National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) - Pilot Site Projects

Purpose

This solicitation, issued by MTEC, represents a Request for Project Proposals (RPP) for MTEC in 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. § 4022. Strategic oversight for the award(s) supported by this RPP will be provided by NCDMPH.

The National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Pilot Program (“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.

The Government is requesting proposals from local healthcare facilities, academic institutions, and professional entities with experience working in or supporting the healthcare industry to propose and execute Pilot Site Projects. Projects shall address at least one of seven focus areas:

• FOCUS AREA #1: Medical Surge Staffing
• FOCUS AREA #2: Post-acute Care Coordination
• FOCUS AREA #3: Regional Patient Regulating and Patient Transfer Management
• FOCUS AREA #4: State Medical Surge and NDMS Integration
• FOCUS AREA #5: NDMS Medical Surge Training and Education for Definitive Care Partners
• FOCUS AREA #6: National Emergency Medical System (EMS) Capability and Capacity
• FOCUS AREA #7: Economic Modeling

These projects will leverage a collaborative network of federal and civilian NDMS partners who support the execution and implementation of the individual projects.

This RPP, similar to the previously issued MTEC RPP in Fiscal Year 2021 (MTEC-21-11-NDMS), is specifically focused on the activities associated with Implementation (Phase II), which include conducting further NDMS related 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. As further detailed in Section 3, any awards resulting from this RPP may require the collaboration, support, and/or sharing of information with other MTEC members (and their lower tier awardees) currently performing under NDMS Research Project Awards. Furthermore, coordination (e.g., via attendance and participation in coordination meetings) among the Offerors selected for award under this RPP may also be required.

Scope of Work

The Government has identified the above seven focus areas for funding under this RPP. To meet the intent of this RPP, each Enhanced White Paper shall specifically address at least one of the seven focus areas.

Offerors are not limited to a single Enhanced White Paper submission but rather are encouraged to propose all possible solutions for Government evaluation. Offerors shall specifically identify the intended pilot site(s) for the proposed solution and demonstrate how the project will be accomplished within the not to exceed 12-month period of performance. Offerors are encouraged to bring forth proposals that include teaming arrangements with other organizations to address the physical location requirement. The examples of the Pilot site projects listed within each Focus Area are not inclusive of all potential solutions. While the Pilot site projects may focus on a specific region’s situation and needs, they should ideally be useful for other NDMS regions nationally.

Note: Proposed prototype projects should not be exploratory in nature and do require a foundation of preliminary data.

Points of Contact

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