RECOVERY - Health Information Technology (HIT) HIPPA Security Rule Self Assessment Toolkit

RECOVERY - This is a Source Sought notice to assist NIST in completing market research for a procurement that is planned for 1ST quarter 2010. Any procurement that may result from this Sources Sought notice will be funded in whole or in part by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009. No Solicitation is currently available, and no unsolicited proposals will be entertained as a result of this Sources Sought Notice. The specific purpose of this sources sought announcement is to identify those sources capable of providing the services identified below. Provide technical expertise and consultation in specified areas of Security and Privacy in Health Information Technology (HIT). General tasks include the development of a HIPAA Security Rule Self-Assessment Toolkit with supporting training material. The contractor shall gather requirements, design, develop, test, and integrate a software application for use as a web based application and for download for CSD customers to conduct a self assessment of their work environment against the security requirements of the HIPAA Security Rule. HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE: If your company has recent experiences with projects that are similar in scope to what may be required by the project described herein, please provide the following information (2 pages or less, total): 1. Description of each related project completed by your company as a prime Contractor or as a significant subcontractor within the past three (3) years, including as much of the following information as possible: (a) a brief description of the technical requirements of that project; (b) the specific information on your company's previous experience in providing the type of services required by this announcement; and, (c) the name, address, point of contact and phone number of customer organization for which the work was done. 2. Indication of whether your company currently has an active registration in the Central Contractor Registration at www.ccr.gov. 3. Indicate whether your company has any GSA Schedule contracts for similar work. The NAICS code for these services is 541511. Please include your company's size classification in any response to this notice. Interested sources that believe they possess the capabilities necessary to undertake this project should submit an electronic copy of their capability statement, addressing the criteria identified above. Any proprietary information should be so marked. Written capability statement shall clearly and unambiguously demonstrate ability to perform work of the nature identified in this notice. Responses to this notice should be forwarded to Mr. Peter Staples, Contractor/Acquisition Specialist at email: contact@example.gov, no later than 3:00 p.m., EST on December 3, 2009. No telephone requests will be honored.