SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- NIH Resident Research Associateship Program in Biotechnology
- Notice Date
- 4/6/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Administration, 6011 Executive Blvd, 5th Floor, Rockville, Maryland, 20852-3804, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20852-3804
- Solicitation Number
- NIHOD201295C
- Archive Date
- 5/8/2012
- Point of Contact
- Sharmaine Gerstel, Phone: 301-594-3744
- E-Mail Address
-
gerstels@mail.nih.gov
(gerstels@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Pre Solicitation Notice # NIHOD201295 C National Institutes of Health's Resident Research Associateship Program in Biotechnology On behalf of the Intramural Research/Office of Intramural Training & Education (OD/OIR/OITE), The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions, intends to negotiate a c ost reimbursement type contract on a non competitive basis with t he National Research Council's (NRC) National Academy of Science (NAS). This organization has the appropriate infrastructure and operational capabilities to adequately provide the services described in the Statement of Work The Academy will be requested to recruit, train research associates and fulfill all other requirements in the statement of work. This procurement will be done pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 - only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The intended procurement will be classified under NAICS Code 541690:- Other Scientific and Consulting Services. STATEMENT OF WORK The contractor shall maintain a Web site describing the NIH/nist research opportunities and shall handle the recruitment, selection, matching, assignment and notification of the Research Associates, who may be citizens of any nation willing to conduct collaborative research in NIH/NIST laboratories for a period of up to five years. Program participants will have no more than five years of relevant research experience since the receipt of their doctoral degrees at the time they begin the program. Particular emphasis must be placed on the recruitment of minorities under-represented in the sciences. Research Opportunities in the joint NIH/NIST program will be updated bi-annually and posted on the NRC Web site by the contractor. The contractor shall also provide complete administrative support for the disbursement of stipends, programmatic and professional travel allowances, and relocation allowances integral to the program, and provide health insurance and workman's compensation coverage for the Associates. In addition, the contractor shall provide periodic scientific evaluation of the Associates' recruitment and productivity and report the results to the Project Officer in accordance with the schedule specified elsewhere in this contract. Deliverables: An annual progress report shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) with a copy to the Contracting Officer (CO). The report shall include an overview of the application review process, presenting data on numbers of applications received, review outcomes, offers made, and offers accepted/declined. Information will be provided on applicants' and Associates' citizenship. The report will also present information on current Associates, including their Adviser names, NIH Institute, NIST laboratory, and start/end dates. The contractor will strongly encourage each Associate who completes tenure to submit a Final Report, and these reports will be included in the annual progress report. Finally, for Associates who ended tenure during the report period, the report will contain a summary of •o The Associates' scholarly output: publications, patent applications, presentations, and awards •o Associate future plans •o Associates' evaluation of their experience •o Adviser ranking of the Associates Anticipated period of performance: One 12 Month Base and Four 12 Month Option Periods. 07/27/2012- 07/26/2017 Point of Contact: Sharmaine Gerstel, Contract Specialist, Phone: (301) 594-3744 Please address questions via e-mail to Sharmaine Gerstel at gerstels@mail.nih.gov.
- Web Link
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(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/OoA/NIHOD201295C/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20852, United States
- Zip Code: 20852
- Zip Code: 20852
- Record
- SN02715857-W 20120408/120406234321-5eae85b98ee8358849d0a152c4f47fbb (fbodaily.com)
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