Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Non-Medical Cost of Injury Morbidity Research Services

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) in Atlanta, Georgia, intends to negotiate a sole source contract with University of Washington (UW) Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1, Other Than Full and Open Competition procedures, and 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1).

The contract will fulfill a CDC/NCIPC requirement for contractor services to develop an innovative approach to improve non-medical cost estimates related to injury and morbidity. Specifically, using Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study data to produce new health and economic burden estimates for an NCIPC priority topic for injury and violence prevention (e,g, traumatic brain injury, drowning/submersion, etc.).

Successful completion of this project will be indicated by: A draft journal article cleared by CDC for peer review journal submission describing new U.S. health and economic burden annual and per-person estimates of an NCIPC priority topic for injury and violence prevention.

The vendor will have demonstrated research experience in: 1) Generating original estimates of nonfatal injury and disease quality of life values (such as disability weights, disability-adjusted life years, quality-adjusted life years, health utilities) from general population respondent samples, and 2) Access to and extensive experience with an existing comprehensive data source for such original estimates that can facilitate direct or calculated quality of life values for the broad range of injury types (mechanism, intent, body region, and/or nature of injury) that comprise the NEISS-AIP data source, including treated-and-released and transferred/hospitalized patients.

The CDC/NCIPC has not identified any sources capable of fulfilling this requirement other than UW - IHME. This is a notice of intent and is not a request for competitive quotes or proposals. No solicitation is available. Firms that believe they can meet the requirement are encouraged to identify themselves and provide a substantive statement with descriptive literature and any other supporting information to the Contracting Officer within six (6) days of publication of this notice.

All information received within 6 days of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government to determine if additional firm(s) can meet the Government's requirements and is/are capable of providing the necessary services. Responses to this posting must be submitted in writing via e-mail only. A determination not to compete the described requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Federal Government.

Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. Any questions or comments should be directed via e-mail ONLY to Brian Swann at qty0@cdc.gov.