[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11579-11583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04815]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Announcement of Requirements and Registration for the Opioid 
Overdose Prevention Challenge

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.

AGENCY: SAMHSA, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In summarizing the challenge that will be issued by your 
agency, please answer the following four questions:
    (1) What action is being taken?
    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA) has issued a challenge to developers to help support patients 
in recovery who are receiving medication assisted treatment for opioid 
use disorder with an innovative app that provides features and 
information that support their recovery.
    (2) Why is this action necessary?
    Addressing the opioid epidemic is a top priority for the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services and the Secretary is committed 
to evidence-informed interventions to turn the tide against opioid 
drug-related overdose and misuse. To that end, Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is issuing a three-month 
challenge to spur developers to create an app that provides additional 
recovery support to patients receiving outpatient medication-assisted 
treatment for opioid use disorder.
    (3) What is the objective of the challenge?
    To provide support to people in recovery from opioid use disorder 
receiving medication assisted-treatment so that they can maintain 
treatment and achieve long-term recovery.
    (4) What is the intended effect of this action?
    An increase in the number of individuals with opioid use disorders 
maintaining recovery; and a reduction in the number of deaths from 
opioid overdose.

DATES: The challenge starts on March 4, 2016 10:00 a.m. ET. The 
challenge ends on May 27, 2016 11:59 p.m. ET.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Danielle Tarino Rivkin, Health 
Information Technology Team, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Advisor, SAMHSA/
CSAT, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Phone: 240.276.2857, 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Subject of Challenge Competition: Opioid Recovery Support.

Eligibility Rules for Participating in the Competition

    To satisfy the mandatory provisions of the COMPETES Act, use the 
following language:
    A. The Competition is open only to:
    (i) Individuals who are at least 18 years of age at the time of 
entry, and are citizens or permanent residents of the United States as 
of the time of entry;
    (ii) teams of eligible individuals where each team member meets the 
eligibility requirements for individual Contestants; and
    (iii) corporations (including not-for-profit corporations and other 
nonprofit organizations), limited liability companies, partnerships, 
and other legal entities that, at the time of entry, are domiciled (or 
incorporated) in the United States, have been duly organized or 
incorporated and validly exist, and employ no more than one hundred 
(100) people (``Organizations'').
    B. Each team or Organization shall appoint one individual (the 
``Representative'') to represent and act, including entering a 
Submission, on behalf of said team or Organization. The Representative 
must meet the eligibility requirements for an individual Contestant and 
must be duly authorized to submit on behalf of the team or 
Organization. The Representative represents and warrants that: (i) He/
she is duly authorized to act on behalf of the team or Organization; 
and (ii) each member of the team (or in the case of Organization, each 
participating member) has read the Official Rules and agrees to abide 
by these Official Rules. The Representative will ensure that each 
member of the team or Organization reads, agrees to, and complies with 
the Official Rules.

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    C. An individual may join more than one team or Organization, and 
an individual who is part of a team or Organization may also enter the 
Competition on an individual basis.
    D. The following individuals, teams, and Organizations are not 
eligible regardless of whether or not they meet the criteria set forth 
above:
    (i) The Sponsor, the Administrator, and any advertising agency, 
contractor or other organization involved with the design, production, 
promotion, execution, or distribution of the Competition (collectively 
``Promotion Entities''); all employees, representatives and agents of 
such Promotion Entities; and all members of any such employee, 
representative or agent's immediate family or household;
    (ii) any individual involved with the design, production, 
promotion, execution, or distribution of the Competition and each 
member of any such individual's immediate family or household;
    (iii) any company or individual that employs any Judge or that 
otherwise has a material business relationship or affiliation with any 
Judge;
    (iv) any parent company, subsidiary, or other affiliate of any 
company described above.
    E. This Challenge falls under the COMPETES Act. As such, if a 
Contestant is a federal grantee, they may not use federal funds to 
develop COMPETES Act challenge applications unless consistent with the 
purpose of their grant award.
    F. If Contestant is a federal contractor, they may not use federal 
funds from a contract to develop COMPETES Act challenge applications or 
to fund efforts in support of a COMPETES Act challenge submission.
    G. For purposes hereof:
    (i) The members of an individual's immediate family include such 
individual's spouse, children and step-children, parents and step-
parents, and siblings and step-siblings; and
    (ii) the members of an individual's household include any other 
person that shares the same residence as such individual for at least 
three (3) months out of the year.
    H. A Contestant will not be deemed ineligible because the 
individual or entity used federal facilities or consulted with federal 
employees during a competition if the facilities and employees are made 
available to all Contestants participating in the competition on an 
equitable basis.

Registration Process for Participants

    (i) Beginning on March 4, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, visit 
http://samhsaopioidrecoveryapp.devpost.com/ (the ``Competition Web 
site'') and click ``Sign Up'' to create a Devpost account, or click 
``Log In'' and log in with an existing Devpost account. There is no 
charge for creating a Devpost account.
    (ii) After a Contestant signs up on the Competition Web site, a 
confirmation email will be sent to the email address provided by the 
Contestant. The Contestant should use the confirmation email to verify 
their email address.
    (iii) Contestant should indicate their agreement in participating 
by clicking ``Register'' on the Competition Web site in order to 
receive important Competition updates.
    (iv) In the event of a dispute pertaining to this Competition, the 
authorized account holder of the email address used to sign up for the 
Devpost account used to enter the Submission will be deemed to be the 
Contestant (in case of an individual) and the Contestant's 
Representative, in the case of a team or Organization. The ``authorized 
account holder'' is the natural person or legal entity assigned an 
email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider 
or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the 
domain associated with the submitted address. Contestants generally and 
potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized 
account holder.
    Amount of the Prize: 1st prize: $15,000 cash; 2nd prize: $7,500 
cash; 3rd prize: $5,000 cash.
    Payment of the Prize: Prize payment will be paid by contractor.

Basis Upon Which Winner Will Be Selected

    A. All eligible Submissions will be judged by an expert panel of 
impartial judges (the ``Judges'') selected by the Sponsor. The internal 
panel will judge these Submissions on the criteria identified in these 
Official Rules to select finalist Submissions. Finalist Submissions 
will then be judged by the expert judging panel determined by the 
Sponsor. The judging panel is not required to test the Application and 
may choose to judge based solely on the text description and video 
provided in the Submission. The Sponsor and the Administrator reserve 
the right to divide and assign the criteria identified below in these 
Official Rules among different members of the internal and expert 
judging panels. The Sponsor and the Administrator reserve the right to 
substitute or modify the judging panel at any time for any reason.
    B. All Judges shall be and remain fair and impartial. Any Judge may 
recuse him or herself from judging a Submission if the Judge, the 
Sponsor or the Administrator considers that it is inappropriate, for 
any reason, for the Judge to evaluate a specific Submission or group of 
Submissions.
    C. A Contestant's likelihood of winning will depend primarily on 
the number and quality of all of the Submissions, as determined by the 
Judges using the criteria in these Official Rules. The judging period 
is May 30, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time through July 1, 2016 at 
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (the ``Judging Period'').
    D. Criteria:

    Judging Criteria:
    a. Quality of Idea (Includes the degree to which the proposed app 
can support patient recovery by addressing the required and optional 
insights, the creativity of the idea and the innovation of the proposed 
app to support recovery).
    b. Implementation of Idea (Includes how well the idea was 
implemented including the user experience, design and technical 
functionality).
    c. Potential Impact (Includes the patient value and potential 
impact the application can have for individuals in recovery).
    E. If deemed necessary by the judging panel, each of the top five 
finalists may be asked to participate in a virtual or in-person meeting 
with federal staff to discuss their Application and demonstrate its 
operation. The purpose of these meetings will be to further evaluate 
the Contestant's product, provide any additional information to SAMHSA, 
and clarify any concerns or questions raised by the review panel.
    F. Tie Breakers. In the event of a tie between two or more 
Submissions, the panel of Judges will vote on the tied submissions.
    G. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to
    a. cancel, suspend, or modify the Challenge, and/or
    b. not award any prizes if no submissions are deemed worthy.
    H. All decisions made by the Sponsor regarding adherence to contest 
rules are final.
    I. All selection of contest winners is final.

Additional Information

B. Submission

    (i) Contestants must create a working software application. Apps 
must be developed as either:
    a. iOS or Android, as a downloadable app.
    Contestants can submit an app developed for just one operating 
system

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(OS) but the 1st place winner must develop for both iOS and Android 
within six months of winning the prize
    OR
    b. an HTML5 mobile web application accessible via a mobile browser 
(Chrome or Safari) on the device.
    (i) The 1st place winner will need to host the HTML5 mobile web app 
for at least 2 years from delivery of signed affidavit by prizewinner
    c. both a. and b. above.
    (ii) During the Competition Submission Period, Contestant must 
visit the Competition Web site and confirm that he or she has, or if 
Contestant is a Representative, all members of their team or 
Organization have, read and agree to the Official Rules. Then, 
Contestant must submit its Submission by providing the following items 
included in subsections a-n below:
    a. The name of the Application;
    b. a brief text description (no more than 350 words) of the 
Application and how it functions; including a list of the features and 
how they address the insights provided in Attachment A. If any 
additional resources have been provided in the Application by the 
Contestant, the Contestant will submit an Excel or .csv file with a 
list of all the additional resources that includes the title of the 
resource; the source of the resource; and a link to the resource if 
applicable. Additionally, if Application uses any additional 
copyrighted material, contestant must have written consent to use it. 
The Administrator and/or Sponsor reserves the right to request 
additional documentation from Contestants to verify this information.
    c. a text description of testing instructions for the app;
    d. at least one image (screenshot) of the working Application;
    e. a link to a video uploaded to Devpost.com and YouTube.com that 
clearly demonstrates the Application's functionality and features (by 
walking through the Application);
    f. the Application platform (iOS, Android, HTML5 Web);
    g. for Android applications: The Android APK file and any other 
associated files needed to run the app or a link to the app in the 
Google Play store;
    h. for IOS applications:
    If your Application is available on the iTunes App Store provide a 
link in the ``Web site URL'' field on ``Enter a Submission'' form. If 
you charge a fee for downloading your Application, you must provide a 
promo code.
    If your Application is not yet publicly available on the iTunes App 
Store, you must send a test build to the Administrator before the end 
of the Challenge Submission Period using one of the following methods: 
The iOS App file registered to the reviewers unique device ID (UDID), 
the Sponsor will provide UDIDs upon request (see contact info at the 
end of the rules section). For more details see: https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/IDEs/Conceptual/AppDistributionGuide/TestingYouriOSApp/TestingYouriOSApp.html.
    OR, provide a link to the app in the Apple iTunes store;
    OR contestants can use one of the following options:
    Beta by Crashalytics You may send the Administrator a beta test via 
Crashalytics. Use the Administrator's testing email 
([email protected]) and UDID's (Sponsor will provide UDIDs upon 
request) to provision a build and send the Administrator a link via the 
``Share Links'' button. Add the testing link to the Enter a Submission 
form under ``iOS Build Link''. Beta by Crashalytics is a free service. 
Please review the how-to for their Beta Distribution tool.
    Diawi Send the beta file via Diawi. After uploading your file, 
Diawi creates a unique short URL to access the installation page (for 
ex: aBcDeF). When opened in Safari on the iOS device, the page will 
display a link to install the application. Note that you will need to 
include provisioning for one or more of the UDIDs the Sponsor will 
provide upon request.
    i. for Web or HTML5 mobile Web: A link to a Web site where the 
application can be accessed free of charge;
    j. step-by-step testing instructions including the minimum 
operating system or Web browser version required for testing and login 
instructions, if a login is required;
    k. the submitter type (individual, team, or organization);
    l. the Organization name, if the submitter is an Organization; and
    m. the Contestant Representative's phone number;
    n. the Contestant's email address.
    (Note that items a-n above, are collectively a ``Submission.'')
    (2) For sake of clarity, all parts of the Submission must be 
entered at the same time on the Competition Web site. All Submissions 
must be received by no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 27, 
2016. Applications that cannot be accessed for judging during the 
Judging Period will be disqualified.
    (3) Once a Submission has been submitted and the Competition 
Submission Period has ended, a Contestant may not make any changes or 
alterations to the Submission until the end of the Judging Period. 
Contestants may save draft versions of their Submission before entering 
it on the Competition Web site.
    (4) The Sponsor and/or the Administrator, at their sole discretion, 
may permit a Contestant to modify part of the Submission after the 
Competition Submission Deadline for the purpose of removing material 
that potentially infringes a third party mark or right, discloses 
personally identifiable information, or is otherwise inappropriate or 
deemed not relevant by the administrator. The modified Submission must 
remain substantively the same as the original Submission with the only 
modification being what is permitted by the Sponsor and/or 
Administrator. Any modifications beyond what is permitted may result in 
disqualification.
    (5) Applications cannot be changed after the Competition Submission 
Period and before the end of the Judging Period, unless the Contestant 
has provided an installation file and testing instructions on the Enter 
an Application form on the Competition Web site.
    (6) Upon award the winner must submit a project directory with all 
supporting assets, such as uncompiled code, data, images, etc., 
belonging to the application for review.

5. Submission Requirements

A. Language Requirements

    All Submission materials must be in English.

B. Text Description, Image and Video Requirements

    (i) The text description must describe the Application's key 
features and functionality, and must outline how the features address 
the insights specified by the Administrator in Attachment A.
    (ii) The image(s) must be photographs or screenshots of your 
working Application.
    (iii) The video portion of the Submission:
    a. Should be no longer than five (5) minutes;
    b. must clearly demonstrate the Application's features and 
functionality, especially those that address the required assets and 
insights; and
    c. must not include music or other copyrighted material or use 
third party trademarks unless the Contestant has written permission to 
use such material.
    (iv) If the video is primarily promotional rather than a 
demonstration of the Application's functionality and features (by 
walking through the Application), the

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Submission may be disqualified at the Sponsor's and/or Administrator's 
sole discretion.
    (v) Please provide a description of ideas for how you could promote 
the app if you are a prizewinner (350 words max).

C. Content Requirements

    (i) The Submission must only address insights provided.
    (ii) The Submission must include the required information contained 
in the INSERT ASSET FILE NAME. This includes APIs and resources. The 
ASSET FILE NAME will indicate whether content is optional or required. 
Entries may not substantially alter the meaning, intent, or otherwise 
misrepresent the content in whole or in part. The intention of this 
clause is to ensure that the integrity of the content is maintained.
    (iii) The Submission must target individuals in recovery from 
opioid misuse who are receiving outpatient medication-assisted 
treatment.
    (iv) The submission features should be designed to encourage repeat 
usage of the app.
    (v) A Submission must not include an audio or visual performance, 
including but not limited to music, dance, or other performing art, 
third-party copyrighted material or trademarks, unless the Contestant 
has written permission to use such material.
    (vi) The Submission must not use HHS's or SAMHSA's logos or 
official seals and must not claim endorsement.

D. Application Requirements

    In addition to the requirements described above in Sections 5(A)-
5(C):
    (i) The Application must be able to be successfully installed and 
capable of running consistently as described on the platform for which 
it is intended.
    (ii) Applications may be newly created or existing applications 
modified to meet the requirements of the Competition.
    (iii) Applications must be designed for use with existing modern 
smartphones.
    (iv) Applicants using HTML5 should limit the data burden on users 
and where possible the submissions should leverage local storage and 
client-side cache options.
    (v) Applications must not collect or store personally identifiable 
information (PII) or protected health information (PHI) as defined in 
45 CFR 160.103.
    (vi) Applications must not collect or require input of end user 
email addresses within the Application.
    (vii) The Prizewinners must offer the Application to the public for 
free for a period of at least one (1) year. Each Application must be 
available free of charge for testing, evaluation and use by the 
Competition Sponsor, Administrator and judges during the Competition 
and until the Judging Period ends at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on July 1, 
2016. For one year following the prize distribution, prize winners will 
be required to provide to the Sponsor a report of monthly data on the 
number of app downloads.
    (viii) Contestants must acknowledge, as a prerequisite to any 
subsequent acquisition by federal contract or other method, they may be 
required to make their product compliant with Section 508 accessibility 
and usability requirements at their own expense. Any electronic 
information technology that is ultimately obtained by HHS for its use, 
development, or maintenance must meet Section 508 accessibility and 
usability standards. Past experience has demonstrated that it can be 
costly for solution-providers to ``retrofit'' solutions if remediation 
is later needed. The HHS Section 508 Evaluation Product Assessment 
Template, available at www.hhs.gov/od/vendors/index.html, provides a 
useful roadmap for developers to review. It is a simple, Web-based 
checklist utilized by HHS officials to allow vendors to document how 
their products do or do not meet the various Section 508 requirements.
    (ix) Submissions requiring approval from a third party, such as an 
app store, in order to be accessible to the public, must be submitted 
to such third party or app store for review before the end of the 
Competition Submission Period. For any software that is not a web or 
mobile Web Application run on a web browser (tablet and desktop 
Applications), Contestants will be required to provide an installation 
file containing the Application.

E. General Requirements

    (i) Submissions must not:
    a. Violate any law or regulation;
    b. depict hatred;
    c. be in bad taste;
    d. denigrate (or be derogatory towards) any person or group of 
persons or any race, ethnic group or culture;
    e. threaten a specific community in society, including any specific 
race, ethnic group or culture;
    f. incite violence or be likely to incite violence;
    g. contain vulgar or obscene language or excessive violence;
    h. contain pornography, obscenity or sexual activity; or
    i. disparage the Sponsor or Administrator.
    (ii) Submissions must not attempt to duplicate a prior Submission 
already submitted in this Competition. Sponsor or Administrator 
reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any Submission 
that is a duplicate or substantially similar to another Submission.
    (iii) Submissions must be free of malware. Contestant agrees that 
the Sponsor and the Administrator may conduct testing on the 
Application to determine whether malware or other security threats may 
be present. Submission not complying with these requirements may be 
disqualified.
    (iv) Each Application will be tested by the Administrator, the 
Sponsor or their designees. Submissions may be disqualified if the 
Application does not function as depicted in the video or expressed in 
the text description, at the Sponsor's and/or Administrator's sole 
discretion.
    (v) Prizewinners may be required to submit the source code and any 
relevant data of their Application to the Administrator and/or Sponsor 
upon request at any time.
    (vi) A Contestant may submit more than one Submission. However, 
each Submission must be unique, as determined by Sponsor and/or the 
Administrator in their sole discretion. If a Contestant enters two or 
more Submissions that are substantially similar, the Sponsor and 
Administrator reserve the right to disqualify Submissions or require 
the Contestant to choose one Submission to enter into the Competition.
    (vii) Submissions must not include any email addresses, phone 
numbers, addresses, or social security numbers in the Submission name, 
text description, video, or images.
    (viii) Contestants must not imply endorsement of their Application 
by the Sponsor in any of the Submission components or in any 
advertising or media, including Web sites and app stores, featuring the 
Contestant's Application.
    (ix) Submissions must: (a) Be the original work product of the 
Contestant; (b) be solely owned by Contestant and with no other person 
or entity having any right or interest in it; and (c) not violate the 
Intellectual Property rights or other rights including but not limited 
to copyright, trademark, patent, contract, and/or privacy rights, of 
any other person or entity. A Contestant may contract with a third 
party for technical assistance to create the Submission provided the 
Submission components are solely the Contestant's work product and the 
result of the Contestant's ideas

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and creativity, and the Contestant owns all rights to them.
    (x) By entering a Submission, Contestant represents, warrants and 
agrees that the Submission (including, without limitation, the 
Application) is the original work of the Contestant and complies with 
the Official Rules.
    Contestant further represents, warrants and agrees that any use of 
the Submission by the Sponsor, Administrator and/or Judges (or any of 
their respective partners, subsidiaries and affiliates) as authorized 
by these Official Rules, shall not:
    a. Infringe upon, misappropriate or otherwise violate any 
intellectual property right or proprietary right including, without 
limitation, any statutory or common law trademark, copyright or patent, 
nor any privacy rights, moral rights nor any other rights of any person 
or entity; or
    b. constitute or result in any misappropriation or other violation 
of any person's publicity rights or right of privacy.

Summer King,
Statistician.
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