SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Computer Adaptive Tools Validation
- Notice Date
- 9/17/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- 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
- HHSN269201100009I
- Archive Date
- 10/5/2012
- 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
- The National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center is conducting a market survey/sources sought to help determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, service disabled veteran-owned small businesses and/or HUBZONE small business capable of serving the needs mentioned below. This market survey/sources sought announcement is not a request for proposals and the Government is not committed to award a contract pursuant to this announcement. The information from this market research is for planning purposes only and will assist the Government in planning its acquisition strategy. This is strictly market research and the Government will not entertain questions concerning this market research. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred in the preparation of information for responding to this market survey. The Rehabilitation Medicine Department in the Clinical Research Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH-RMD) in Bethesda, Maryland has agreed to assist the Social Security Administration (SSA) explore innovative methods for augmenting the disability evaluation process. This requires assessment of individuals' abilities across a variety of functional domains while considering functional workplace demands and environmental features of workplace, home, and community settings. Current efforts to develop assessments of human functioning using computer adaptive testing (CAT) tools founded upon item response theory (IRT) are underway. The use of CAT tools could potentially allow the SSA to collect more relevant and precise data, in a faster, more efficient fashion. 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 objectives associated with the NIH-RMD collaboration with the SSA, 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. Calibration studies require the recruitment of cross-sectional study samples selected from the target groups who will be completing the CAT-based instruments. Participant recruitment and telephone as well as internet test administration will be needed to conduct the CAT tool calibration studies. In addition, cut-points will need to be established along each disability domain scale, as measured by CAT, to facilitate interpretation of functional levels that may inform disability determination decision making. Finally, the calibrated CAT tools must be validated to ensure scientific credibility by examining the psychometric properties of the newly developed tools as they compare to other legacy instruments. The NIH-RMD seeks a contractor who will conduct validation studies of the ongoing project in the areas of: 1. Cognitive Testing; 2. Qualitative Testing; 3. Additional concurrent validation studies; and 4. Situational Work place Assessments The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541512, Size Standard - $21.0 million dollars This testing will be conducted as part of the on-going CAT development work and recruitment process The vendor responses must demonstrate their expertise in ALL of the areas described above. Please note that failure to specifically demonstrate capability to provide the required services in your response to this market survey may affect the Government's review of industry's ability to perform these services. The vendor's response shall be in sufficient detail to allow the Government to assess the capability of your firm. The vendor response shall also include any other specific and relevant information related to the requirements of this project that will enable the Government to determine the capabilities of the company to perform the specialized requirements described in this synopsis. Interested organizations must demonstrate and document in any response submitted, to this market survey extensive experience with and the ability to perform all of the specialized requirements elsewhere described. This notice is a market survey and is for information and planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. The Government will not award a Purchase Order or Contract based upon Vendor responses to this announcement. The Government shall not assume any costs for preparing or submitting any information in response to the market survey or the Government's use of the information. Any proprietary information should be clearly identified as "proprietary information". Vendors must send written capability responses by September 20, 2012 to the Contract Specialist at the following e-mail address lindbj@cc.nih.gov. For any questions, please respond in writing to the email address provided.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/CCOPC/HHSN269201100009I/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institutues of Health, Clinical Center, 10 Center Drive, Building 10, Room 1-1469, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN02886457-W 20120919/120918002017-9d90337692b6514b30c8e9c965d366a6 (fbodaily.com)
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