SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- International Visiting Scientists and Technical Exchange (INVEST)
- Notice Date
- 1/16/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Blvd. Room #3105, Bethesda, MD, 20892-9543
- ZIP Code
- 20892-9543
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-NIDA-3-1113
- Archive Date
- 2/14/2003
- Point of Contact
- Dawn Rabunsky, Contract Specialist, NIDA/NIH, Phone 301 443-6677, Fax 301 443-7595, - Nancy Hurd, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 443-6677, Fax (301) 443-7595,
- E-Mail Address
-
dr23a@nih.gov, nh31d@nih.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) seeks capability statements from qualified small businesses (NAICS code 541820, small business size standard is $6 million) for the following: The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) supports more than 85 percent of the world's research on drug abuse and related health consequences. NIDA seeks to contribute to the development of an international cadre of trained drug abuse scientists to collaborate on research to address the problems of drug use, abuse and addiction. The International Visiting Scientist and Technical Exchange Program (INVEST) is designed to advance the global body of drug abuse and related health consequences. Specifically, the goals of this program are to: (1) facilitate the development of an international network of drug abuse scientists who are knowledgeable about NIDA's research and who contribute to global knowledge about drug abuse; and (2) promote opportunities to build international collaboration in prioritized areas of research on drug abuse and related health consequences. As the world's leader in drug abuse research, NIDA's technical consultation, capacity building and research information are in far greater demand than can be provided by in-house staff exclusively. The contract will provide support to meet this unique and increasing demand and will promote collaborative research with international scientists on the global problem of drug abuse. Interested organizations must be able to: (1) provide a significant level of professional experience with international research program development and expansion, preferably in addiction research or a related area of health research; (2) provide administration and support services relating to the competitive award of international drug abuse fellowships to postdoctoral investigators; (3) provide support for the promotion of collaborative research with scientists from other countries as well as consultation in technical information areas related to drug abuse; (4) provide logistical and technical services at an international level; (5) prepare, implement and evaluate multinational research symposia. Information sent should be relevant and specific to the requirements described in this notice, and address each of the following qualifications: (1) Experience: An outline of previous performed projects, specific to the kind of work described in this notice (2) Personnel: Name, professional qualifications and specific experience of scientists and technical personnel who may be assigned as principal investigator and/or project director; (3) Facilities: Availability and description of special facilities required. Any other specific and relevant information about this particular area of procurement that would improve our consideration and evaluation of the information presented is desirable. Interested organizations must demonstrate and document, in any capability statements submitted, extensive experience with and the ability to perform the above tasks and especially to demonstrate capability to administer and coordinate these interrelated tasks in an effective and timely manner and on an international level. Documentation may include, but not be limited to, contracts both Government and commercial the organization performed, references, i.e., names, titles, telephone numbers and any other information serving to document the organizations capability, e.g., awards, commendations, etc. This is not a request for proposals. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on responses under this announcement nor otherwise pay for preparing any information sent or the Government's use of the information. Any proprietary information should be so marked. Interested organizations presenting a capability statement in response to this sources sought announcement must identify their size status. Offerors must send written capability statements by January 30 to the NIDA Contracting Officer at: If using U.S. Postal Service - National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, Contracts Management Branch, OPRM, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 3105, MSC 9543, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9543 OR, if hand-delivered or delivery service - National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, Contracts Management Branch, OPRM, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 3105, Rockville, Maryland 20852
- Record
- SN00240390-W 20030118/030116213432 (fbodaily.com)
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