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CDC Information Management Services for the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)

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2011-IM-0030Federal

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans to issue a competitive task order under an existing Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract for CDC Information Management Services (CIMS), previously awarded in 2010 to eleven contractors including Accenture, Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte, IBM, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and others. The contract involves ongoing maintenance and enhancement of an existing application supporting the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), ensuring the system meets baseline CDC requirements for functionality and performance. Key responsibilities include software updates, defect fixes, testing, database design improvements, production support, and participation in the NHSN Change Control Board. Additionally, the contractor will collaborate with the NHSN Development Team to develop and maintain an Extract, Translate, and Load (ETL) messaging infrastructure to process encrypted Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) documents. This infrastructure must provide secure archiving and recall in compliance with federal guidelines, and integrate with existing CDC health information networks such as the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) and Public Health Information Network Messaging System (PHINMS) as automated electronic data delivery becomes feasible. The period of performance is set for 36 months, with an anticipated award date on or before April 1, 2011. This notice is for informational purposes only and not a solicitation.

General Info

CDC seeks contractors for NHSN application maintenance, enhancements, secure ETL messaging, 36-month term.

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NAICS

541512 - Computer Systems Design Services

Place of Performance

Not specified

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PostedMar 3

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Organization & Contact Information

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Contacts2 people available

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Contacts

Maryann SchlemmerContract Specialist

contact@example.gov

+1 (555) 000-0000

Alan W SimsContract Specialist

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

THIS NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY UNDER THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT - PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUND The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to issue a competitive task order against an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract for CDC Information Management Services (CIMS). This opportunity is available to eleven (11) contractors (Accenture National Security Services, Booz Allen Hamilton Business Computer Applications, Dell Perot Systems , Deloitte Consulting, IBM, ICF Incorporated, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, SAIC and SRA International) under the CIMS multiple award contract, which was previously competed and awarded in 2010. The contractor shall maintain the current application inclusive of adding functionality, fixing defects, testing and general maintenance. Ensure that the existing application continues to support the current user requirements for functionality and performance. Tasks include: Application software and source code which satisfies CDC baseline requirements; Updated database design and implementation scripts; Build, installation, and release notes; Unit and integration tests to verify code is ready for manual system testing; Support production and requested code changes as required; Provide support and engage in the NHSN Change Control Board. The contractor shall also work with the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Development Team to design develop deploy and maintain an Extract Translate and Load (ETL) messaging infrastructure based on the parsing of Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) documents. All incoming messages shall be encrypted and archived with recall capability in accordance with federal guidelines for document archiving and retrieval. Contractor shall work closely with existing CDC initiatives to interface with Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) gateways Public Health Information Network Messaging System (PHINMS) or other transport systems in production as automated delivery of electronic data via CDA become viable. Period of Performance: 36 months Anticipated Date of Award: On or before April 1, 2011 This is not a request for competitive proposals, nor is a solicitation available. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing to Maryann Schlemmer at aaq8@cdc.gov.