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The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) is excited to post this pre-announcement for an upcoming Other Transaction Agreement for prototype projects Request for Project Proposals (RPP) focu... The Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) is excited to post this pre-announcement for an upcoming Other Transaction Agreement for prototype projects Request for Project Proposals (RPP) focused on the development of a prototype to create a deployed interoperable field hospital environment that will integrate existing Department of Defense (DoD) tactical networks, systems and medical devices via a Local Area Network (LAN) within deployed Medical Treatment Facilities (MTF). _____________________________________________________________________________________ Background: The overall objective of the interoperable Field Hospital (iFH) effort is to create a tactical local area medical network to seamlessly receive, capture, and process secure medical information within deployed MTFs. The future operating environments, threats, and challenges envisioned in all domain operations (ADO) demand a tactical medical architecture that brings order to the complexities of the operating environment and provides operational commanders and medical staff with data to make informed decisions, increase patient survivability, and decrease morbidity from wounds suffered in the battlespace. The prototype developed under this upcoming RPP will fill these operational requirements by capturing data from field medical elements, Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) platforms, medical devices, patient monitors, and Medical Logistics (MEDLOG) databases in order to provide clinicians with the data required to make informed clinical decisions. The effective aggregation, analysis, and visualization of these data will eliminate the reliance on time intensive and manual processes and reduce burden to medical providers in order to increase efficiency when treating mass casualties (MASCAL) from a Combined / Joint force. Solution Requirements: This upcoming RPP aims to establish a prototype that creates a tactical interoperable field hospital environment that is able to integrate with existing Department of Defense (DoD) tactical vehicle systems and deployed medical devices into a secure LAN. The proposed solution shall provide networking communications for medical devices in support of overall iFH implementation. iFH will have connectivity to existing DoD networks supporting operation in austere environments. The system must (by the end of the proposed period of performance) be able to accommodate up to three hundred patient monitors and up to twelve hundred connected medical devices in a deployed MTF. Scope of Work: Offerors shall propose a plan to develop the iFH prototype that accomplishes the following two major tasks: Task 1: The iFH prototype shall create a LAN that builds the interoperable system that seamlessly receives, captures, and processes secure medical information within deployed Roles 1-3 facilities via DoD tactical networks supporting multiple software services. Task 2: The iFH prototype shall provide a platform for the ingestion of inbound and outbound data, and the integration of existing traumatic brain injury (TBI) assessment tools to facilitate communication between mobile health applications (MHAs), existing DoD software, and additional neurological assessments performed by military medical personnel. Proposal will be evaluated on the Offeror’s ability to integrate the continuous flow of automated medical data with neurological, psychological, and brain function assessments performed by deployed military personnel, TBI assessment tools, and existing DoD software on a secure LAN. In support of the two aforementioned tasks, the following characteristics and/or functionalities of the iFH prototype are required to be delivered/demonstrated by the end of the proposed period of performance: Integrate with currently fielded DoD air and ground ambulances, systems, and networks (Note: Once on award, the Government Sponsor will connect the Awardee with appropriate points of contact to fully execute this task, however, the Offeror should include a proposed plan in their submission outlining the steps that the Offeror will take independent of this Government facilitation); Facilitate automation of data capturing from patient vital sign monitors, medical devices, and MEDLOG data systems; Provide networking communications and capabilities for iFH with mobile capacity for up to three hundred patient monitors, up to twelve hundred connected medical devices broadcasted over a distance of sixteen acres, and have redundancy within an austere environment; Complete successful testing for integration of air / ground ambulances and unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAV) within DoD systems and networks in deployed MTF environments (Note: The Offeror should plan to work with the Government for execution of these tests); Deliver to the Government Sponsor visual mock-ups of Graphic User Interface (GUI) for all iFH software describing the program, prototype architecture, and system at tradeshows, prototype demonstrations, test events, risk reduction exercises in compliance with DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) Unified Modeling Language (UML)/System Machine Learning (SysML); and Deliver to the Government Sponsor all required cyber artifacts, scans, and Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) assessments. Offerors will be expected to address the following in the full proposal submissions in response to this upcoming RPP: Experience: Prior experience developing, maintaining, and integrating with DoD tactical networks, systems, air and ground vehicles, and unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAV). Technical Feasibility: Strategy to receive and maintain continuous access to Combat Capabilities Development Command- Aviation and Missile Center (CCDC AvMC),[1],[2] Software, Simulation, Systems Engineering and Integration Directorate (S3I), Systems Architecture and Integration Lab (SAIL), Program Executive Office Aviation and Missile Command (PEO AvMC) – Project Management Aviation Mission Systems and Architectures (PM AMSA), as well as the Combat Aviation Brigade Architecture Integration Lab (CABAIL) – [specific to Task 1]. NOTE: See attachment for detailed footnotes referenced above related to CCDC & AvMC Strategy to integrate the continuous flow of automated medical data with neurological, psychological, and brain function assessments performed by deployed military personnel, TBI assessment tools, and existing DoD software on a secure LAN – [specific to Task 2]. Strategy and software recommendations to capture, receive, and store large-scale datasets and how they will be optimized to support machine learning algorithms. Strategy and software recommendations for the processing of large-scale data sets. Strategy for handling different types of data and what those data types include. 3. Physical Location: It is preferred that Offerors have an office or partner within close proximity to Redstone Arsenal and currently have or be able to secure (preferably prior to the start of PoP) facilities that can accommodate meetings and demonstrations of the iMAS systems. Offerors shall describe a strategy to access Redstone Arsenal with limited notice to respond to requests, to request to work with Government team members in the medical systems integration, and to facilitate use of their interoperability lab on Redstone Arsenal. If the Offeror is not within close proximity to Redstone Arsenal at the time of proposal submission, then the Offeror must discuss a plan to secure a physical location in close proximity and disclose the associated timeline. 4. Potential for Transition: How well the proposal identifies intellectual property ownership, describes any appropriate intellectual and material property plan among participating organizations, and addresses any impact of intellectual property issues on product development. Additionally, interested Offerors are hereby advised that the Government technical evaluators MAY utilize compliance with the following as an initial Go/No-Go criterion when reviewing proposal submissions to determine which will receive a full technical evaluation. Therefore, all Offerors shall clearly demonstrate how the following requirement will be met: All documents and materials, to include the source codes, algorithms, libraries and additional files required to compile and run the software, produced under this award shall be Offeror owned and the Government shall have rights and privileges of ownership/copyright for Government (i.e., non-commercial) Purposes. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the awardee without written permission from the Agreements Officer during performance of an award resulting from this upcoming iFH RPP and shall not be sold back to a different Government entity. All materials supplied to the Government shall be the property of the Government. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights. Potential Follow-On Tasks: There is potential for award of one or more follow-on tasks based on the success of any resultant Research Project Award(s) (subject to change depending upon Government review of work completed). Note that any potential follow on work is expected to be awarded non-competitively to the resultant project awardee(s) including fielding, procurement, and sustainment. Potential Funding Availability and Period of Performance: The U.S. Government (USG) Department of Defense (DoD) currently anticipates $14 Million (M) for this upcoming program. The USG may apply additional dollars for follow-on efforts via post award modification to any resultant award(s) after the evaluation and acceptance of work and cost plan. Dependent on the results and deliverables, additional time may be added to the period of performance for follow-on tasks. MTEC expects to make a single award to a qualified Offeror to accomplish the statement of work. If a single proposal is unable to sufficiently address the entire scope of the RPP, several Offerors may be asked to work together in a collaborative manner. See the “MTEC Member Teaming” section below for more details. The Period of Performance (POP) is not to exceed five years. Acquisition Approach: Full proposals will be required in response to this upcoming RPP thus reflecting a single stage acquisition approach. The RPP will be posted to the MTEC website (mtec-sc.org) and a notice will be posted on www.beta.SAM.gov to notify interested parties. The RPP is expected to be released in Quarter 2 of FY21 and will have a short proposal preparation period (approximately 30 days). MTEC membership is required for the submission of a full proposal in response to this upcoming MTEC RPP. To join MTEC, please visit http://mtec-sc.org/how-to-join/. MTEC Member Teaming While teaming is not required for this effort, Offerors are encouraged to consider teaming during the proposal preparation period (prior to proposal submission) if they cannot address the full scope of technical requirements of the RPP or otherwise believe a team may be beneficial to the Government. MTEC members are encouraged to use the MTEC Database Collaboration Tool to help identify potential teaming partners among other MTEC members. The Database Collaboration Tool provides a quick and easy way to search the membership for specific technology capabilities, collaboration interest, core business areas/focus, R&D highlights/projects, and technical expertise. Contact information for each organization is provided as part of the member profile in the collaboration database tool to foster follow-up conversations between members as needed. The Collaboration Database Tool can be accessed via the “MTEC Profiles Site” tab on the MTEC members-only website (at http://mtec-sc.org/). MTEC The MTEC mission is to assist the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) by providing cutting-edge technologies and supporting life cycle management to transition medical solutions to industry that protect, treat, and optimize Warfighters’ health and performance across the full spectrum of military operations. MTEC is a biomedical technology consortium collaborating with multiple government agencies under a 10-year renewable Other Transaction Agreement (OTA), Agreement No. W81XWH-15-9-0001, with the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA). MTEC is currently recruiting a broad and diverse membership that includes representatives from large businesses, small businesses, “nontraditional” defense contractors, academic research institutions and not-for-profit organizations. Point of Contact For inquiries regarding this pre-announcement, please direct your correspondence to Dr. Lauren Palestrini, MTEC Director of Research, lauren.palestrini@mtec-sc.org