App Validation Study AMENDMENT 2 (page 5)
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 75D30126Q78873
- Agency
- CDC Office of Acquisition Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Place of performance
- Pennsylvania 15236, United States
- Points of contact
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- Paula Taylor vga8@cdc.gov (770) 488-8433
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seeks validation and user experience testing of a mobile application for facial measurements and respirator fit prediction, with quotations due June 12, 2026 and questions due May 22. The procurement is set aside for total small business.
Place of performance is West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. The base period runs September 15, 2026 through September 14, 2027, with an option period of September 15, 2027 through September 14, 2028. The contractor shall conduct application validation testing and user experience studies with 200 human subjects over the base period, recruit participants of diverse face sizes and races/skin tones, perform all participant measurements using both calipers and the mobile application, and conduct respirator fit testing. The contractor shall also develop a low-cost face measuring tool (such as a paper-printed ruler or face size template) and assess its performance against caliper measurements, and refine the study design and develop test protocols in collaboration with NIOSH.
The contract structure includes CLIN 0001 (firm-fixed-price, paid monthly, 200-subject validation and user experience testing); CLIN 0002 (time-and-materials, $3,500 ceiling, test rig development with adjustable lighting and height/angle settings); optional CLIN 0003 (testing of 25 additional subjects) and CLIN 0004 (IRB protocol if required); and option period CLINs 1001 and 1002 (fit testing of 25 subjects using PortaCount equipment with five N95 respirator models, plus IRB support).
The contractor must demonstrate experience in human subject testing, PII protection, IRB protocol management, caliper measurements, respirator fit testing, and anthropometric data analysis. Technical proposals are limited to 11 pages maximum and must address technical approach, staffing plan, and management approach. Past performance documentation requires three project references from the past three to five years (one page each). Evaluation weighs technical factors more heavily than price. Quotations must be submitted electronically in Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word format to Paula Taylor at VGA8@CDC.gov.
Notice text
Overview: Respiratory protection research and panel sizing requirements currently rely on manual measurements based on the NIOSH Bivariate Panel (face length and width measurements) and the NIOSH Principal Component Analysis (PCA) Panel (10 facial measurements). NIOSH has developed a beta version of a mobile application for smartphones and tablets for measuring people’s faces and classifying them into the NIOSH panels. Additionally, the application will provide a prediction of respirator models with a likelihood to fit. This contract is for the application validation testing, user experience study testing, development of a low-cost face measuring tool (such as a paper-printed ruler or paper face size template) and its assessment, and additional respirator fit testing to support the application’s respirator fit predictions. This contract requires human participant testing to support validation of a mobile application Beta version developed by NIOSH. The primary objective of NIOSH’s validation study is to estimate discrepancies between panel classifications and facial dimension measurements determined by calipers, currently the standard instrument for taking such measurements, and those determined by the mobile application. The contractor shall assist NIOSH in refining the study design and developing test protocols. The contractor shall recruit test participants of diverse face sizes and races/skin tones, to potentially include some participants whose face/head size fall outside the panels. The contractor shall perform all participant measurements and respirator fit testing. To complement the validation study, the contractor shall work with NIOSH to develop a survey-based user experience study. Additionally, to accommodate those who do not have access to mobile devices, the contractor shall develop a low-cost face measuring tool (such as a paper-printed ruler or paper face size template) and work with NIOSH to assess the performance of this tool relative to the calipers and mobile application. The contractor shall work closely with NIOSH to ensure the success of this project.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RFQ 75D30126Q78873 Amendment 2.pdf | ||
| RFQ 75D30126Q78873 Amendment I.pdf |
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