Annual Updates and Technical Support of AHRQ Quality Indicators for Public Use (QIs) V

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will be soliciting proposals for Annual Updates and Technical Support of AHRQ Quality Indicators for Public Use (QIs) V.
The Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS) within the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) requires the annual updating and technical support of the AHRQ Quality IndicatorsTM (QIs) (2019-2024).
The AHRQ QI Annual Update and Technical Support and Contract shall focus solely on the operational aspects of updating the QI software and supporting the users of AHRQ QIs who are focused on quality improvements by providing updated software, technical specifications, technical assistance, user friendly interface and tools and documentation for AHRQ QIs. The objectives of this work are:
 -Update accurate and user-friendly AHRQ Quality Indicators (QI) public-use software, technical specifications, and documentation for use in the measurement and quality improvement of the delivery of health care services
 -Provide technical assistance to users of the AHRQ Quality Indicators (QIs)

To meet these objectives, the contractor will be required to perform the following activities:
1) Prepare timely, uniformly formatted AHRQ QI documentation, including technical specifications and technical documents
2) Maintain customer-oriented, streamlined AHRQ QI software to facilitate user's calculation of AHRQ QI rates
3) Review and provide recommendations for the AHRQ QI Website, which serves as the project's primary vehicle for public outreach, and virtual repository for project information and documentation
4) Deliver customer-oriented technical support on AHRQ QIs technical documentation, software and products developed for the AHRQ QI project
5) Maintain and support customer-oriented communication with AHRQ QI users

This requirement will be competed on FedBizOpps under full and open competition as a small-business set-aside.
AHRQ anticipates awarding one contract under this solicitation for a base period of 12 months, and four 12-month option periods.
The solicitation and any documents relating to this requirement will only be available by downloading from the Internet through www.fedbizopps.gov. Interested offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation and any subsequent amendments. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be available for downloading on or about 15 days after publication of this synopsis.

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