SOURCES SOUGHT
U -- National EMS Scope of Practice Model Revision - DTNH2216RQ-00115
- Notice Date
- 1/4/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration HQ, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20590
- ZIP Code
- 20590
- Solicitation Number
- DTNH2216RQ-00115
- Point of Contact
- Vincent Lynch, Phone: 202-366-9568
- E-Mail Address
-
vincent.lynch@dot.gov
(vincent.lynch@dot.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought Notice Action Code: Sources Sought Classification Code: U Solicitation: DTNH2216RQ-000115 Agency/Office: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Location: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration HQ NAICS Code: 611430, Professional and Management Development Training, $11M. Point of Contract: Vincent Lynch, Contracting Officer, ph(202) 366-9568 Response Date: January 18, 2015 Title: National EMS Scope of Practice Model Revision Description(s): The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) intends to negotiate with National Association of State Emergency Medical Service Officials (NASEMSO) for the continuation of essential services to revise the National EMS Scope of Practices Model. NHTSA requires continued support to facilitate consistency of scopes of practices among states for EMS services and regulatory issues, this notice seeks to identify any potential qualified Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), 8(a) Certified SDB, HUBZone SB, SDVOSB, or WOSB concerns that may be interested in and capable of performing the work described herein. NHTSA welcomes all qualified Small Business concerns, with the appropriate NAICS Code and past experience to submit their Corporate Capability Statements that demonstrate their ability to successfully accomplish the goals of the project as listed below. NHTSA does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses to this notice or otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted. Acknowledgement of receipt of responses will not be made; no formal evaluation of the information received will be conducted by NHTSA. NHTSA may; however later on issue a Request for Proposals (RFP). However, should such a requirement fail to materialize, no basis for claims against NHTSA shall arise as a result of a response to this notice. Background: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). NHTSA's mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce traffic-related health care and other economic costs. The agency develops, promotes, and implements effective educational, engineering, and enforcement programs with the goal of ending vehicle crash tragedies and reducing economic costs associated with vehicle use and highway travel. NHTSA's Office of Emergency Medical Services' (OEMS) mission is to reduce death and disability by providing leadership and coordination to the EMS community in assessing, planning, developing, and promoting comprehensive, evidence-based emergency medical services and 9-1-1 systems. A key component to this mission is EMS education. NHTSA's OEMS is dedicated to promoting a sufficient, stable, and well-trained EMS workforce, as well as enhancing the health and safety of all EMS providers. To this end, OEMS supports workforce research and develops resources designed specifically for EMS providers. In 2000, NHTSA released the National EMS Education Agenda for the Future: A Systems Approach (Education Agenda). The Education Agenda lays out a vision for helping the EMS education system align with other health professions and enhances the professional credibility of EMS practitioners. It defines an EMS education system that is national in scope while being responsive to local needs - fostering consistency of provider levels across political jurisdictions. The Education Agenda includes five major components: National EMS Core Content (published in 2005); National EMS Scope of Practice Model (published in 2007); National EMS Education Standards (published in 2009); National EMS Education Program Accreditation; and, National EMS Certification. The 2007 National EMS Scope of Practice Model (Scope Model), produced via Cooperative Agreement between NHTSA and the National Association of State EMS Directors (NASEMSD), followed a consensus based process and defines national levels of EMS provider, including their entry-level skills and knowledge. The Scope Model was successfully used to assist states as they reviewed and revisited the medical appropriateness of their EMS interventions based on the 2005 National EMS Core Content. The Scope Model also acknowledged that each State has the statutory authority and responsibility to regulate EMS within its borders and to determine the scope of practice of State-licensed EMS personnel. Today, the Scope Model is still being used by States to establish their own scopes of practice for each of their specific EMS personnel levels. Because newer scientific evidence is currently available that demonstrates improved patient outcome, a few states haven't delayed the implementation of new skills and interventions that exceed the national model. However, other states are constrained to implement specific, new interventions (e.g. therapeutic hypothermia in cardiac arrest) until these new skills are benchmarked through a national consensus process. In 2012, NHTSA tasked the National EMS Advisory Council (NEMSAC) to revisit the Education Agenda to identify any minimal updates since the Education Agenda and all of its components were successfully developed and implemented. In late 2014, NEMSAC presented NHTSA with its final recommendations. One of the recommendations calls for revising the Scope Model on a periodic basis to remain up to date with medical practice and science. It also added, like the 2000 Education Agenda, that State EMS regulators are to lead the revision process with input from the rest of the EMS community. Objective: The objective of this contract is to provide NHTSA with support services to solicit comments and collaboration of expert-panel members on regulatory functions needed to implement the revised Scope Model. NASEMSO and its members will focus on regulatory functions needed to implement the revised Scope Model while the identification of sufficient clinical evidence for redefining the scope of practice for EMS providers will be done through the expertise of a broader EMS and medical community, thus accomplishing its goal to improve the consistency of EMS personnel licensure levels and nomenclature among States. The corporate capability statement must address the capabilities necessary to accomplish the scope outlined above as well as the additional tasks and characteristics given below: The contractor shall provide a multidisciplinary EMS task force comprised of representatives from national EMS stakeholder groups to effectively and collaboratively address revisions to the Scope Model. Capabilities: C.5. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS EMS practitioners and their medical directors want to give their patients the best possible care. To do this, they need to keep up to date with the evolving body of scientific research and combine this scientific knowledge with their own clinical experience and each individual patient's circumstances and preferences. NASEMSO will bring together a multidisciplinary EMS task force comprised of representatives from national EMS stakeholder groups to effectively and collaboratively address revisions to the Scope Model. Stakeholder consensus and coordinated efforts by the states are instrumental in removing unnecessary barriers to enable the full use of competent EMS professionals, therefore the task force will be asked to consider the following related to new psychomotor skills prior to recommending them as a minimum in the revised Scope Model : Is there evidence that the procedure or skill is beneficial to public health? What is the clinical evidence that the new skill or technique as used by EMS practitioners will promote access to quality healthcare or improve patient outcomes? (The base of evidence should include the best available clinical evidence, clinical expertise, and research.) The effort must also provide a greater integration of psychomotor skills for pediatric and geriatric patients. States should be fully involved in the process and be prepared to deal with the regulatory issues related to any proposed changes to the Scope Model. It is essential that revisions to the Scope Model be developed in the spirit of teamwork, with the appropriate involvement of those partners and customers in the national, state and regional EMS community who have a stake in its outcome. Effective communication with appropriate facets of the EMS community is essential for project understanding and acceptance. C.6 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS Specifically, the Contractor shall perform the work outlined below to accomplish objectives of this project: C.6.1 - Start-up Teleconference The contractor shall confer by telephone with the COR and other appropriate NHTSA staff to review the objectives and the approach to reach these objectives. C.6.2 - Update Education and Professional Standards Council (EPSC) Roster The roster of participants for the EPSC shall be reviewed and revised with pediatric and geriatric representation added to provide leadership and strategic vision to the Scope Model. C.6.3 - Quarterly EPSC Conference Calls for Scope Model Revision The EPSC shall conduct a minimum of quarterly conference calls to discuss the direction and progress of the Scope Model revision project and other aspects of Education Agenda Implementation. C.6.4 - Convene a Pediatric Advisory Group The contractor shall identify state EMS directors, state EMS medical directors, PECC and EPSC representation, NRC partners, NEDARC, and AAP to identify and discuss pediatric-focused objectives that need to be included in a revision of the Scope Model. C.6.5 - Convene a Geriatric Advisory Group The contractor shall identify state EMS directors, state EMS medical directors, EMSG representation, and others to identify and discuss geriatric-focused objectives that need to be included in a revision of the Scope Model. C.6.6 - Formalize Scope Revision Task Force The contractor shall formalize and invite national EMS stakeholder organizations with additional representatives from the Pediatric and Geriatric Advisory Groups to appoint a liaison to the Scope Revision Task Force. C.6.7 - Conduct an environmental scan to identify practice gaps between the original document, emerging science, and current EMS patient care needs The contractor shall conduct an environmental scan to collect information on new science and technologies that will lead to improvement of clinical outcomes in patients treated and transported by EMS. C.6.8 - First Scope Revision Task Force Meeting The contractor shall conduct an in-face meeting of the Scope Revision Task Force. The purpose of this meeting is to: •1. Review the National EMS Core Content to determine what knowledge and skills are necessary in the out of hospital setting that have emerged since the development of the National EMS Core Content published in 2005 •2. Begin the process of identifying supporting evidence and developing "Added Recommendations" as the first step for the eventual revision of the National EMS Scope of Practice Model. C.6.9 - Develop a Straw Man Document Based on the outcome of this assessment, the contractor shall develop the first straw man document and circulate it to the Task Force and EPSC for further development electronically. C.6.10 - Monthly Task Force Teleconference The contractor shall convene the Task Force via monthly teleconference calls (or more frequently as needed) to begin formalizing the first revision draft using the straw man document as a foundation. C.6.11 - Develop First Draft Revision Document The contractor shall develop the first revision draft. C.6.12 - Conduct National Engagement; Opportunity for Public Comment The contractor shall invite the national EMS community to participate in a public comment process online via the internet. C.6.13 - Second Task Force meeting The contractor shall bring together the members of the Task Force and EPSC to review public comments and start work on the second draft of the Revised National EMS Scope of Practice Model. C.6.14 - Develop Second Draft of the Revised Scope of Practice Model The contractor shall develop the second draft of the Revised Scope of Practice Model based upon input from the 2 nd Task Force meeting. C.6. 15 - Conduct National EMS Stakeholder Meeting on Revised Scope of Practice Model Draft The contractor shall invite the EPSC and Task Force to an in-face meeting to complete a final review of the Revised Scope of Practice Model Draft. C.6. 16 - Develop Final DRAFT of the Revised Scope of Practice Model The contractor shall develop the final DRAFT of the Revised Scope of Practice Model. C.6. 17 - Submit final DRAFT to NHTSA COR The contractor shall submit the final DRAFT to the NHTSA COR for NHTSA internal review. C.6. 18 - NHTSA Internal Review The NHTSA COR will circulate the final DRAFT through the NHTSA internal review process. Any edits and comments will be forwarded to the contractor to address when they finalize the document. C.6. 19 - Finalize the Scope of Practice Model The contractor shall finalize the document for submission to NHTSA, addressing all comments forwarded by the NHTSA COR during Task 18 (see above). C.6. 20 - Submit Final Revised National EMS Scope of Practice Model to NHTSA The contractor shall submit the final document to the NHTSA COR and meet the requirements as stated in the deliverables section of the Contract. Format of Corporate Capabilities Statement: The anticipated period of performance is for a base period of twenty-four (24) months. A cost plus fixed-fee contract is anticipated. Interested firms should identify their capability provide the services described above. The written response must include detailed information relating to the specific data being requested. Expressions of interest without sufficient detail to permit evaluation of one's ability to provide the requested information will not be considered. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals nor is a Request-for-Proposal solicitation document currently available. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive acquisition. In the absence of responses from interested firms demonstrating their capability, NHTSA intends to request a proposal from NASEMSO on a noncompetitive basis for the work described. Responses must be received by the listed procuring office with 15 days from the date of publication of this notice.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, 20590, United States
- Zip Code: 20590
- Zip Code: 20590
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