AHRQ PSO Consultant

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. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) intends to sole source to: Cousins Consulting 9116 Goshen Valley Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20882 The purpose of this requirement is to acquire consultant services to support AHRQ's Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS) PSO operations, NPSD operations, development of Report to Congress, and OIG evaluation of the PSO program by reviewing and commenting on documents and meetings by phone with AHRQ staff to provide history and context for ongoing operations and projects. Diane Cousins' specialized experience implementing the requirements of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA) and over ten years of experience working with Patient Safety Organizations across the country make her uniquely qualified to perform the tasks of this requirement. The period of performance is 12 months. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government as to whether or not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested parties regarding this sole source action may contact the contract specialist, Kori Best, [email protected] no later than the time and date specified in the FBO posting.