R -- ACADEMY HEALTH POLICY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Notice Date

August 14, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management, Parklawn Building Room 5-101 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20857

ZIP Code

20857

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-01c107011

Response Due

August 29, 2001

Point of Contact

Darren Jansen, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-443-1857, Fax 301-443-3238, Email djansen@psc.gov -- Joe Pirrone, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-443-4852, Fax 301-443-3238, Email jpirrone@psc.gov

Description

PURPOSE: THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL, NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (NCHS) THROUGH THE GENERAL ACQUISITION BRANCH, PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER, PLANS TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION TO ACADEMY FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH AND HEALTH POLICY CLOSING DATE IS AUGUST 17, 2001. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROCUREMENT IS TO IMPLEMENT A JOINT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM BETWEEN AHSRHP AND THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS WHICH WILL INVOLVE: 1. Developing and producing recruitment materials including brochures and application packets, 2. Conducting a broad based national search from the Academy membership and network representing the health services research community to publicize the program, 3. Administering the recruitment process (including contact with all potential applicants, distribution of application packets, handling inquiries about the program, collection of applications, and management of the review process), 4. Nominating and selecting a board of advisors to guide the fellows selection process, 5. Overseeing fellows' health policy orientation at the start of the program and their participation in the Academy's National Policy Conference and Annual Meeting, and 6. Receiving and reviewing quarterly reports from the fellows (reports on progress toward goals, unanticipated problems and evaluation of the program), initiating efforts to improve the program where possible and/or necessary, and serving as a resource for questions about health policy issues as they relate to the fellows' work. SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED UPON THE CONTRACTOR'S PRIOR INVOLVEMENT AND EXPERTISE IN WRITING AND CODING ICFDH DOCUMENTS. THE PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION IS FOR SERVICES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENTS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE SOURCE. INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD SUBMIT A CAPABILITY STATEMENT NO LATER THAN AUGUST 17, 2001. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO COMPETE THIS PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT DARREN JANSEN, IN ROOM 5C-13, PARKLAWN BLDG., 5600 FISHERS LANE, ROCKVILLE, MD 20857 OR ON 301-443-1857.

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Record

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