Privacy-Preserving Record Linkage (PPRL) of Patient-Level Real World Healthcare Data

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Proposals are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 75D301-23-R-72635, and is being issued as a request for proposals (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2023-02. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 513210 Software Publishers.

THIS RFP IS BEING SOLICITED AS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE.

Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov in order to be considered for award.

This combined synopsis solicitation notice is a request for competitive proposals. This requirement is for de-identified healthcare data and may result in the award of one Firm Fixed Price contract. The term of the resulting contract shall be twenty-four (24) months comprised of a base period of twelve (12) months followed by one (1) twelve (12) month option period. A Government review of performance will be performed annually through the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), which provides timely and relevant information on Contractor performance for use in source selection. The anticipated Period of Performance for this requirement and any resultant contract, inclusive of all option periods, is 09/23/2023 – 09/22/2025.

All questions/inquiries must be submitted to the contracting officer via electronic mail (e-mail) no later than 12:00 PM EDT on Monday, 05/08/2023.  Inquiries via telephone will be re-directed to an e-mail submission. Submit offers and/or any questions to the attention of Michael Crow at wyv2@cdc.gov. Questions will not be answered on an individual basis, and all responses will be posted to www.sam.gov.

Proposals are due via email to wyv2@cdc.gov no later than 10:00 AM EDT on Monday, 06/05/2023.

Offerors who fail to complete and submit a proposal in accordance with the requirements of this combined synopsis/solicitation may be considered non-responsive at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and will not be considered for award. Only proposals received prior to the RFP closing date and time will be considered by the CDC. Late proposals will not be accepted.

Amendment 1 – Issued 05/22/2023

1. A Q&A with the Government’s responses to timely received questions is attached.
2. An amended Synopsis/Solicitation is attached.  Sections A, B, and C are updated throughout.
3. An extension to the date for response is provided.  Proposals are due via email to wyv2@cdc.gov no later than 10:00 AM EDT on Monday, 06/05/2023.

Please see the attachments to this www.sam.gov posting for complete instructions and details for this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation.  Offerors shall refer to the most current amended Synopsis/Solicitation when preparing/finalizing proposals.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Proposals are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 75D301-23-R-72635, and is being issued as a request for proposals (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2023-02. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 513210 Software Publishers.

THIS RFP IS BEING SOLICITED AS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE.

Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov in order to be considered for award.

This combined synopsis solicitation notice is a request for competitive proposals. This requirement is for de-identified healthcare data and may result in the award of one Firm Fixed Price contract. The term of the resulting contract shall be twenty-four (24) months comprised of a base period of twelve (12) months followed by one (1) twelve (12) month option period. A Government review of performance will be performed annually through the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), which provides timely and relevant information on Contractor performance for use in source selection. The anticipated Period of Performance for this requirement and any resultant contract, inclusive of all option periods, is 09/23/2023 – 09/22/2025.

All questions/inquiries must be submitted to the contracting officer via electronic mail (e-mail) no later than 12:00 PM EDT on Monday, 05/08/2023.  Inquiries via telephone will be re-directed to an e-mail submission. Submit offers and/or any questions to the attention of Michael Crow at wyv2@cdc.gov. Questions will not be answered on an individual basis, and all responses will be posted to www.sam.gov.

Proposals are due via email to wyv2@cdc.gov no later than 5:00 PM EDT on Wednesday, 05/31/2023.

Offerors who fail to complete and submit a proposal in accordance with the requirements of this combined synopsis/solicitation may be considered non-responsive at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and will not be considered for award. Only proposals received prior to the RFP closing date and time will be considered by the CDC. Late proposals will not be accepted.

Please see the attachments to this www.sam.gov posting for complete instructions and details for this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation.