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7A21--Distiller SR Renewal

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36C24E22Q0015Federal

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The Regional Procurement Office (RPO) - East is seeking to negotiate a sole source contract renewal with Evidence Partners, Inc. to continue providing Distiller SR services. These services are critical in supporting the Minneapolis VA Evidence Synthesis Program (ESP) with systematic review processes, including citation and abstract screening, full-text review, application of inclusion/exclusion criteria, quality rating customization, data abstraction, and analytics to ensure reviewer consistency. The contractor's expertise is essential in maintaining and enhancing online tools that facilitate efficient and accurate management of these systematic review steps while also offering training and technical support to staff and reviewers. Key tasks supported by this contract include combining search results from various databases, customization of screening and abstraction criteria, resolution of conflicts among reviewers, synthesis of study results for reporting, and maintaining databases for future updates and publications. The contract explicitly excludes the use of human subjects or VA data with the contractor. Interested parties wishing to express interest or competing for this procurement must notify the designated contracting officer by a specified deadline, after which it will be determined if a competitive bidding process will occur or if sole source negotiations will proceed. The procurement is managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs with the contracting officer located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

General Info

Sole source contract renewal with Evidence Partners for Distiller SR supporting Minneapolis VA systematic reviews.

Agency

Department Of Veterans Affairs → Rpo East (36C24E)

NAICS

518210 - Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

Place of Performance

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36C24E22Q0015 Distiller SR Renewal Sole Source Notice

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PostedNov 10

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → Rpo East (36C24E)

Contacts1 person available

OfficePITTSBURGH, PA, 15212, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → Rpo East (36C24E)

Office AddressPITTSBURGH, PA, 15212, USA

Contacts

Ms. Millicent CovertContracting Officer

contact@example.gov

+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

Regional Procurement Office (RPO) - East intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Evidence Partners, Inc., 505 March Road, Suite 450, Ottawa, Ontario K2K 3A4, Canada, to purchase Distiller SR services to support critical steps in the conduct and reporting of systematic reviews performed by the Minneapolis VA Evidence Synthesis Program (ESP). This is a request for renewal/follow-on services. STATEMENT OF NEED 1. TITLE OF PROJECT Services to support conduct and reporting of systematic reviews 2. BACKGROUND Contractor shall provide online services to support critical steps in the conduct and reporting of systematic reviews performed by the Minneapolis VA Evidence Synthesis Program (ESP). Key steps and tasks aided by contractor services will include: 1) tracking and management of references through citation/abstract screening and full-text review; 2) tailored collection of data on application of inclusion/exclusion criteria; 3) customized quality ratings and abstraction of included study results; 4) tailored export of included study data for synthesis and reporting; and 5) analytics to support consistency and agreement of reviewer decisions across all stages. No human subjects or VA data will be used in work involving this contractor. 3. REQUIRED EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS: Contractor shall have expertise in developing and maintaining online tools to support steps in the conduct of systematic reviews, as described above. Contractor shall have experience in training and technically supporting reviewers and staff who use contractor services. 4. SPECIFIC TASKS: Contractor services will support and enhance the following tasks: Combining citation search results from multiple databases and removing duplicates Customization and refining of inclusion and exclusion criteria Citation and abstraction screening across multiple platforms, including computers and various mobile devices Full-text review and collection of data on inclusion/exclusion decisions Customization of quality rating and data abstraction fields Resolution of conflicts in inclusion/exclusion decisions and quality ratings between reviewers Consistent abstraction of study results using structured fields Synthesis and analysis of abstracted results for preparation of reports Training of new reviewers and monitoring of reviewer performance at each stage Maintaining databases of citation results and published papers, for future project updates and/or publications by ESP team This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Any responsible sources who wish to identify their interest and capability to provide this equipment or equipment that is compatible must notify this Contracting Officer at contact@example.gov NLT Wednesday, November 17, 2021 by 11:59 AM EST. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Upon receipt of the interested parties' notification, the Contracting Officer will determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with sole source negotiations.