SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) Operations and Maintenance Support for the CDC National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP)
- Notice Date
- 7/18/2017
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541512
— Computer Systems Design Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Procurement and Grants Office (Atlanta), 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, Georgia, 30341-4146
- ZIP Code
- 30341-4146
- Solicitation Number
- 2017-Q-67913
- Archive Date
- 8/29/2017
- Point of Contact
- Berta Alldredge, Phone: 770-488-2643
- E-Mail Address
-
boh9@cdc.gov
(boh9@cdc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) contemplates entering into a negotiated, Time and Materials type purchase order with Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL), of Laure, MD. Under this order JHU/APL will continue to provide operations and maintenance support for the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) in support of the National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP). The NSSP promotes and advances development of a syndromic surveillance system for the timely exchange of syndromic data. These data are used to improve nationwide situational awareness and enhance responsiveness to hazardous events and disease outbreaks to protect America's health, safety, and security. ESSENCE is a web-based syndromic surveillance system designed for the early detection of disease outbreaks, suspicious patterns of illness, and public health emergencies. ESSENCE collects, processes, and analyzes non-traditional data sources (i.e. chief complaints from hospital emergency departments, poison control center calls, over-the-counter pharmaceutical sales, etc.) to identify anomalous disease activity in a community. The data can be queried, analyzed, and visualized both temporally and spatially by the end user. Pursuant to,FAR 13.106(1) (b), Soliciting from a single source, (1) for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, (i) Contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization). To the best of our knowledge JHU/APL is the sole developer of the ESSENCE software and is the only one who can provide operational maintenance, support, and enhancements to the ESSENCE system per their license agreement. However, any responsible source who wishes to be considered may submit a capability statement addressing the requirements of the solicitation for our review prior to the solicitation closing date. The anticipated solicitation issued date is July 21, 2017. Responses are due on August 14, 2017. The anticipated date of award is August 24, 2017. There is a base period of performance of 12 months and an optional period of 12 months. The total period of performance, base and option, shall be 24 months from date of award. All questions/concerns about the RFP shall be submitted via e-mail to Berta Alldredge at boh9@cdc.gov. It is your responsibility to keep up with additional postings regarding this announcement on the Fedbizopps Website.
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- Record
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