Data Analytics Support Services   2

Background
The United States Congress has directed the Department of Defense (DoD) to manage appropriations totaling over $16.3 Billion, since fiscal year 1992 (FY92) to foster novel approaches to biomedical research in response to the expressed needs of the American public, the military, and Congress. The CDMRP is an office within the US Army Medical Research & Development Command (USAMRDC) that implements funding and serves as the executive management agent for most of the biomedical research programs directed by Congress in addition to providing support for the core (presidential budget) DoD and Army medical research program areas. Hallmarks of the CDMRP include: investing in groundbreaking research; targeting critical gaps; involving consumer advocates throughout the program cycle; supporting both the next generation of researchers and established scientists; funding the full pipeline of research development, including basic, translational, and clinical research; and fostering collaboration and synergy.

The CDMRP fills research gaps by funding high impact, high risk and high gain projects that other agencies may not venture to fund. While individual programs are unique in their focus, all the programs managed by the CDMRP share the common goal of advancing paradigm shifting research, solutions that will lead to cures or improvements in patient care, or breakthrough technologies and resources for clinical benefit.

Work Details
The purpose of this solicitation is to provide access for CDMRP staff to existing data analytical tools with functionality and capabilities for data aggregation, linkage, automated data mining, categorization and reporting using publicly available data from various biomedical research sources. In addition, expertise is sought to provide training on the tools and help CDMRP formulate strategies to evaluate the biomedical research landscape and identify research outcomes.

Additionally, technical assistance is sought to customize such tools if necessary and augment public and non-public data to enrich the analysis further through use of or creation of technologies such as APIs or web services. This solicitation does not seek to create new systems/applications or tools, nor does it seek to have analysis conducted by the vendor.

Period of Performance
The anticipated period of performance of the contract is 12 months from the date of contract award. There will also be four (4) one-year renewable options to be exercised at the discretion of .

Place of Performance
Place of performance may be either remote or a mix of remote, telework and on-site at facility at Fort Detrick located in Frederick, Maryland.