Measurement of Clinical Transactions through Electronic Health Records

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.





The solicitation number is ONC-TRANS2010. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFQ)

This acquisition is being conducted under the procedures in accordance with FAR 13.3. Simplified Acquisitions Methods, and FAR Part 13.5



This resultant purchase order will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-43. The total contracted dollar amount will not exceed $5 million.



The acquisition is being conducted as an unrestricted competitive requirement. The corresponding NAICS code is 541690 and the small business size standard is $6.5 million.



List of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (N/A)



(vi) Description of Requirements



The Program Support Center )PSC), on behalf of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) intends award a fixed priced purchase order for the services as detailed in the attached Statement of Work.



It is anticipated that a fixed price type contract will be awarded



Delivery and all services are to be provided in accordance with the statement of worlk.





A Statement that the following provisions applies to this acquisition:

FAR 52.204-9 -Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (Sept 2007)

FAR- 52-204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jul 2010)

FAR 52.204-11 American Recovery and Reinvestment ActReporting Requirements, (Jul 2010)

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items



The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The Government will award a contract resulting from this synopsis/solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.



In order to be considered for an award, an offeror must have completed the online electronic Representations and Certifications located at http://orca.bpn.gov/ in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a). By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR at www.ccr.gov/ prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchase agreement resulting from this solicitation. NOTE: lack of registration in the CCR will make an offeror ineligible for award.

Offerors are to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, with its offer or acknowledge its listing in Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA).



The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.



(xii) The clauses at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items, Alternate II, applies to this acquisition. The Contracting Officer has indicated the following clauses listed in paragraph (b) as applicable and are hereby incorporated by reference: (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402); (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (June 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.); (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jul 2010) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note); (5) 52.204-11, American Recovery and Reinvestment ActReporting Requirements (Jul 2010) (Pub. L. 111-5); (9)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644); (19) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Apr 2009) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)); (20) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755); (21) 52.222-19, Child LaborCooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jul 2010) (E.O. 13126); (22) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); (23) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246);



(24) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212); (25) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793); (26) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212); (34) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury); (39) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds TransferCentral Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332).





Sole Source justification:



This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C 253(c)(1) as set forth in FAR 6.302-1(c), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The US Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, on behalf of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), intends to award a purchase order to

Surescripts is uniquely qualified to provide high quality data on current adoption of electronic prescribing technology for nationwide data (all 56 states and territories) that reflects the transaction of electronic prescribing. Surescripts is the only known source that offers the specific services using its pre-packaged product that is commercially available to general public and, as per FAR, is used by non-government agencies (physicians, pharmacies, payers, hospitals, electronic, technology vendors, educational institutions and others). As a result, Surescripts is uniquely qualified to provide high quality data on current adoption of electronic prescribing technology, which as evidence shows, can facilitate quality improvement and cost savings in health care. Surescripts is familiar with the unique and challenges of measuring how current adoption levels are critical to government efforts to accelerate the use of electronic prescribing and other health information technology, and as a result, critical to realizing broader quality improvements and cost savings.



DPAS (N/A)



Interested vendors capable of furnishing the government with the services specified in this synopsis should submit their quotation to the below address.

Offers and related materials must be received by 2:00 p.m. EST on August 30, 2010. Facsimile submissions are not authorized and phone calls will not be accepted. Please reference the solicitation number: ONC-TRANS2010. Submit offers electronically to PSCacquisition@psc.gov in either MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format.



(Note: In the subject line, reference Attention: Anthony Foster and Solicitation ONC-TRANS2010)



All offers must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered.



Any inquiries regarding the solicitation must be mailed electronically to Mr. Anthony Foster, Contract Specialist, at Anthony.Foster@psc.hhs.gov, with ONC-TRANS2010-Inquiries in the subject line.

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.





The solicitation number is ONC-TRANS2010. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFQ)

This acquisition is being conducted under the procedures in accordance with FAR 13.3. Simplified Acquisitions Methods, and FAR Part 13.5



This resultant purchase order will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-43. The total contracted dollar amount will not exceed $5 million.



The acquisition is being conducted as an unrestricted competitive requirement. The corresponding NAICS code is 541690 and the small business size standard is $6.5 million.



List of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (N/A)



(vi) Description of Requirements



The Program Support Center )PSC), on behalf of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) intends award a fixed priced purchase order for the services as detailed in the attached Statement of Work.



It is anticipated that a fixed price type contract will be awarded



Delivery and all services are to be provided in accordance with the statement of worlk.





A Statement that the following provisions applies to this acquisition:

FAR 52.204-9 -Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (Sept 2007)

FAR- 52-204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jul 2010)

FAR 52.204-11 American Recovery and Reinvestment ActReporting Requirements, (Jul 2010)

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items



The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The Government will award a contract resulting from this synopsis/solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.



In order to be considered for an award, an offeror must have completed the online electronic Representations and Certifications located at http://orca.bpn.gov/ in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a). By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR at www.ccr.gov/ prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchase agreement resulting from this solicitation. NOTE: lack of registration in the CCR will make an offeror ineligible for award.

Offerors are to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, with its offer or acknowledge its listing in Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA).



The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.



(xii) The clauses at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items, Alternate II, applies to this acquisition. The Contracting Officer has indicated the following clauses listed in paragraph (b) as applicable and are hereby incorporated by reference: (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402); (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (June 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.); (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jul 2010) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note); (5) 52.204-11, American Recovery and Reinvestment ActReporting Requirements (Jul 2010) (Pub. L. 111-5); (9)(i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644); (19) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Apr 2009) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)); (20) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755); (21) 52.222-19, Child LaborCooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jul 2010) (E.O. 13126); (22) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); (23) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246);



(24) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212); (25) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793); (26) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212); (34) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury); (39) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds TransferCentral Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332).





Sole Source justification:



This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C 253(c)(1) as set forth in FAR 6.302-1(c), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The US Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, on behalf of the Indian Health Service, intends to award a purchase order to

Surescripts is uniquely qualified to provide high quality data on current adoption of electronic prescribing technology for nationwide data (all 56 states and territories) that reflects the transaction of electronic prescribing. Surescripts is the only known source that offers the specific services using its pre-packaged product that is commercially available to general public and, as per FAR, is used by non-government agencies (physicians, pharmacies, payers, hospitals, electronic, technology vendors, educational institutions and others). As a result, Surescripts is uniquely qualified to provide high quality data on current adoption of electronic prescribing technology, which as evidence shows, can facilitate quality improvement and cost savings in health care. Surescripts is familiar with the unique and challenges of measuring how current adoption levels are critical to government efforts to accelerate the use of electronic prescribing and other health information technology, and as a result, critical to realizing broader quality improvements and cost savings.



DPAS (N/A)



Interested vendors capable of furnishing the government with the services specified in this synopsis should submit their quotation to the below address.

Offers and related materials must be received by 2:00 p.m. EST on August 30, 2010. Facsimile submissions are not authorized and phone calls will not be accepted. Please reference the solicitation number: ONC-TRANS2010. Submit offers electronically to PSCacquisition@psc.gov in either MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format.



(Note: In the subject line, reference Attention: Anthony Foster and Solicitation ONC-TRANS2010)



All offers must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered.



Any inquiries regarding the solicitation must be mailed electronically to Mr. Anthony Foster, Contract Specialist, at Anthony.Foster@psc.hhs.gov, with ONC-TRANS2010-Inquiries in the subject line.

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), INVITATION FOR BID (IFB), REQUEST FOR QUOTES (RFQ), OR AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF A SOLICITATION AND DOES NOT ASSUME THE GOVERNMENT WILL AWARD A CONTRACT OR PROCEED WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE SOLICITATIONS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS NOTICE IS ONLY FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES.



This is a sources sought notice to determine the availability of potential small businesses (e.g., 8(a), veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business) that can provide data that will provide on-going direct measurement of the use of electronic health records (EHRs) and the exchange of information via health information technology across the U.S., including each of the 50 states and territories. This includes clinical transaction data, such as electronic prescribing, but may include measurement of laboratory results of other measures evidencing exchange of electronic health information. This information must be available on at least a quarterly basis and should be data already collected and not constitute a new information collection as defined under the Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511). The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) requires periodic, routinely collected information on evidence of provider use of EHRs and their underlying functionalities to help measure the progress towards program goals. This information will complement other ONC data collection efforts such as national surveys on hospital and ambulatory care physician adoption and information reported by grantees and collected by contractors tasked with evaluation of key grant programs. Together, this information will help ONC monitor the effectiveness of federal programs and grants relating to health information technology and inform key policy decisions.



Core tasks of this effort include: 1) collecting on-going evidence of nationwide electronic exchange of clinical information, such as electronic prescribing; 2) analyzing data and providing detailed tables reporting on the number and of providers engaged in electronic exchange; 3) providing detailed analyses on at least a quarterly basis describing the data by the following geographic breakdowns: state, metropolitan area, county, and zip code, and identifying an areas where accurate estimates of exchange could not be made. This data must be provided starting in September 2010 and continuing through December 2014.





The minimum contractor requirements are:



1) Demonstrate the capacity, capability, and relevant prior experience in obtaining and analyzing nationwide data (all 50 states and territories) that reflects the transaction of clinical information, such as electronic prescribing or ordering of laboratory tests.



2) Demonstrate the capacity and capability to produce data dictionaries for their transaction files.



3) Demonstrate capability to produce reports from existing analytic files by geographic breakdowns of state, metropolitan area, county, and zip code, documenting electronic exchange of clinical data, which may consist of administrative transactions such as e-prescribing. To demonstrate this capacity, the contractor should provide reports for the following sample geographic areas:



a) the state of Indiana

b) the primary metropolitan statistical area (PMSA) of Washington, DC

c) Orange County, CA

d) the zip code 70112



4) Demonstrate the corporate and staff capability and experience in collecting relevant data and producing the analyses listed above. The contractor must provide a history of the data collection effort documenting that the data collected is comparable over time to allow for tracking of trends and documenting the offerors experience producing timely results, on a quarterly basis, and ability to do so through December 2014.



Interested parties having the capabilities necessary to perform the stated requirements may submit capability statements via email to pscaquistions@psc.hhs.gov; Attention: Anthony Foster.



CAPABILITY STATEMENTS MUST DEMONSTRATE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED ABOVE, INCLUDING ANY TEAMING ARRANGEMENTS AND SHOULD NOT EXCEED 30 PAGES.



Capability statements must also include the following information: Company name, address, DUNS, Point of Contact, Phone and Email address of individuals who can verify the demonstrated capabilities identified in the responses, and business size and status (e.g., small business, 8(a), veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran owned small business, HUB Zone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women owned small business). Teaming Arrangements are encouraged. All teaming arrangements shall also include the above-cited information and certifications for each entity on the proposed team.



Responses are requested by 1:00 pm EST May 17, 2010. Capability statements will not be accepted after the due date.



Point of Contact:

Anthony Foster, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-443-2475, Fax 301-443-8488, Email: Anthony. foster@ psc.hhs.gov