SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Statistical Methods to Characterize Hospital Quality Ratings
- Notice Date
- 8/14/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management, Parklawn Building Room 5-101 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20857
- ZIP Code
- 20857
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-02r000256
- Response Due
- 8/28/2002
- Point of Contact
- Darren Jansen, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-443-1857, Fax 301-443-3238, - Mariann Mink, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-443-9266, Fax 301-443-3238,
- E-Mail Address
-
djansen@psc.gov, mmink@psc.gov
- Description
- SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES DATE: AUGUST 14, 2002 REQUISITION NO: 02R000256 INTENDED SOURCE: JOHN HOPKINS BIOSTATISTICS CENTER PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: DATE OF AWARD THROUGH FOUR MONTHS PURPOSE: THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES, AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY (AHRQ), PLANS TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION TO JOHN HOPKINS BIOSTATISTICS CENTER. CLOSING DATE IS AUGUST 28, 2002. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROCUREMENT IS TO PROVIDE DIRECT INPUT INTO ISSUES RELATED TO NATIONAL QUALITY OF CARE IN OUR NATIONS HOSPITALS AND 1.)DEVELOP AND ILLUSTRATE STATISTICAL TOOLS TO CHARACTERIZE THE CO-VARIATION OF INPATIENT QUALITY INDICATORS (IQI?S) AND PATIENT SAFETY INDICATORS (PSI?S) ACROSS HOSPITALS WITHIN AND ACROSS SEVERAL STATES. 2.) DEVELOP AND ILLUSTRATE STATISTICAL METHODS TO IDENTIFY AND ESTIMATE A SMALLER NUMBER OF SUMMARY MEASURES THAT CAPTURE AS MUCH OF THE VARIATION IN IQI?S AND PSI?S AS POSSIBLE. 3.) DEVELOP AND ILLUSTRATE STATISTICAL METHODS TO RELATE IQI?S AND PSI?S AND THEIR SUMMARIES TO THE JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS (JCAHO) RATINGS INCLUDING THE OVERALL 0-100 SCORE AND THE EIGHT-CATEGORY QUALITATIVE RATING OF HOSPITALS WITHIN A STATE. SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED UPON THE CONTRACTOR?S UNIQUE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN DEVELOPING AND ILLUSTRATING STATISTICAL MEASURES AND METHODS IN THE FIELD OF CO-VARIATION OF IQI?S AND PSI?S. THE CONTRACTOR?S EXPERIENCE IN FACTOR ANALYSIS AND LATENT CLASS REGRESSION IS CRUCIAL TO LOOKING AT THE QUALITY OF CARE. MULTIPLE FACE -TO- FACE MEETINGS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT THIS HIGH-PROFILE WORK IS PROPERLY EXECUTED. THE PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION IS FOR SERVICES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE SOURCE (FAR 6.302-1). A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO COMPETE THIS PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. CONTRACTORS MAY FORWARD CAPABILITY STATEMENTS TO THE REFERENCED ADDRESS. INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT DARREN JANSEN, IN ROOM 5C-13, PARKLAWN BLDG., 5600 FISHERS LANE, ROCKVILLE, MD 20857 OR ON 301-443-1857.
- Record
- SN00140387-W 20020816/020814213305 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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