Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking information from qualified sources to support the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Veterans Health Registry and the VA Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center-Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (PRC-TBIMS) longitudinal research database. The scope of work includes program management, biannual processing and reporting of VA data, development and maintenance of a limited data set research database, data quality monitoring, statistical and methodological consultation, and support for knowledge translation activities. The contractor will be required to maintain the VA TBI Veterans Health Registry and the VA PRC/TBIMS longitudinal research database, process VA healthcare and benefits data files, produce biannual registry reports, and prepare ad-hoc analytical reports for VA leadership.
Some key points to consider include:
• The anticipated period of performance is five years, with one 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods.
• The contractor will be required to provide services necessary to maintain and support the VA TBI Veterans Health Registry and the VA PRC/TBIMS longitudinal research database.
• The contractor will need to have experience in managing large national healthcare registries, maintaining longitudinal clinical research databases, and supporting traumatic brain injury rehabilitation research.
• The contractor will need to have the ability to provide personnel with qualifications similar to those described in the PWS.