National Emergency Telecritical Care Network (NETCCN)

Purpose

This solicitation, issued by MTEC, represents a Request for Project Proposals (RPP) for MTEC support of the U.S. Army’s Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC). Military relevance is a critical component of the Enhanced White Paper submission. Strategic and tactical oversight for the award(s) supported by this RPP will be provided by the TATRC.

In support of the COVID-19 response, the goal of this RPP is to support the rapid development, deployment, and testing of the National Emergency Telecritical Care Network (NETCCN), a cloudbased, low-resource, stand-alone health information management system for the creation and coordination of flexible and extendable “virtual critical care wards.” These high-acuity, virtual wards would bring high-quality critical care capability to nearly every bedside, be it healthcare facility, field hospital, or gymnasium.

Based on cellular communication networks, mobile technologies, and cloud computing, the RPP will support the extension of high-quality intensive care to traditional (e.g., critical access hospitals and clinics) and non-traditional and temporary healthcare facilities (e.g., field hospitals and gymnasiums), which lack adequate critical care expertise and resources necessary for care of COVID-19-related illnesses.

Through a step-wise approach, this RPP will fund multiple teams consisting of healthcare organizations and technology vendors to rapidly, iteratively, and collaboratively prototype, test, and refine telecritical care and data visualization solutions to support local, regional, and ultimately national COVID-19 care and situational awareness.

Note: Pending successful completion of this effort, the Government may issue a noncompetitive follow-on production contract or transaction pursuant to 10 USC 2371b section f.

Scope of Work

Optimal Applicant Teams: It is preferred that Enhanced White Papers propose projects that address the entire scope of work (Tasks 1-5). An optimal team responding to this RPP would consist of clinical experts, technology experts and entities with experience in change management and rapid cycle innovation. However, enhanced white paper submissions that only partially address the requirement are also encouraged, with the understanding that these Offerors may be teamed with other Offerors with complementary expertise to construct a complete team that can address the full scope of work.

The goals of this RPP are to provide a first system for deployment within 45 days of award (end of Task 3), a refined system for deployment within six months of award (end of Task 4), and a final system for deployment within 18 months of award (end of Task 5).

The intent of this RPP is to initially award Tasks 1, 2, and 3. Information regarding Tasks 4 and 5 is intended to provide context so the Offeror is aware of potential work that could follow-on after the completion of Tasks 1, 2, and 3. The Offeror does need to price and provide details on how they would complete this follow-on work in Tasks 4 and 5.

Points of Contact

For inquiries, please direct your correspondence to Biomedical Research Associate Chuck Hutti, Ph.D. at Chuck.Hutti@ati.org.