To be eligible to win a prize under this challenge, an individual or entity—

(1) Shall have registered to participate in the competition under the rules promulgated by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

(2) Shall have complied with all the requirements under this section.

(3) In the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the case of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group, shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.

(4) May not be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within the scope of their employment.

(5) Shall not be an HHS employee working on their applications or submissions during assigned duty hours.

(6) Shall not be an employee of Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.

(7) Federal grantees may not use Federal funds to develop COMPETES Act challenge applications unless consistent with the purpose of their grant award.

(8) Federal contractors 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.

An individual or entity shall 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 individuals and entities participating in the competition on an equitable basis.

Entrants must agree to assume any and all risks and waive claims against the Federal Government and its related entities, except in the case of willful misconduct, for any injury, death, damage, or loss of property, revenue, or profits, whether direct, indirect, or consequential, arising from my participation in this prize contest, whether the injury, death, damage, or loss arises through negligence or otherwise.

Entrants must also agree to indemnify the Federal Government against third party claims for damages arising from or related to competition activities.

The application submitted must be available for use by consumers on a widely-used platform for mobile devices by the submission end date of September 3.

To be eligible to receive a prize, participants must submit:

(1) the functioning application, or directions to access it

(2) an overview, of no more than 500 words, that:

1. provides an overview of the target population for the tool and the evidence base supporting the functionality included for addressing the needs of the target population
2. discusses how the target population can use this technology to better manage their symptoms or their recovery process
3. discusses how the application is designed to keep the user engaged over time to promote consistent use
4. describes the application’s existing ability to be integrated with EHR/PHRs or other tools

(3) a video demonstration of the tool that must:

1. be no longer than 5 minutes long
2. all participants must post their videos on YouTube and provide the url link
3. following conclusion of the challenge and determination of the winners, the top 3 finishers will need to provide their videos to the challenge managers in Windows Media format

In order for an entry to be eligible to win this Challenge, it must meet the following requirements:

1. General – Contestants must provide continuous access to the tool, a detailed description of the tool, instructions on how to install and operate the tool, and system requirements required to run the tool (collectively, “Submission”).
2. Acceptable platforms – The tool must be designed for use on a widely-used platform for mobile devices; this includes web optimization for mobile devices.
3. Section 508 Compliance – Contestants must acknowledge that they understand that, as a pre-requisite to any subsequent acquisition by FAR contract or other method, they may be required to make their proposed solution 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 http://www.hhs.gov/web/508/contracting/technology/vendors.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.
4. No HHS, ONC, or other federal government logo – The app must not use HHS’, ONC’s, or any other federal government agency’s logos or official seals in the Submission, and must not claim endorsement.
5. Functionality/Accuracy – A Submission may be disqualified if the software application fails to function as expressed in the description provided by the user, or if the software application provides inaccurate or incomplete information.
6. Security – Submissions must be free of malware. Contestant agrees that ONC may conduct testing on the app to determine whether malware or other security threats may be present. ONC may disqualify the app if, in ONC’s judgment, the app may damage government or others’ equipment or operating environment.