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DOI-SNOTE-030520-001Federal

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The Department of Defense’s TRICARE Management Activity plans to award a sole source contract to the National Perinatal Information Center to provide data analysis services for 18 Military Treatment Facilities offering perinatal care. This contract involves evaluating discharge and survey data to assess quality, utilization, and reimbursement metrics, enabling benchmarking against other MTFs, NPIC's proprietary database, and national datasets such as those from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The selection of NPIC is justified under sole source authority due to its unique expertise and exclusive access to the necessary data. Potential interested parties are invited to express their interest and capability within five days of the announcement, though no competitive proposals will be accepted, and the decision to pursue competition remains at the government's discretion. The contract is anticipated to commence on October 1, 2003, running through September 30, 2004, with an option to extend for an additional year. Responses must be submitted via email, with no phone inquiries accepted, and the notice does not constitute a solicitation for proposals but rather a notification of intent to award.

General Info

Sole source contract to NPIC for perinatal data analysis at 18 Military Treatment Facilities.

Agency

Department Of The Interior → Acquisition Management Division

NAICS

541720 - Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities

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PostedMay 20

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of The Interior → Acquisition Management Division

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeSTERLING, VA, 20166, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of The Interior → Acquisition Management Division

Office AddressSTERLING, VA, 20166, USA

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Full Description

GovWorks on behalf of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Health Affairs, TRICARE Management Activity intends on awarding a sole source contract to the National Perinatal Information Center. TMA is acquiring services to analyze discharge and survey data for 18 designated Military Treatment Facilities (MTF) that offer perinatal services. The analysis will include specific quality, utilization, and reimbursement measures that will be used to benchmark each MTF with other MTFs, with a proprietary National Perinatal Information Center database, and other national data sets maintained by NPIC such as the National Inpatient Center created by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The National Perinatal Information Center is a nonprofit institution and has been chosen in accordance with FAR 6.302-3, and under statutory authority for less then full and open competition 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(3)(B). NPIC is the only known source with the requisite expertise and available data necessary to accomplish the requirements according to the Government's requirements. Interested persons must identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement within 5 days of this notice. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and will only be accepted via email. No phone inquiries will be accepted. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Evidence must be provided of the ability to provide the required services. No contract award will be made on the basis of proposals received in response to this notice since this synopsis cannot be considered a RFQ. All responses from responsible sources will be considered. The anticipated performance period is October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004 with one 12 month option year.