This notice solicits applications for the Newborn Screening State Evaluation Program.
The goal of the program is to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with heritable disorders screened at birth.
The purpose of this program is to evaluate the effectiveness of newborn screening
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programs by evaluating and assessing the effectiveness of screening, follow up, and referral to counseling or health care services.
This will be accomplished by supporting state newborn screening programs in the implementation of a demonstration program to use quality indicator information, as determined by the HRSA-funded Newborn Screening Data Repository and Technical Assistance program (HRSA-18-080), to evaluate the effectiveness of their state newborn screening system.
Quality indicators were created to provide longitudinal comparisons within newborn screening programs and to aggregate data at a national level.
Quality indicators cover actions within the newborn screening system including assessing borderline results, eligible newborns, specimen collection, improper transport, and time of medical intervention.
It is expected that the Newborn Screening Data Repository Technical Assistance program will be able to accept data into their data repository by September 201 9.
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Obtain Full Opportunity Text:http://www.grants.gov
Additional Information of Eligibility:This BAA is open to ALL responsible sources.
Foreign or foreign-owned Offerors are advised that their participation is subject to foreign disclosure review procedures, applicable export control laws, and other applicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies pertaining to U.S Government business with foreign entities.
Offerors may include single entities or teams from private sector organizations, Government laboratories, airport authorities, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), and academic institutions.
Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs), including the Department of Energy National Laboratories and Centers, are eligible to respond to this BAA, individually or as a team member of an eligible principal Offeror, as so long as they are permitted to respond to solicitations such as this under the applicable sponsoring agreement between the Government and the specific FFRDC.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Minority Institutions (MI), Small Business concerns, Small Disadvantaged Business concerns, Women-Owned Small Business concerns, Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns, and HUBZone Small Business concerns are encouraged to submit proposals and to join other entities as team members in submitting proposals.
However, no portion of this BAA will be set-aside pursuant to FAR Part 19.502-2.
Independent organizations and teams are encouraged to submit proposals.
However, Offerors must be willing to cooperate and exchange software, data and other information in an integrated program with other contractors, as well as with system integrators, selected by DHS S&T.
Full Opportunity Web Address:Please consult the full BAA at fbo.gov Contact: Agency Email Description: Contact Ann Ferrero, MPH at (301)443-3999 or email aferrero@hrsa.gov
Agency Email: Date Posted: 2018-07-05
Application Due Date: Archive Date: 2018-10-14