Support is required by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Office of Analysis and Epidemiology, Health Promotion Statistics Branch (HPSB) for the final quality review, modification and verification of the Healthy People 2010 database

Questions regarding this solicitation should be received by 07/18/2011 at 2:00p.m. Eastern.

The Contractor is to provide a Technical and Business proposal in response to the attached RFQ on July 22, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.

Description below and in attached RFQ.

Support is required by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Office of Analysis and Epidemiology, Health Promotion Statistics Branch (HPSB) for the final quality review, modification and verification of the Healthy People 2010 database, final updates to the revised online edition of the technical compendium (Tracking Healthy People 2010 Final Review publication, and the quality control assesment and standardization of the Healthy People 2010 Final Review publication, and the quality control assesment and standardization of the Healthy People 2020 component of the Health Indicators Warehouse.

The overall purpose of the contract is to (1) ensure the quality of all Healthy People 2010 data and metadata so that DATA2010 can be finalized (2) perform standardization of Healthy People 2020 metadata and (3) perform quarterly updates of the metadata for approximately 1,200 HP2020 objectives. To carry out this work, the services of an individual with in-depth knowledge of the Healthy People initiative - especially with the operational definition development process - and technical expertise in quality control and verification of large quanitities of health data and statistics, the ability to effectively communicate statistical information to lay audiences in writing, and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications is required.