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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 FBO #5774
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70 -- TAC-17-45477 Mobile App - LMS for Peer Supported Online Courses Research - Attachment

Notice Date

9/12/2017
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541512 — Computer Systems Design Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Technology Acquisition Center;23 Christopher Way;Eatontown NJ 07724
 

ZIP Code

07724
 

Solicitation Number

VA11817R2531
 

Response Due

9/14/2017
 

Archive Date

11/13/2017
 

Point of Contact

Jessica Adamitis
 

E-Mail Address

0-9704<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Veteran-Owned Small Business
 

Description

The purpose of this Amendment is to provide Questions & Answers (see attached Questions and Answers 9-12). This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services/items prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP); the solicitation number is VA118-17-R-2531. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) located at 23 Christopher Way, Eatontown, NJ 07724, intends to issue a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) set-side for integration of the Application Programming Interface (API) of a commercial Learning Management System (LMS) and REDCap to enable a study of two online courses with peer support, collect user data on the courses, and convert the courses to be compatible with standard computer browsers, tablets, and smartphones. The Dissemination and Training Division of the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (NCPTSD) creates and studies training and educational products that support or deliver evidence-based care for Veterans. Veterans have high rates of PTSD and related problems, and the number of such Veterans is expected to increase in the next two decades as the proportion of Veterans who served in recent wars increases. To meet Veterans mental health needs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has invested resources in developing evidence-based, computerized self-help tools. Such online tools can be effective if people use them, but many of the tools do not have strong strategies for engaging Veterans to use them. VHA has also funded a peer support (PS) program aimed at improving engagement in Mental Health (MH) care, yet there is little empirical data on how peer support can improve Veterans psychological health. Combining online tools with peer coaching could leverage the unique strengths of these complementary resources to improve VHA mental health care. A major impediment to conducting research on the impact of peer-supported use of online programs is the lack of computer tools to enable delivery of the courses, tracking of progress and communication by peer supporters, and data collection on usage, acceptability, and efficacy. The purpose of this current project is to use a Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Learning Management System (LMS) along with Stanford University School of Medicine s iteration of REDCap in a six month trial to study the impact combining online tools with peer coaching has on engaging Veterans to fully utilize the MH self-help tools that have been developed by VA. REDCap is a secure web application for building and managing online data collection and management. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 541512. The solicitation shall close on September 14, 2017 at 12:00PM EST. Questions shall be submitted via email to Jessica Adamitis, Contract Specialist, at Jessica.Adamitis@va.gov, and Contracting Officer, Juan Quinones, at Juan.Quinones@va.gov, no later than 12:00pm EST on September 8, 2017. Please include the solicitation number, VA118-17-R-2531 in the subject line. The Government shall coordinate a response. Questions directed to the end user/customer are prohibited. See attached document: VA118-17-R-2531 9-11 See attached document: Appendix A - LMS REDCap Requirements See attached document: Questions and Answers 9-11 See attached document: Questions and Answers 9-12
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/40f98628992f26ec3e0b623c5a879b65)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA118-17-R-2531 A00004 VA118-17-R-2531 A00004.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3790303&FileName=VA118-17-R-2531-A00004000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3790303&FileName=VA118-17-R-2531-A00004000.docx

 

File Name: VA118-17-R-2531 A00004 Questions and Answers 9-12.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3790304&FileName=VA118-17-R-2531-A00004001.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3790304&FileName=VA118-17-R-2531-A00004001.docx

 

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Record

SN04672609-W 20170914/170912231722-40f98628992f26ec3e0b623c5a879b65 (fbodaily.com)
 

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