Military-Civilian National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Interoperability Study (MCNIS) Pilot Program

Purpose

This solicitation, issued by MTEC, represents a Request for Project Proposals (RPP) for MTEC support of the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH) at the Uniformed Services University (USU). Enhanced White Papers selected for award as a result of this RPP will be awarded under the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 2371b. Strategic and tactical oversight for the award(s) supported by this RPP will be provided by NCDMPH.

This RPP is focused on the development and implementation of the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Pilot Program (“Pilot”). The Pilot is a congressionally required prototype, which will serve as a proof of concept to inform nationwide changes to the existing NDMS. The purpose of the Pilot is to strengthen interoperable partnerships of the NDMS to care for our Nation’s combat casualties by increasing medical surge capabilities and capacities at five regional sites. This will be achieved through a collaborative network of federal and civilian NDMS partners. The current Pilot Phase I activities (currently underway during Year 0) will be transitioning (as of September 30, 2021) to Phase II (Pilot Implementation). This RPP is specifically focused on the activities associated with Phase II, which include conducting further NDMS studies, systematically implementing recommended changes, measuring intervention outcomes, and iteratively making improvements to optimize Pilot performance at the five sites. The information generated in Phase II (which will include, but is not limited to, tasks awarded under this MTEC RPP) will inform system-wide changes for nationwide implementation in Phase III.

Points of Contact

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