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Summary: This sources sought notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Veterans Health Administration (VH... Summary: This sources sought notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The VHA is currently conducting market research to locate qualified, experienced and interested potential sources. Responses will not be considered as quotes, nor will any award be incurred by interested parties in responding to this sources sought announcement. The VHA encourages any businesses to respond but has is particularly interested in SB/SDVOSB/VOSB. All responses are due by 3/31/2022 at 12:00 PM EST and emailed to phillip.sieg@va.gov. The following is a synopsis of the requested response and requirement. In response to this market research, VHA requests capable vendors respond with a brief capability statement to include: Cover Page (1 Page): Business Name: Authorized POC: POC Email: POC Phone: Business DUNS: Business CAGE: Small Business Size Standard under NAICS: Type of Business (Small Business, Veteran Owned etc): GSA Contract Number if Applicable: Other Federal GWAC Contract Numbers as Applicable: Technical Response (No more than 2 Pages): As part of this requirement, the vendor must be capable of identifying, contacting, and surveying the required populations. Please provide a technical response indicating how your company would plan to reach the described population requirements and how you plan on completing the web-based survey of 500 informal caregivers (i.e., family or unpaid friends/neighbors) of older ( 65) U.S. military Veterans with complex care needs within a 5-month timeframe. Submission Instruction: Please email all responses to: Phill Sieg at phillip.sieg@va.gov by March 31st, 2022 at 12:00PM Eastern Standard Time. Synopsis of Requirement: The VHA is performing research and needs a vendor to provide all tools, labor, and contacts to conduct a web-based survey of 500 informal caregivers (i.e., family or unpaid friends/neighbors) of older ( 65) U.S. military Veterans with complex care needs. The aim of this survey is to elucidate the logistical factors that informal caregivers experience in coordinating care for a community dwelling older Veteran with complex care needs, their impact on caregiver quality of life (QoL), and how these factors differ in urban versus rural areas. A nationally representative web-based survey of 500 informal caregivers of older ( 65) Veterans will be conducted to understand the logistics of in-person health visits for the Veteran and their informal caregiver. The survey will begin early 2022 and be completed within 5 months. Survey measures will include items about 1) visit logistics, 2) measures of activities of daily living (adl) 3) measures of medical complexity, 4) caregiver quality of life and 5) sociodemographic measures. The survey instrument will be programmed on password-protected website. Administration of a total of 500 completed surveys from a web-enabled customized survey panel (i.e., informal caregivers of older Veterans, 50-50 split of urban/rural, 80-20 split of white/nonwhite). Primary deliverables include: (1) provision of anonymous SPSS data set containing all survey data and complete variable and value labels and (2) a field report documenting all sampling and data collection procedures, codebook, panel recruitment methodology, and any requested statistical weighting. The A&A requirements do not apply and a Security Accreditation Package is not required. Data will initially be collected and stored on Vendor s survey platform. At the close of the data collection period, all data will be transferred (download will be FIPS 140-2 compliant and data will be fully de-identified in accordance with HIPAA deidentification standards) to a VA-secure share drive accessible only to approved research staff. Transfer will occur using a direct download using a VA-secure computer and behind the VA firewall. Evaluation Criteria: Vendor must be able to complete a web-based survey of 500 informal caregivers (i.e., family or unpaid friends/neighbors) of older ( 65) U.S. military Veterans with complex care needs within a 5-month timeframe. Vendor must have prior corporate experience in conducting web-based surveys of difficult-to-reach populations, including informal caregivers of older Veterans.