SOLICITATION NOTICE
76 -- Knovel or equal - SOW
- Notice Date
- 11/27/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- 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-10-1067844
- Archive Date
- 12/19/2009
- Point of Contact
- Matthew J. Erbe, Phone: 3018277169, Jose Bumbray,
- E-Mail Address
-
matthew.erbe@fda.hhs.gov, Jose.Bumbray@fda.hhs.gov
(matthew.erbe@fda.hhs.gov, Jose.Bumbray@fda.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- SOW This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This synopsis is to notify contractors that the government intends to issue a Purchase Order on a brand name or equal basis in accordance with FAR Subpart 13 for the following, under simplified acquisition procedures. The Request for Proposal number is FDA-SOL-10-1067844. Provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-37 are incorporated into this request. It is the contractor’s responsibility to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The provisions and clauses may be accessed in full text at www.acquisition.gov/far. This is a total 100% small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 519130 -- Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals, with a small business size of 500 employees. All qualified small business vendors with that particular NAICS are encouraged to submit a proposal. The purpose of this procurement is to establish a contract for unlimited searching access to content on Knovel (brand name or equal) for a period of twelve (12) months. Products shall support the FDA Biosciences Library and researchers assigned to all sites within the agency to include tele-work. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration request proposal responses from qualified sources capable of providing unlimited searching access to content on Knovel (brand name or equal) as per the attached Statement of Work for the following: BASE YEAR CLIN 0001- Site license – Knovel online web access (brand name or equal), QTY: 1 YEAR Anticipated Period of Performance: January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010 If not brand name as specified above, the proposed product shall meet the following Salient Characteristics in addition to the SOW: 1. The system shall support the FDA Biosciences Library and researchers assigned to all sites within the agency to include tele-work. 2.. The vendor shall provide a central, Internet accessible system that allows FDA users at supported sites to unlimited access to Knovel (brand name or equal) 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. This system shall be located at a non-Government site managed by the vendor. The vendor shall ensure each reference database on this system is updated frequently to maintain currency of information. Information on the IP address ranges to be included for this effort will be provided by the Government to the vendor following contract award. 3. The system shall at a minimum support searching on unlimited Boolean searching with wildcard truncation, phrase matching and bibliographic limit fields, even if the data is buried in a table, graph or chart, or published in a different set of units, 4. Users shall be able to have the functionality to personalize searching features through "My Knovel" (Brand name or equal). Users can organize and manage content of all type into "My Bookshelf," or "My Saved Content," or "My Saved Searches." 5. Users shall have access to Knovel's (brand name or equal) data analysis tools with interactive tables and graphs to manipulate, analyze, or export data. 6. The vendor shall provide technical support to resolve user problems accessing and using all of the products provided under this contract. A toll-free telephone number with hours from 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM Eastern. A Live chat with customer support is also an option. 7. The vendor shall provide training materials (e.g., quick reference cards, training presentations including webinars) to assist users in learning how to use the reference database. 8. This requirement is subject to Section 508 compliance. Vendor proposals shall address appropriate 508 compliance requirements stipulated in the SOW. 9. Usage stats will be provided on a monthly basis to track usage. Evaluation Factors for Award: The Government shall award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer is the lowest price technically acceptable offer, which shall represent best value to the Government. Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price meeting or exceeding the non-cost factor (technical conformance to the requirements of the solicitation). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions. The offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the best interest of the Government; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. Evaluation Factors for Award: Lowest price, Technically acceptable. Offerors shall price each CLIN. This is an all or nothing requirement, therefore, vendor shall provide a price for each requirement with the CLINs, otherwise your proposal will be determined to be substantially incomplete and not warrant any further consideration. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1. Technical Features Meeting/Exceeding Salient Requirements (Brand Name or Equal) 2. Total Price (all CLINs shall be priced) Proposal Instructions to Offerors: Offerors are required to submit their proposals in two separate volumes as follows: Volume I – Technical Volume II – Pricing Proposal The completion and submission of the above items will constitute an offer (proposal) and will indicate the offeror’s unconditional assent to the terms and conditions of this RFP and any attachments hereto. Alternate proposals are not authorized. Objections to any terms and conditions of the RFP will constitute deficiency, which may make the offer unacceptable. Volume I – Technical: This volume shall contain the Technical Approach. This portion of the proposal to include all data and information required for technical evaluation of brand name or equal product, and exclude any reference to the pricing aspects of each offer. If an equal product is proposed, offeror shall demonstrate how that product is equal to the brand name product. Offerors shall demonstrate in sufficient detail a technical approach that will successfully accomplish each of the requirements of the salient characteristics. For purposes of clarification for the Technical Evaluation Team, offerors are encouraged to provide trial access to their products to demonstrate how the requirements of the attached SOW are addressed and met. Volume II – Pricing: This volume shall include the complete pricing for one year. FAR Provisions & Clauses: FAR 52.203-6 ALT I, Restrictions on subcontractor Sales to the Government. FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors---Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition with the exception of (d), (h), and (i) of the clause, which are RESERVED; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions---Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. In compliance with said clause, the following FAR clauses apply: 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns; 52.222-3, Convict Labor; 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers with disabilities; 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) FAR 52.213-2, Invoices Offerors are reminded to include a completed copy of 52.212-3 ALT I with their response, or provide an affirmative response that the offeror is registered in ORCA and all information in ORCA is current and complete. All clauses shall be incorporated by reference or full text in the order. The contractor is requested to hold price quotations for a minimum of two (2) months. Other Administrative Instructions: Central Contractor Registration (CCR). In accordance with FAR 52.212-4, Offerors shall be registered in the CCR database to be considered for award. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://www.ccr.gov; provide DUNS number; Cage Code and TIN. Proposals shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Matt Erbe at matthew.erbe@fda.hhs.gov. Proposals are due by 1:00 pm Eastern Time on 04 DEC 2009. Any questions must be addressed to Matt Erbe, by email only. No phone calls, please.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: FDA Biosciences Library, WO2, Room 3051, 10903 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20993, United States
- Zip Code: 20993
- Zip Code: 20993
- Record
- SN02012579-W 20091129/091127233702-6b41a9835f17a4e298e8d0732daf7bfa (fbodaily.com)
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