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VA11811RP0380Federal

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The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Center plans to award a seventeen-month Firm-Fixed-Price contract to Johns Hopkins University for the pilot testing, installation, maintenance, and modification of the MS-HAT application, a telemanagement system designed to remotely manage care for veterans with Multiple Sclerosis. MS-HAT facilitates communication between VA Medical Centers and patients' homes, addressing a significant need since over 25,000 veterans suffer from MS, many facing challenges visiting clinical centers due to distance and disability. This system, developed by Johns Hopkins University, features veteran-specific interfaces catering to cognitive, visual, and locomotion impairments, and supports internet-based care tailored to the chronic management of MS. This contracting action will be conducted under a sole-source justification, citing that only Johns Hopkins University can provide the necessary services due to their proprietary software ownership and specialized expertise in telemonitoring. Replicating the patented features or disease management approaches would be cost prohibitive. The contract will be performed at the contractor’s facility with deliverables shipped FOB Destination and inspected upon arrival. The solicitation number is VA118-11-RP-0380, aligned with NAICS Code 541511, and an award is anticipated no later than June 30, 2011. Joshua Cohen from the VA is the point of contact for this acquisition.

General Info

Seventeen-month sole-source contract to Johns Hopkins for MS-HAT telemanagement system pilot.

Agency

Department Of Veterans Affairs → Technology Acquisition Center Nj (36C10B)

Contract Value

$181,398

NAICS

541511 - Custom Computer Programming Services

Place of Performance

NJ, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Awardee

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

Award Issued Date

07/01/2011, 12:00:00 AM UTC

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PhaseAwarded

PostedMay 20

Presolicitation

AwardedJul 1

Contract was awarded

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → Technology Acquisition Center Nj (36C10B)

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeEATONTOWN, NJ, 07724, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → Technology Acquisition Center Nj (36C10B)

Office AddressEATONTOWN, NJ, 07724, USA

ContactsNo contact information available

Full Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Technology Center (TAC) intends to award a seventeen-month Firm-Fixed-Price contract to John Hopkins University (JHU), 733 N. Broadway, Suite 117, Baltimore, Maryland 22105-1832 for pilot testing, installation and maintenance services, and modifications to the VA's Multiple Sclerosis Home Automated Telemanagement (MS-HAT) application. MS-HAT is a home automated telemanagement system which allows remote management of chronic Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patient care between local VA Medical Centers and patients' homes. MS is a common neurological condition in the VA with over 25,000 veterans affected with the disease. Many are limited in their ability to come to MS clinical referral centers due to distance and their disability. MS-HAT's unique approach, developed by JHU, includes veteran-tailored computer interfaces specifically designed for individuals with cognitive, vision, and locomotion impairments which can be delivered via the internet and a variety of other telemanagement systems uniquely suited to internet based care of chronically affected patients. Specifically, this MS-HAT pilot program will test the feasibility of MS-HAT for a robust MS population and the Home Automated Telemanagement System as a practical telemanagement platform for the VA. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C.253(c)(1) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1 entitled, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements." Only JHU can provide the aforementioned pilot testing, installation and maintenance services as JHU developed the initial MS-HAT system which was based on software proprietary to JHU. The VA does not currently have the software specifications to MS-HAT necessary for anyone other than JHU to perform the required modification and upgrade services. Based on their unique qualifications, prior development of the MS-HAT system which is based on a platform proprietary to JHU, and their successful record in telemonitoring program development, no other contractor is capable of providing the aforementioned services to MS-HAT. Further, it would be cost prohibitive to reproduce the unique telecare components and disease management approaches developed by the JHU team on the MS-HAT development program which this effort proposes to pilot test. Deliverables are to be FOB Destination with Inspection/Acceptance at Destination. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541511 with the corresponding small business size standard of $25,000,000. The solicitation number assigned to this effort is VA118-11-RP-0380 and will be issued on or about May 27, 2011. Performance will be at the Contractor's facility. An award date no later than June 30, 2011 is desired. P.O.C. for this acquisition will be Joshua Cohen, +1 (555) 000-0000, contact@example.gov.