Working with James Bell Associates (JBA) ~ Offering a variety of contract vehicles for Federal and state clients
As a registered small business, James Bell Associates can serve as a valuable partner on U.S. Federal state or local contracts that require partial outsourcing of work activities to a small business concern.
Alternatively, JBA can serve as a prime contractor on acquisitions designated as "set-asides" for small businesses. For more information about small business set-asides and small businesses in general, visit the following link at Acquisition Central, the new Web site for the Federal acquisition community and the government's business partners: http://acquisition.gov/far/current/html/Subpart%2019_5.html
Or, visit the Web site for the Small Business Administration at: http://www.sba.gov
Contract Vehicles
James Bell Associates is available to work with Federal clients through a variety of streamlined contracting mechanisms. For additional information about these contract vehicles, click on the links below or contact John Brigden, JBA's Director of Finance and Administration, at brigden@jbassoc.com.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Program Support
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration) IDIQ
JBA Contract No. HHSS283200700039T
Under the SAMHSA task order contract mechanism, JBA is entitled to compete in the following domains: I. Pilot and Evaluation Projects; III. Program Related Projects; IV. Policy Formation and Analysis Projects; VI. Analytical Projects; and VII. Technical Assistance and Training.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Planning, Evaluation & Analysis
AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) IDIQ
JBA Contract No. HHSA290200710073T
For the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) task order contract, JBA will participate in planning, evaluation and analysis task orders focused on program evaluation; economic, cost-benefit, and other types of cost-related analyses; legal and policy analyses; actuarial analyses; agency performance assessments; and internal management and organizational studies.
Program Support Center (PSC)
HHS PSC (Health and Human Services Program Support Center)
JBA Contract No. 232-02-0081
The Program and Policy Assessment, Evaluation Design Studies, and Technical Assistance Contract with the Program Support Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) task order contract available to all Federal government agencies and the District of Columbia. For more information, visit the following link to the Program Support Center: http://www.psc.gov/sas/acquisitions/task_order.html, or contact John Brigden at James Bell Associates (703-247-2621 or brigden@jbassoc.com).
MOBIS
GSA MOBIS (Management, Organizational, and Business Improvement Services)
JBA Contract No. GS-10F-0204K
JBA was awarded a Management, Organizational, and Business Improvement Services (MOBIS) contract by the General Services Administration that enables contracting arrangements with any Federal agency. JBA is eligible to provide services under the following categories:
Consulting Services (SIN 874-1), which may include the provision of expert advice, assistance, guidance or counseling in support of agencies' mission-oriented business functions. Specific services may include studies, analyses, and reports documenting any proposed developmental, consultative, or implementation efforts. Examples of consultation include but are not limited to strategic, business, and action planning; high performance work; process and productivity improvement; systems alignment; leadership systems; organizational assessments; performance measures and indicators; program audits; evaluations; and customized training.
Survey Services (SIN 874-3), which may include expert consultation, assistance, and deliverables associated with all aspects of survey research. Contractors may assist with or perform all phases of the survey process, including but not limited to survey design; sampling; survey development; pretest/pilot surveying; defining and refining survey content; survey administration; assessing data reliability and validity; determining proper data collection methodologies; survey administration; and quantitative and qualitative data analysis. Other services that may be provided under this category include the production of reports; description and summary of results with associated graphs, charts, and tables; description of data collection and survey administration methods; discussion of sample characteristics and the representative nature of data; analysis of non-response; and conducting briefings on results, including discussions regarding recommendations and potential follow-up actions.
For more information, visit the following Web link at the General Services Administration:
http://www.gsa.gov/mobis