Technical Consulting Services
Notice Type: Sources Sought Notice
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Subject: Technical Consulting Services
Classification Code: L - Technical representative services
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Place of Performance (zipcode): 20201
Place of Performance Country: US
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Acquisition Management Services
Intent to Sole Source: Pursuant to the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), the Contracting Officer may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source is reasonably available.
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Section 2(d) of the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014 calls for the HHS Secretary, acting through ASPE, to conduct studies evaluating the effect of individuals' socioeconomic status (SES) on quality measures and measures of resource use under Medicare payment programs. The IMPACT Act requires ASPE to conduct a series of three related research projects, which are being conducted by analysts and researchers in HP. The first component of the required work, referred to in this description as Study A, focuses on socioeconomic information currently available in Medicare data, and specifically mandates a focus on Medicaid eligibility and urban versus rural location. The second component, Study B, expands the analyses by using non-Medicare datasets to quantify SES, and must be completed no later than
Experience conducting research on SES using CMS claims data, as well as other linkable datasets including the Area Resource Files, Hospital Cost Reports, Dartmouth Atlas data, and Census data is critical for the execution of tasks under this contract. In addition, experience conducting research on SES using data sources other than CMS claims data such as national survey or clinical data are highly desirable for the tasks under this contract.
Statement of Work
The contractor shall provide the following services: 1. Provide research and analytic support to
* Designing and executing research to monitor and evaluate various aspects of delivery system and payment reform across CMS value-based payment programs and alternative payment models;
* Designing and executing research to examine the relationship between SES, social risk factors and performance under Medicare's current and forthcoming value-based payment programs and alternative payment models, as currently being evaluated under the IMPACT Act;
* Designing and executing research to examine the implications of program design , in terms of performance measurement , benchmark setting, and incentive design, on the impact of value-based payment programs and alternative payment models both overall and on subsets of providers serving vulnerable populations; and
* Designing and executing research around strategies for improving risk-adjustment models for quality, outcome, and cost measures across Medicare programs.
* Provide programming oversight for data analyses to examine the research issues outlined above; using CMS claims data and other linkable datasets.
* Prepare written documents as needed (issue briefs, white papers, memos, reports) for internal and public distribution that clearly present research methods, findings, and policy implications.
* Advise the ASPE and other Department leadership on health policy analyses related to delivery system and payment reform, vulnerable populations, and other high-priority issues as defined by the ASPE.
The contractor will be required to work on site at
The period of performance shall be base period of 12 months with optional tasks, as described below. These optional tasks maybe executed at the COR's request. OPTIONAL TASK 1 - Technical consulting services as outlined above for 6 months. OPTIONAL TASK 2 - Technical consulting services as outlined above for 1 year. Schedule of Deliverables Deliverable Due Date Provide technical consulting services As required. Under statute, HHS is required to publish a list of measures under consideration for rulemaking by
This is not a solicitation for competitive proposal. No solicitation document is available. All responsible sources that have determined that they can provide the same services may submit product information and a capabilities statement addressing their specific abilities regarding this requirement. The email subject line must reference OS213130. All responses are due by
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract base upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.
Link/URL: https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/PSC/DAM/18-233-SOL-00256/listing.html
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