed responses to the “Market Research Information” below.

Please cite the section and the item number when responding (e.g., 1.; 2.).

Respondent shall demonstrate its knowledge of and experience with the following:

1. Establishing and maintaining a THCGME TAC.

2. Develop and host an online THCGME TAC website for THCGME and non-THCGME

THCs and the public, containing online Medical and Dental portals, Residency Development models and resources.

3. THCs participating in the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program, and the various Federal regulations and policies affecting the development of new community-based residency programs in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Psychiatry, General Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry, and Geriatrics.

4. Establishing and maintaining community-based residency programs to achieve accreditation or accreditation renewal by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).

5. Establishing and maintaining a technical assistance center providing tailored resources and targeted support for community-based GME residency programs.

6. Promoting graduate medical education (GME) and community-based GME residency training programs to develop a community of support and facilitate cross-pollination.

7. Identifying, qualifying for, and securing (as applicable) sustainable pathways of funding such as the Department of Veterans Affairs, state, or private funding.

8. Development of, use of and maintenance of online technical assistance resources, and tools in a way that is easy to access and use.

9. Identifying, tracking, analyzing, and translating key policy, regulatory, and programmatic issues, and program evaluation activities.

THIS RFI IS STRICTLY MARKET RESEARCH. HRSA WILL NOT ENTERTAIN

QUESTIONS REGARDING THE RESULTS OF THIS MARKET RESEARCH.

RESPONSES REQUESTED

Interested parties are encouraged to respond to this notice.

The Government is requesting industry input by responding to the questions and by providing any applicable reference materials. This information may be used to revise, if necessary, any procurement documentation in support of a future solicitation, and may be released via SAM.gov.

Please submit your responses by 2:00PM ET, May 13, 2024, to Jliu@hrsa.gov in the following format:

• Microsoft Word (or PDF) document with page size 8.5 by 11 inches, with a minimum of 1” margins.

• Times New Roman, font size 12 with single spacing between lines.

• Submission shall not exceed 25 pages. Cover page is not included in the total page count.

Respondents shall provide the following information to HRSA:

A. Provide a cover page with the following Business information :

1. Notice number, title, and date of issuance

2. Name

3. Address

4. Point of Contact (if applicable), Phone and Email address

5. Business Size in accordance with NAICS 541690

B. Statement of intent to supply a proposal on any future solicitation related to this requirement.

CONFIDENTIALITY

To the maximum extent possible, please avoid submitting confidential or proprietary information. Any confidential or proprietary information submitted shall be marked as such and will be protected from disclosure except as required by law. The Government reserves the right to use any unmarked information in any resultant solicitation(s).

DISCLAIMER AND IMPORTANT NOTES

This notice does not commit the Government to award a contract or constitute an obligation of Federal funds. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for purposes other than those specified in this notice. The Government may not acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.

Respondents will not be notified of the results of this market research. Responses will not be returned.

NAICS Code: 541690