Cancer Registry Standards and Surveillance Support Services - HHS

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), Surveillance Research Program (SRP), plans to procure, on a sole source basis, support services for developing and promoting methods and standards for cancer registry operations and surveillance data from North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR); 2050 W. Iles Ave., Suite A; Springfield, IL 62704 USA. The response close date of this notice for this requirement is in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO – FAR) 5.101(a). This acquisition will be conducted under the authority of 41 United States Code (U.S.C.)253(c)(1) as set forth in RFO - FAR 6.103-1 “Only one responsible source”, in accordance with RFO - FAR 16.5–Indefinite -Delivery Contracts. The North American Industry System code is 813920 and the business size standard is $23.5M. Only one (1) award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as an Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract. The ordering period of the IDIQ contract will be sixty (60) months from date of award. It has been determined there are no opportunities to acquire green products or services for this procurement. The Surveillance Research Program (SRP) directs the collection and analysis of pertinent data in order to answer key

questions about cancer incidence, morbidity, mortality, and cancer-related health status in diverse regions and populations in the United States. As part of its mission, SRP manages the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program, an integrated, comprehensive, multiple population-based reporting system. The SRP also provides leadership in the interpretation of cancer statistics and in developing statistical methodologies appropriate for analyzing trends and evaluating the impact of cancer control interventions as well as geographic, social, behavioral, genetic, and health care delivery factors on the cancer burden. The

objective of this five (5) year contract is to support training/educational workshops and working groups to disseminate technical assistance and improve effectiveness of registry operations, trans-agency investigations of data comparability and quality, publication of pooled data based on statistical analyses and quality control field studies, and development of quantitative methods and metrics that assess data quality and benchmarks for pooling. Many federal and private agencies are involved in the national cancer surveillance effort. The need to coordinate cancer registration programs was recognized more than three (3) decades ago through creation of the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR). The NAACCR is a collaborative umbrella organization of professionals. It is supported by the central cancer registries in the United States, agencies of the federal government involved in cancer surveillance, professional societies, and private agencies. A major NAACCR goal is to encourage and work towards increased use of cancer registry data and improve data quality. Since 1993, regional, state and provincial registries with statutory authority to collect data on cancer patients voluntarily submit their non-identified data to NAACCR for evaluation and publication. In addition, subsequent to Memorandums of Understanding established in February 2000, and updated in April 2005, the NCI and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have continued processes in place for coordination of their respective programs related to cancer surveillance, including endorsement of the role of other key partners such as NAACCR in the national cancer surveillance enterprise. entral cancer registries throughout North America have made great strides in their ability to uniformly collect cancer information in a complete, accurate, and timely manner. Many of these advances have occurred as a result of NAACCR activities. The NAACCR mission is to coordinate and encourage the development, enhancement and application of cancer registration techniques in population-based groups, so that quality data will be available for cancer control and epidemiologic research, public health programs, and improved patient care to reduce the burden of cancer. NAACCR promotes established standards for cancer registration; trains and educates cancer registry professionals in cancer registry operations; certifies registries that achieve standards of high quality; aggregates data from population-based registries throughout the U.S.; and promotes the use of cancer registry data in surveillance, cancer control, and population-based research. This requirement is a continued effort to making the NCI’s cancer surveillance program more responsive to the needs of the division, institute, and nation, and more integrated with other partners within the national cancer surveillance enterprise. A Single-award IDIQ contract is contemplated by RFO - FAR 16.504. The following describes the general scope, nature, complexity, and purpose of the services the Government may acquire under a contract during the specified ordering period. The specific

requirements will be identified in each Task Order Statement of Work where the Contractor would furnish all the necessary services, qualified personnel, material, equipment, and facilities, not otherwise provided by the Government, as needed to perform each Task Order. SCOPE The following

task areas are divided into sections that provide for the day-to-day workings of this contract and cover the areas of

1) project management and administrative support;