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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 31, 2008 FBO #2378
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R -- CLINICAL DATA INTERCHANGE STANDARDS CONSORTIUM (CDISC) STUDY DATA TABULATION MODEL (STDM) TRAINING - Solicitation 1

Notice Date

5/29/2008
 

Notice Type

Solicitation 1
 

NAICS

611420 — Computer Training
 

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services, 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2129, Rockville, Maryland, 20857-0001
 

ZIP Code

20857-0001
 

Solicitation Number

FDA-SOL-08-00570A
 

Point of Contact

Roberta M Richardson, Phone: 301-827-7175, Patricia M Pemberton,, Phone: 301-827-1022
 

E-Mail Address

roberta.richardson@fda.hhs.gov, patricia.pemberton@fda.hhs.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a Fixed Price contract prepared in accordance with FAR 12.6 using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under the test program for commercial items found at FAR 13.5, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested. No other solicitation will be issued. The North American Industry Classification Code is 611420. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. SEE ATTACHMENT FOR PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT, EVALUATION CRITERIA & PRICING SCHEDULE. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: One base and one option year. QUESTION DEADLINE: All questions must be submitted via email to Roberta.richardson@fda.hhs.gov by 2:00pm, Eastern Time, Monday, June 9, 2008. No phone calls will be accepted. PROPOSALS ARE DUE: 2:00pm, Eastern Time, Monday, June 30, 2008. AWARD DATE: The anticipated award date is July 15, 2008; however, all dates in this announcement are subject to change. PLEASE NOTE: In order to receive an award, contractor must be registered in the Central Contractor Register (CCR) prior to the award of a contract. You may register by going to www.ccr.gov. You will need your Dun and Bradstreet number and banking information. CONFLICT OF INTERESET: FDA 1338 Individual Conflict of Interest As a regulatory agency charged with protection of public health, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must maintain public confidence in the integrity of its decisions. The FDA has policies and procedures that safeguard against actual and apparent conflict of interest on the part of its employees. In contracting for review and evaluation of scientific data and information submitted to the agency, it is critical that the FDA be assured that there is no actual or apparent conflict of interest on the part of the individual contractor. Offers performing work under this contract must assure the protection of information and data they receive under this contract from unauthorized use or disclosure, and must avoid actions that would cause a reasonable person to question the impartiality of the contractor. DEFINITION of Conflict of Interest Conflict of interest means that because of other activities or relationships with other persons or organizations, a person is unable or potentially unable to render impartial assistance or advice to the Government, that the person's objectivity in performing the contract is or might be otherwise impaired, or that the person has or might acquire an unfair competitive advantage (see FAR 9.501). CONTRACTOR’S CONFLICT OF INTEREST RESPONSIBILITIES The individual contractor must be free of interest prior to performing under this contract. Anytime prior to or during the performance of the contract the individual contractor believes that a potential or actual conflict exists, the individual should notify the project officer. The project officer will determine whether or not a conflict of interest exists and how to resolve or mitigate it. The contractor should not commence or continue working on the contract until directed by the project officer. CONFLICT OF INTERSET SCREENING An individual offeror /contractor submitting a proposal in response to this solicitation must submit the following information (if no relevant information exists, please provide a statement to that effect). 1. A list of any stock holdings and investments for you, your spouse and minor children. 2. Any positions, either compensated or not, that you currently hold (or have under negotiation). 3. Any contracts, grants, or cooperative research and development assignments that you are working on or have under negotiation; 4. Any other sources of income (not mentioned above) 5. Any other relevant information concerning any past, present, or planned interests that may have a bearing on the responsibilities described in the Statement of Work. The project officer shall conduct a review if the information submitted and determine if a conflict of interest exists prior to forwarding any documents to the contractor. Prior to submitting new work assignments, the project officer will follow-up with the contractor to determine if any changes to his/her financial interest have occurred. CONFLICT OF INTEREST AGREEMENT In executing this contract, the individual contractor agrees: 1. To report to the proper authority within the FDA (the Project Officer), any situation or event that may constitute a conflict of interest, whether actual or potential. 2. To act impartially and not give preferential treatment to any individual or organization which has submitted applications, information, and or data. 3. Not to solicit any gift or other item, nor accept any gift or other item, of monetary value exceeding $20.00 from any person or entity seeking official action from, doing business with or conducting activities related to the evaluations and work performed under this contract. Aggregate market value of individual gifts should not exceed $50.00 in a calendar year. 4. Not to disclose any information and/or data within his or her purview, or to which he/she has access as a result of performing work under this contract. 5. Not to participate in any matter involving specific parties who are likely to or can directly affect the financial interest of a member of his household or a relative with whom they have a close personal relationship; and 6. To disqualify himself from participating in particular matters involving former employees or their representatives, with whom they have worked within the past one (1) year and who might represent a conflict of interest. EVALUATION: The major evaluation factors for this solicitation include technical, which encompasses experience and past performance factors, and cost/price factors. Although technical factors are of paramount consideration in the award of the contract, cost/price is also important to the overall decision. All evaluation factors, other than cost/price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. Offerors are advised that award will be made to that offeror whose proposal provides the combination of features that offers the best or greatest overall value to the Government. The Government is more concerned with obtaining performance capability superiority rather than lowest overall cost. However, the Government will not make an award at a significantly higher overall cost to the Government to achieve only slightly superior performance. Overall cost to the Government may become the ultimate determining factor for award of a contract as proposals become more equal based on the other factors. The evaluation will be based on the demonstrated capabilities of the prospective Contractors in relation to the needs of the project as set forth in the RFQ. The merits of each proposal will be evaluated carefully. Each proposal must document the feasibility of successful implementation of the requirements of the RFQ. Offeror must submit information sufficient to evaluate their proposals based on the detailed criteria listed below. POTENTIAL AWARD WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS The Government reserves the right to award a contract without discussions if the Contracting Officer determines that the initial offer(s) is/are providing the Best Value and discussions are not necessary. TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA The evaluation criteria are used by the technical evaluation committee when reviewing the technical proposals. SEE ATTACHMENT PROVISIONS and CLAUSES: 52.252-2 clauses incorporated by reference This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.AGENCY.gov, http://www.AGENCY.gov/offices/cpo/AGENCYar.cfm, http://www.arnet.gov/far/loadmainre.html. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items applies to this solicitation. The following agenda has been attached to this provision: None. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions, Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The following agenda has been attached to the clause: None. The clause at FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders, Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses cited are applicable: FAR 52.217-5, FAR 52.217-8, FAR 52.219-6, FAR 52.219-8, FAR 52.219-28, FAR 52.222-3, FAR 52.222-19, FAR 52.222-21, FAR 52.222-26, FAR52.222-35, FAR 52.222-36, FAR 52.222-39, FAR 52.225-3, FAR 52.225-13, FAR 52.232-29, FAR 52.232-33, FAR 52.239-1, FAR 52.222-41, FAR 52.222-42, FAR 52.222-43. This solicitation (RFP) document and incorporated provisions and clauses are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 25. Responses to this notice must be sent via email to Roberta.richardson@fda.hhs.gov. No phone calls will be accepted.
 

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Document(s)

Solicitation 1
 

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Place of Performance

Address: 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland, 20857, United States

Zip Code: 20857
 

Record

SN01583132-W 20080531/080529222212-05219dc52b18478372a9bf7f847c604e (fbodaily.com)
 

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