DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATIONS OF DATA ANALYTIC STRATEGIES

Sole Source FBO Notice for Procurement Request 0000HCCC-2018-23655Title: Development and Demonstrations of Data Analytics Strategies forEvaluating Organizational Safety PerformanceThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Biostatistics and Epidemiology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, Morgantown, WV intends to award a sole source firm fixed price purchase order to Appalachian State University, 1039 Stare Farm Road, Boone, NC 28607-4956 for the expert knowledge and technical services needed for assisting NIOSH researchers in conducting a research study of "big" data mining and data analytics strategies applied to assessments of large organizational data sets for safety behavior and performance obtained from at least two manufacturing and/or construction organizations with three option years.Statement of WorkDevelopment and Demonstrations of Data Analytics StrategiesFor Evaluating Organizational

Safety PerformanceA. Background InformationSafety and health programs within these industry sectors have made great strides in reducing the number of work-related injuries and fatalities, but the ability to prevent future injuries could be further improved by developing and implementing novel approaches for collecting, analyzing, and managing organizational data. The services provided with this contract will assist safety researchers in the Health Effects Laboratory Division (HELD) of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in Morgantown, West Virginia in conducting a research study on data analytics strategies for evaluating organizational safety performance. The project entails conducting at least two case studies with manufacturing and/or construction companies (hereafter, Company A and Company B) in which a strategic application of data mining and analytics techniques is planned and implemented to evaluate each company's safety performance. Unlike traditional approaches that tend to focus on lagging safety indicators (e.g., number of OSHA recordable, first aids, near misses), the purpose of this project will be to describe a comprehensive data collection and analysis strategy that integrates multiple organizational data sources and metrics to reveal potentially important insights associated with leading safety indicators (e.g., safety-related behaviors, procedures, processes, decision-making, etc.). The project's specific aims are:• Develop and implement an Analytics Readiness Audit for Company A and Company B that will evaluate each company's safety and health program including (a) their data collection, storage, and sharing methods, (b) data quality, and (c) safety performance and management systems, and (d) safety climate/culture.• Develop data collection systems and sources, and prepare data sets by aggregating, cleaning, and formatting the relevant safety, injury, illness, production schedule, supply chain, human resources, and market and economic data.• Conduct a four-phase analytics process that may consist of descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics to identify patterns in the data and develop models to help prevent future injuries.• Develop industry-specific and more general guidance documents that will be published in the occupational safety literature that will describe the analytics processes that were conducted to increase the likelihood of the adoption of these techniques within and across industry sectors.B. ObjectivesThe objective of this contract is to obtain expert knowledge and technical services needed for conducting data analyses using "big" data mining and data analytics strategies, and for applying these methods and techniques to large organizational data sets obtained from at least two manufacturing and/or construction organizations (Company A and Company B).C. Services to be providedIndependently, and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish all the necessary services, qualified personnel, materials, equipment and facilities, needed to perform the Statement of Work below:Year 11. Develop (in consultation with NIOSH personnel) a written proposal for conducting a Analytics Readiness Audit-an evaluation of each company's safety and health program including (a) their data collection, storage, and sharing methods, (b) data quality, and (c) safety performance and management systems, and (d) safety climate/culture3. Conduct an Analytics Readiness Audit for each companyYear 2 (option year) if funds are available1. For each company, complete a written report of findings resulting from the Analytics Readiness Audit2. For each company, prepare data sets as needed for analytics by aggregating, cleaning, and formatting the relevant safety, injury, illness, production schedule, supply chain, human resources, and market and economic dataYear 3 (option year) if funds are available1. For each company and in consultation with NIOSH personnel, develop of written multi-phase analytics proposal consisting of one or more of the different types of descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and/or prescriptive analytics to identify patterns in the data and develop models to help prevent future injuries2. Implement the multi-phase analytics process with each companyYear 4 (option year) if funds are available1. In collaboration with NIOSH personnel, develop a final written report for each company describing the results of the Analytics Readiness Audit, description of and modifications to the data sources and data structures, all analytics strategies implemented and their results, interpretation of the findings, and recommendations for program improvements in a format suitable for publication the occupational safety literature.2. On the basis of the successes (or failures) in conducting each case study, and in consultation and collaboration with NIOSH personnel, develop a written manuscript suitable for publication as an industry specific or a general guidance document describing promising practices and strategies for applying analytics techniques to organizational safety data.D. Milestones, Deliverables, and Payment ScheduleYear 11. Amount of dollars that will be payable immediately upon contract award ______2. Amount of dollars that will be payable upon receipt of a written proposal for conducting the Analytics Readiness Audit for Company A __________3. Amount of dollars that  will be payable upon receipt of a written proposal for conducting the Analytics Readiness Audit for Company B __________Year 2 (option year)1. Amount of dollars that will be payable upon receipt of the written report of findings from the Analytics Readiness Audit for Company A __________2. Amount of dollars that will be payable upon receipt of the written report of findings from the Analytics Readiness Audit for Company B __________3. Amount of dollars that will be payable upon written notification that data sets for Company A have been completed for analytics ___________4. Amount of dollars that will be payable upon written notification that data sets for Company B have been completed for analytics __________Year 3 (option year)1. Amount of dollars that will be payable upon receipt of the written proposal for conducting analytics for Company A __________2. Amount of dollars that will be payable upon receipt of the written proposal for conducting analytics for Company B ___________3. Amount of dollars that will be payable upon written notification that analytics have been completed for Company A __________4. Amount of dollars that will be payable upon written notification that analytics have been completed for Company B __________Year 4 (option year)1. Amount of dollars that will be payable upon receipt of the written report of findings for Company A __________2. Amount of dollars that will be payable upon receipt of the written report of findings for Company B __________3. Amount of dollars that will be payable upon receipt of the written manuscript suitable for publication __________This contract action is for a services for which the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (SAP) and 41 U.S.C 3304(a) (1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals.The notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all quotations/responses received within (15) days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any quotation/response should be e-mailed to purchasing agent Rebecca Mullenax at rmullenax@cdc.gov by COB on July 1Contact Information: Rebecca S Mullenax, Phone 304-285-5880, Fax 304-285-6083, Email rmullenax@cdc.gov Office Address :1095 Willowdale Road Morgantown WV 26505 Location: Acquisition and Assistance Field Branch (Morgantown) Set Aside: N/A