SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Support for the NCI Community Cancer Centers Program (NCCCP) - Sources Sought
- Notice Date
- 4/19/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Blvd., EPS Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- NCI-100075-NG
- Archive Date
- 5/13/2010
- Point of Contact
- Ashley L. Virts, , Caren N Rasmussen, Phone: (301) 402-4509
- E-Mail Address
-
virtsa@mail.nih.gov, cr214i@nih.gov
(virtsa@mail.nih.gov, cr214i@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought Notice The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Office of the Director (OD), plans to procure on a sole source basis with Dr. Arnold Kaluzny; 102 Pine Lane, Chapel Hill North Carolina 27514, to provide services, recommendations, and guidance on evaluation strategies for the NCI Community Cancer Centers Program (NCCCP). The services herein are defined as commercial as stated in FAR Part 12 and is being procured in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures authorized by FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(2) and FAR 13.5. The North American Industry Classification System code is 541990 and the business size standard is $7M. Only one award shall be made as a result of this solicitation. This is a firm fixed price order award. The period of performance shall be from June 1, 2010 or at award, whichever is later, for 12 months with one 12 month option. The NCI has developed a program to accelerate the delivery of cancer care and research in community-based locations through the development of an NCI Community Cancer Centers Program (NCCCP). This program enables the provision of state-of-the-art, multi-specialty care and early phase clinical trials. This program improves the reach to 80-85% of cancer patients across the country that does not have access to NCI-designated Cancer Centers. Contractor Requirements: 1) Contractor shall provide recommendations and guidance on evaluation strategies needed to convert these concepts into appropriate research questions, definition of metrics and evaluation criteria to measure success; 2) Provide recommendations and guidance regarding the content of the Evaluation Oversight Committee (EOC) which includes: EOC meetings; organizational aspects of the NCCCP program from the discipline of Organizational Behavior and Knowledge of Community-based Cancer Programs; 3) Implementation of program components, objectives of the program, and content related to the evaluation plan; and 4) Provide communication strategies and information needs regarding the NCCCP program. Dr. Kaluzny is the only source known to the NCI that can provide the expertise with the understanding and familiarity with the NCI programs, community cancer care, as well as review and evaluation processes. Dr Kaluzny’s research and expertise focuses on organizational factors affecting program implementation and change in a variety of health care organizations with specific emphasis on cancer treatment, prevention and control; continuous quality improvement initiatives in organization and in primary care settings as well as alliances within health care. This expertise has focused on the science base of policy and practice. Dr. Kaluzny is a nationally known evaluator of governmental institutions. He is the author of “Managing a Health Care Alliance-Improving Community Cancer Care.” Dr. Kaluzny has served as a consultant to a number of private research organization and various international, federal, and state agencies which include project Hope, the World Heath Organization and many others. This is not a request for competitive quotation. However, if any interested party believes it can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities and any other information furnished shall be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the NCI to determine if the party can meet the above requirements. One original and one copy of the capability statement must be received in the contracting office by 11:00 am eastern time on April 28, 2010 to Ashley Virts, Contract Specialist. All questions must be in writing and can be faxed to 301-402-4513 or sent via email to virtsa@mail.nih.gov. It is the vendor’s responsibility to insure all questions have been received. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No collect calls will be accepted.
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