ARPA-H Real World Data Sources for Health and Healthcare Research
ID: 75N992-24-RFI-102Type: Sources Sought
Overview

Buyer

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OFNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTHNIH ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H)Bethesda, MD, 208920004, USA

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

PSC

SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- SCIENTIFIC DATA (B529)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/b81fd24ee0cd476883033821be68ba19/view
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    Sources Sought Notice: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH is seeking Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services for ARPA-H Real World Data Sources for Health and Healthcare Research. This procurement aims to support the development of high-impact solutions to society's most challenging health problems by acquiring real world healthcare data and related services. ARPA-H requires real world data (RWD) to inform strategic direction and support individual mission offices and their research and development programs. The Agency is interested in technologies that can link records for individuals across all data sets using privacy preserving record linkage techniques (PPRL). Additionally, ARPA-H is exploring potential models to make integrated data sets available to the research community while complying with privacy and ethics agreements and lowering access barriers. Respondents are invited to identify potential economic models, limitations, and restrictions in this topic area.

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    Owen Hassig
    owen.hassig@arpa-h.gov
    Stas Blaushild
    stas.blaushild@arpa-h.gov
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    A11 RWD Data Sources RFI Posted 23Aug24.pdf
    The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) issued a Request for Information (RFI) to gather insights on real-world healthcare data sources and technologies, aiming to enhance health outcomes through data-informed research and development. The RFI outlines the agency’s needs for diverse data sets, integration capabilities, and economic models to facilitate a potential public utility for research data while ensuring privacy and ethical considerations. Interested vendors are invited to submit detailed capability statements by August 23, 2024, as the agency seeks input on data acquisition, privacy-preserving record linkage techniques, and potential economic frameworks for data accessibility.
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