database of patients for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and a variety of health outcomes from the use of alcohol
INTRODUCTION
THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND- NAME).
The National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Office of Acquisitions (OA) on behalf of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) intends to award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC for access to Kaiser Permanente's database of patients for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and a variety of health outcomes from the use of alcohol.
NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE
The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 813920 with a Size Standard $15,000,000.
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-99.
This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($250,000).
STATUTORY AUTHORITY
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c) under provisions of the statutory authority of FAR Subpart 6.302- FAR 6.302-1-Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1).
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
BASE YEAR 09/01/2019 thru 08/31/2020
Place of Performance
National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 5635 Fishers Lane
Rockville MD 20852
DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT
Background
Alcohol use disorders (AUD) are chronically relapsing conditions that require ongoing support and management after a course of treatment to maintain treatment gains and prevent relapse. The term "recovery" is commonly used to refer to the process by which individuals substantially reduce or eliminate AUD symptoms and reduce alcohol consumption. Other than the narrow focus on the amount of drinking and number of diagnostic symptoms, there is little consensus on the definition or on other domains that may be involved in the recovery process. This lack of specificity hinders measure development and research. Having consensus on a fully elaborated definition would facilitate the work of researchers, policy makers, treatment providers. A comprehensive definition of the recovery process would encourage higher quality research as well as enable the evaluation of existing treatment programs and foster the development of better treatment programs. In addition to developing an evidence based, comprehensive definition of "recovery", the various trajectories of recovery need to be characterized and expanded to encompass the heterogeneity of the AUD population. A further deficit in our understanding of the recovery process lies in the lack of standardized assessment instruments for the evaluation of the elements of the process.
The overall goals of furthering our understanding of the recovery process needs to include 1) developing a comprehensive definition of recovery that identifies and operationalizes the different domains of personal and social consequence that influence the process; 2) Identifying and elaborating the various pathways that lead to recovery. Formal treatment, 12 step groups, non-12 step groups, faith based approaches, medication-assisted treatment, no formal help are some of potential trajectories leading to recovery. Any complete definition of recovery needs to reflect the heterogeneity of these pathways and the individuals participating in the process; 3) developing comprehensive, standardized assessment measures of recovery that reflect the multiple domains and dynamic nature of recovery; 4) elaboration of the time course of the recovery process reflecting the mediators and moderators of recovery in different subtypes of AUD individuals.
To accomplish these goals and begin understanding the recovery process, a large, detailed, longitudinal comprehensive data base documenting patient health information is needed. Such a data base needs to include measures of alcohol consumption, individual physical and mental health information, social and employment information, treatment information.
Analyses to be done under this agreement will not exceed $150,000.
Specific Project Requirements
KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC will be responsible for:
I. Creating an Alcohol Registry using data from Electronic Health Records (EHR) adult Kaiser Permanente patients who has a contact with the health system in which there is any indication of an alcohol use problem (the continuum of unhealthy use to AUDs) reported by the patient, listed by the physician, or recorded by other relevant ways in the medical record (e.g., prescriptions).
II. Conduct data analyses on the Alcohol Registry data. These analyses may include:
a. Validating a new NIAAA-created definition of "recovery"
b. Establishing the prevalence (and trends over time) of unhealthy alcohol use or AUDs and the demographic and clinical characteristics associated with them - e.g., do they differ over time?
c. Predicting who develops an AUD - predictive modeling of movement from unhealthy alcohol use to AUD
d. Predictors of entering treatment and having positive outcomes
e. Comparative effectiveness of different treatment modalities and medications
f. Demographic/clinical/utilization and other predictors of long-term outcomes/recovery
g. Identification of potential participants for clinical
III. Preparing one high quality manuscript for submission to a peer-reviewed journal describing results of recovery related analyses.
Project Management
KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC will be responsible for:
I. Providing for the overall management, integration and coordination of all contract activities, including the management and coordination of activities, including the management and coordination of activities carried out.
II. Providing technical and administrative infrastructure to ensure the efficient planning, initiation, implementation and timely completion of all projects carried out under this contract and effective communications with the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and the contracting Officer.
CLOSING STATEMENT
This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: descriptive literature, delivery timeframe, warranties and/or other information that demonstrates that the offer meets all the foregoing requirements, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov at the time of proposal submission in order to be eligible for award.
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.
All responses to this notice shall be submitted electronically by 9:00 am Eastern Standard Time, on Thursday, August 28, 2019 to the Contract Specialist, Amber Harris, at amber.harris@nih.gov .
Assessment of Capability
Lowest Price Technically Acceptable
Amber Harris, Contract Specialist, Phone 3014028778, Email amber.harris@nih.gov
