R -- Public Announcement of OMB Circular A-76 Streamlined Competition Study of DHHS/HRSA/MCHB Administrative/Clerical Functions, Program Monitoring, and Statistical and Analysis Functions

Contracting Office AddressDepartment of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Division of Procurement Management, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13A-19, Rockville, MD, 20857, UNITED STATES Description In accordance with the procedures specified in the revised OMB Circular A-76 (Attachment B, B.1), dated May 29, 2003, this notification represents the formal public announcement and official start date of a streamlined competition on the Healthcare Systems Bureau Administrative/Clerical and Program Analysis Functions across the entire Bureau. Government personnel consisting of 15 commercial activity FTEs and No Contractor personnel. Waiver for 135 days study is Approved. The functions to be included are Administrative Support Services and Regulatory and Program Management Support Services: The Administrative Support Services positions provide secretarial support and staff assistance. The Regulatory and Program Management Support Services positions provide statistical analysis and public health analyst of major policy issues receiving active consideration by key Government officials. The policy-oriented information produced by these assessments contributes directly to internal debate on budgetary, legislative and program modification decisions, provides background analysis and support for major administration initiatives, and, occasionally, produces the information base for Congressionally-mandated reports. Typical products may include issue and discussion papers, papers summarizing the state of knowledge or describing the current practice on particular topics; reports summarizing relevant findings and information while identifying current knowledge gaps; and formal briefings for high level policy officials. Identification of problems in and improvement of policy analysis may also be required. This may include researching and piloting new methods of performing policy analyses to improve their timeliness, reliability, and policy relevance; developing new methods of data collection such as electronic and web-based approaches; supporting work with various agencies to coordinate policy planning; and improving the quality and utility of policy analysis. The designated Competitive Sourcing Official (CSO) is Dr. Betty J. Duke, Administrator, and CSO. The responsible Contracting Officer is Francis R. Murphy and the Agency Tender Official is Peter Van Dyck, MCHB Associate Administrator. The projected end date for the competition is December 13, 2007. THIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT AND NOT A SOLICITATION. Point of Contact Norma Brinkley-Staley, HRSA Competitive Sourcing, Phone 301-443-1901, Fax 301.480.1727, Email:[email protected]. Francis R. Murphy, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-443-1433, Fax 301-443-6038, Email:[email protected]