Do VA70113F0068SHOULDERS CORPORATION

Description of requirement

IGF::OT::IGF THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING (HFE) SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF HEALTH CARE INFORMATICS WITHIN THE VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (VHA), OFFICE OF INFORMATICS AND ANALYTICS (OIA) HEALTH INFORMATICS OFFICE, HUMAN FACTORS OFFICE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES THAT INCLUDE CONSULTING, USABILITY ASSURANCE AND USER INTERFACE DESIGN. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL APPLY WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT HUMAN CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS WITHIN THE PUBLIC HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY AND THE VHA TO THE DESIGN OF PRODUCTS, PROCESSES, SYSTEMS, AND WORK ENVIRONMENTS. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR THIS CONTRACT WILL BE LIMITED TO SYSTEMS HAVING A HUMAN INTERFACE, AND SPECIFICALLY TO SOFTWARE AND NOT HARDWARE. THIS CONTRACT DOES NOT EXTEND TO HFE SERVICES DEALING WITH MEDICAL DEVICES. THIS CONTRACTOR SHALL INTEGRATE HFE AND USABILITY DEVELOPMENT EXPERTISE IN PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS ARTIFACTS, TECHNICAL/SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS, DESIGN AND TESTING. THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ASSIST IN DETERMINING THROUGHOUT THE IT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE, WHETHER INTENDED USERS WILL BE ABLE TO OPERATE PLANNED IT SYSTEMS EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL ALSO PROVIDE USABILITY EVALUATION EXPERTISE STARTING WITH THE INITIAL PROGRAM OFFICE CONCEPTS AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATION, THROUGH PROTOTYPES OF THE USER INTERFACES.