Sole Source Negotiation for Emergency Medicine Fellowship

The Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Strategic Acquisition Service, Division of Acquisition Management on behalf of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Readiness intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with the American College of Emergency Physicians, 1125 Executive Cir, Irving, TX, 75038 to establish an Emergency Medicine Physician Fellowship. To support emergency medical care collaboration and policy development at the Federal level, the ECCC desires to enter into a fellow partnership agreement for a physician with expertise in the area of emergency medical care. The fellowship will provide a career broadening opportunity for the individual selected and include exposure and close interaction with officials responsible for developing Federal policies and procedures related to the daily delivery of emergency medical care. The fellow will be assigned to the ECCC, Washington D.C. The Emergency Care Policy Fellow will review and analyze developments involving emergency care, identifying areas that require attention, and stimulating new research and policy initiatives to address these areas. Through contacts at professional meetings, review of scientific literature, and ECCC program participation, the fellow will serve as staff specialist, providing guidance and recommendations regarding the status of research and policy needs - and various areas of critical interest and program concerns - to the Director. The fellow will also assist in the evaluation of ECCC progress, providing recommendations in the areas that require additional support and/or continued research projects/programs in the area of emergency medical care. Additionally, s/he will assist in the planning, development, implementation, coordination, and administration of programs in support of the ECCC mission. The fellow will maintain a broad overview of emergency care and also be tasked with developing at least one focused research effort resulting in an article of publishable quality prior to the completion of the fellowship year. This simplified acquisition is for services for which the Government intends to negotiate with only one source. Interested concerns may identify their interest in and capability to satisfy the requirement within 7 days after the date of publication of this notice. Capability statements may be submitted to Brendan Miller in Room 5-101, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 or via email at bjmiller@psc.gov. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive acquisition. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.