SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Computer Adaptive Tools Development - Solicitation NIHCL2012109
- Notice Date
- 2/29/2012
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541512
— Computer Systems Design Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center/Office of Purchasing & Contracts, 6707 Democracy Blvd, Suite 106, MSC 5480, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5480
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5480
- Solicitation Number
- NIHCL2012109
- Archive Date
- 5/2/2012
- Point of Contact
- Brian J. Lind, Phone: 301-402-0735
- E-Mail Address
-
LindBJ@cc.nih.gov
(LindBJ@cc.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Attachment Number 11 - NIH 2043 Form Attachment Number 10 - GPAT Attachment Number 9 - Section 508 Language Attachment Number 8 - SF1449 Attachment Number 7 - Representations and Certifications Attachment Number 6 - Security Clauses Attachment Number 5 - Proposal Packaging Instructions Attachment Number 4 - Invoicing Instructions Attachment Number 3 - Past Performance Survey Attachmemt Number 2 - Enrollment Form Attachment Number 1 - Statement of Work Solicitation The Rehabilitation Medicine Department in the Clinical Research Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH-RMD) is assisting the Social Security Administration explore innovative methods for augmenting the disability evaluation process. This requires assessment of individuals' functional abilities across a variety of domains (such as movement and physical activities, basic and instrumental activities of daily living, and applied cognition) in relationship to functional demands in the workplace and features of the workplace, home, and community environments. Rapid assessment methods are needed that are compatible with SSA processes and will yield easily interpretable results that can be efficiently and meaningfully integrated to provide accurate and uniform information about an individual's ability to engage in substantial gainful employment. To meet this objective, NIH-RMD, in conjunction with the contractor, will develop Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) instruments utilizing Item Response Theory (IRT) to assess a spectrum of human functioning domains. CAT represents a simple form of artificial intelligence software requiring computer technology for administration. The demonstrated advantages of the CAT instruments compared to more traditional testing methods are: reduced respondent burden, increased score precision, elimination of ceiling and floor effects, client-specific confidence intervals, monitoring of data quality in real time, and lower data collection costs. Because functional outcomes have been shown to have a clear hierarchical structure, gains in precision and efficiency of score estimation are superior to traditional fixed forms of functional assessment, thus transforming the ways in which outcomes can be monitored. The purpose of this project is to develop Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) instruments, based on Item Response Theory (IRT) that will assess major domains of functioning relevant to work. To better support the SSA's evaluation process, distinct claimant and provider CAT instruments are planned in the relevant functional domains. In collaboration with the NIH, the contractor will plan, develop and test claimant and provider IRT-based assessments for each functional domain identified that may result in a CAT instrument. The instruments must be designed to assess critical aspects of the disability evaluation process, including job related functional requirements and the workplace environment. The instruments must be comparable with current instruments presently in development. The contractor will be expected to develop comprehensive item pools for each functional domain identified for development, conduct a calibration study of each item pool, and validate resulting CAT instruments. The contractor will be responsible for creating and testing data collection software platforms; and, developing a full systems integration strategy that includes instrument deployment and testing in the SSA computing environment. CAT tool development will require a calibration study for each instrument. A calibration study is a field study of item content and structure conducted with samples of respondents representing the intended users of the CAT instruments. Item pool development and subsequent item calibration are unique for each CAT tool and for the target population for which they are developed. Participant recruitment; and, telephone as well as internet test administration will be needed to conduct the CAT tool calibration studies. Please refer to the attached solicitation for complete details and specifications.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Cintract wirk to be performed at contractors andor subcontractors facilitites., United States
- Record
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