SAM #75H70427Q00003

IHS Health Economics Analysis Services for Service Area Adequacy Study

The Indian Health Service is seeking health economics analysis to support its Service Area Adequacy and Referral Network Accessibility Study. - Government buyer: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Indian Health Service (IHS), Division of Acquisition Policy (DAP), for the Office of Public Health Support (OPHS), Division of Program Statistics (DPS). The RFQ names Dan Poehling. - OEMs and vendors: No commercial OEMs, vendors, or specified products are named. - Requested services: PhD-level health economics analysis, including demand and cost modeling, Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) scenarios, direct-care make-or-buy and break-even analysis, budget-constrained prioritization, sensitivity analysis, recommendations, and technical assistance. The analysis covers primary care, emergency access, behavioral health, dental, endocrinology/diabetes, nephrology/dialysis, rheumatology, and other Government-approved service categories. - Deliverables: One each of a kickoff work plan and analytic framework, demand and cost taxonomy memorandum, draft PRC scenario and make-or-buy model, interim prioritization memorandum and briefing, draft final decision-support package, and final package with code and workbooks. Ongoing work includes monthly status reports, up to four ad hoc memoranda or briefing packages, and technical assistance. - Notable requirements: Work is virtual and uses Government-furnished data and GIS outputs. Sensitive and Tribal data must be handled securely, and work products must be reproducible and transferred to the Government, including models, workbooks, code, assumptions, and technical documentation. - Service periods: One 12-month base period, four option periods, and a possible six-month extension; the maximum potential duration is 66 months. Key deliverables are scheduled through 48 weeks after the contract starts. - Competition context: The solicitation is a total small-business set-aside. No service quantities beyond the listed individual deliverables and service periods are specified.

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation.  Quotes are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be used.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Indian Health Service (IHS), Division of Acquisition Policy (DAP), on behalf of IHS OPHS/DPS, intends to award a single, firm-fixed-price (FFP) purchase order for commercial PhD-Level Health Economics Analysis Services.

This effort will be procured under the authority of RFO Part 12 and competed as a total small business set-aside.  The associated NAICS code is 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services) with a small business size standard of $19M.  

Please submit your quote in accordance with the requirements and instructions contained herein. See Request for Quote (RFQ) Section 4 for Quotation Preparation Instructions and Section 5 for Evaluation of Quotations.

The entire RFQ and PWS (Attachment 1) are found in the Attachment section of this notice. 

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