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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT HEALTHCARE PROVIDER AND EMAIL DATASETS DESCRIPTION The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) is designed to meet the need for objective, r... REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT HEALTHCARE PROVIDER AND EMAIL DATASETS DESCRIPTION The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) is designed to meet the need for objective, reliable information about the provision and use of ambulatory medical care services in the United States. Findings are based on a sample of non-federally employed office-based physicians who are primarily engaged in direct patient care. The survey has been conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) since 1973 and the Census Bureau has been the data collection agent since the mid-1980s. From 1973-2011, NAMCS used Field Representatives with a Paper-Assisted Personal Interviewing (PAPI) mode. From 2012-2021, the survey used Field Representatives (FRs) with a Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) mode. The 2022 NAMCS will be a departure from this almost 50-year history of data collection in that it is switching to a web instrument with paper non-response follow-up. Also, for the first time, physician assistants (PAs) will be included in the sample. In addition, the 2022 NAMCS will include 10,000 sample cases, more than triple its traditional number of cases of 3,000 case. It is the intention of the United States Census Bureau (USCB) to award a contract to one vendor with a base period and four (4) option period. 1.1 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY to identify and determine the capabilities of businesses to perform the services described in section 2.0 below. Based on responses, an assessment will be made whether the Government can set-aside this procurement for small businesses. This RFI/sources sought synopsis is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the USCB is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept any unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the beta.sam.gov website or if the market research results in a GSA schedule buy it will be announced on GSA’s E-Buy website. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement. Requirement Background and Objectives The objective of this RFI is to obtain a contractor to provide the necessary email and physical addresses of health care providers in a subscription and/or dataset for use in the redesigned NAMCS. The project is managed by the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey team within ADDP-SO. Required Services Data Products Product containing health care provider contact information. Mailing address and e-mail address are required (preferably work information, as opposed to residential). Specialty, age, sex, and phone number is also desired. The health care providers should be physicians (both Medical Doctors (MDs) and Doctors of Osteopathy (DO)), physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs). National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers are also required. The product’s provider contact information shall be updated at least quarterly and these updates accessible to the Census Bureau and NCHS. We would also like an indicator of what information was updated. Tools Software tool for the Census Bureau and NCHS to export the necessary information. The tool must allow for health care provider records to be downloaded in bulk. The number of records that can be downloaded at one time must be specified in the proposal. Services At least one custom, min of 1 hour, training per quarter. The Contractor shall develop and maintain a Task Management Plan (TMP) to organize, staff, and direct the contractor’s efforts throughout the life of the task order. The TMP must include activities, staffing, deliverables, schedules, costs, and milestones. The Census Bureau views the TMP as the roadmap for the completion of the work. The plan shall be submitted in “draft” as part of the Offeror’s proposal. The contractor shall finalize the plan within 1 month of the award date. Required Information Interested contractors should provide the following information: 1. Company Overview: (a) A brief description of your company. (b) Socio-economic status, business size, and size standard/applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes. (c) Dun & Bradstreet (DUNS) number. (d) Web site address. (e) Government and commercial clients. Please include the scale of these contracts by dollar value, or number of annual contacts. 2. Company Capabilities The capability statement must demonstrate the interested firm’s understanding of the requirements in section 2.0 above, their qualifications and ability to perform the work, and past experience in meeting the work requirements in 2.0 (details to include previous contract number, dollar value, and point of contact for past performance work). Finally, interested firms must identify challenges and risks associated with meeting the requirements and how the organization would minimize those risks. If a teaming arrangement is contemplated, then the response to this sources sought synopsis/RFI must clearly discuss the areas of the requirements in 2.0 that the small business firm intends to perform/provide. Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI/Sources Sought Synopsis. Responses shall be in Microsoft Word for Office compatible format and are due no later than December 10, 2021 at Noon EDT. Responses shall be limited to 5 typed pages with no smaller than 12-point Times New Roman font and submitted via e-mail to pamela.a.miller@census.gov with the subject line reading “RFI Response – Health Care Provider Datasets.” Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, please segregate proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.