SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Scientific Support Services - Framingham BE FIT Study
- Notice Date
- 8/28/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-CSB-HL-2015-180-JML
- Archive Date
- 9/16/2015
- Point of Contact
- Jonathan M. Lear,
- E-Mail Address
-
learj@nhlbi.nih.gov
(learj@nhlbi.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- INTRODUCTION THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Office of Acquisitions (OA), intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a noncompetitive sole source basis to Boston University Medical Campus, 85 East Newton Street, M-921, Boston, MA 02118-2340 to provide scientific support services to the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research (DIR) in accordance with the following information: BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and serious illness in the United States. In 1948, the Framingham Heart Study -- under the direction of the National Heart Institute (now known as the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; NHLBI) -- embarked on an ambitious project in health research. At the time, little was known about the general causes of heart disease and stroke, but the death rates for CVD had been increasing steadily since the beginning of the century and had become an American epidemic. The objective of the Framingham Heart Study was to identify the common factors or characteristics that contribute to CVD by following its development over a long period of time in a large group of participants who had not yet developed overt symptoms of CVD or suffered a heart attack or stroke. The Framingham Heart Study continues to make important scientific contributions by enhancing its research capabilities and capitalizing on its inherent resources. While pursuing the study's established research goals, the NHLBI and the Framingham investigators are expanding their research into other areas. An exciting new area of research inquiry is eHealth - or collecting study information using electronic tools such as digital sensors. We are performing a pilot study to determine the feasibility of using the Health eHeart Study (HeH), a digital cohort with existing infrastructure to collect internet-based, self-reported data and wearable sensor data in a pilot study with Framingham Heart Study participants. PURPOSE The purpose of the ‘Be Fit' study is to determine the feasibility of using the Health eHeart Study (HeH), an active digital cohort initiated by UPENN and the American Heart Association with existing infrastructure to collect internet-based, self-reported data and wearable sensor data in a pilot study with Framingham Heart Study participants. We are also interested in testing two different data collection strategies to help guide the optimal approach for a larger study. This contract will provide electronic infrastructure to develop the data collection tools to integrate the data from the three wireless devices used in this study and to monitor and manage this small trial. The proposal to a pilot study and leveraging information acquired through the Framingham Heart Study Digital Connectedness Survey will test the deployment of a social incentive intervention using the FHS Offspring, Generation 3, and Omni cohorts to increase Physical Activity (PA). We will leverage the strength of FHS by recruiting trios and nuclear families to test whether social connectedness increases PA. We will utilize a randomized controlled trial design. We will test a social incentive intervention strategy using a team-based design in which participants work together to jointly achieve their PA goals, and a social connectedness intervention with teams comprised of connected individuals vs. teams in which individuals are randomly selected. The primary goal of the pilot is to test whether such an intervention study is feasible with FHS. The primary outcome of the intervention pilot study will be the proportion of individual participant-days that the goal is achieved over a three (3) month intervention period. As a secondary aim of the intervention study, we will examine PA maintenance for three (3) months after the intervention ends because individuals find PA maintenance challenging and PA sustainability has not been studied systematically. The second group of participants will be randomized into a group that provides in-person support in the FHS clinic to initiate the study, preview the websites, and to activate and link the sensors. The rest of the study will be similar to the first group, with the exception that participants in this group will be eligible to come back to the FHS clinic if they require additional in-person support. TASKS TO BE PERFORMED The contractor shall perform the following tasks: A.Coordinate and prepare phone contact lists; B.Design and employ data tracking system at FHS for outgoing and returned materials; C.Design and execute ‘informed consent' in conjunction with Boston University IRB procedures; D.Create protocol for deviation reporting from aforementioned Standard Operating procedure; and, E.Report statistics and summary of events in Monthly meetings by written tables and slides to be provided to NHLBI. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The period of performance will be September 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016. JUSTIFICATION The sole source determination is based on the fact that this work must be conducted by Boston University staff since this requires participant contact with the Framingham Heart Study participants. Their contact information is considered sensitive PII (Personally Identifiable Information) and this is exposed to a very small set of Boston University individuals for the complete protection of the participants. No other individuals or organization can complete this task. REGULATORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b) Soliciting from a single source (for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold) and only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541690, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services, and the Small Business Size Standard is $15.0M. This acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, therefore the requirements of FAR Part 6, Competitive Requirements, are not applicable and the resultant award will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-83 (August 5, 2015). This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses must be received by September 1, 2015 at 9:00am EST and must reference synopsis number NHLBI-CSB-(HL)-2015-180-JML. Responses shall be submitted to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Office of Acquisitions, COAC Services Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6151, Bethesda, MD 20892-7902, Attention: Jonathan M. Lear. Responses may be submitted electronically to john.lear@nih.gov. Faxes will not be accepted. Responses will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative. 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- Address: National Institutes of Health / NHLBI, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
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