MODIFICATION
R -- Ethics Program Support to provide technical and operational support to the NLM Ethics Office staff
- Notice Date
- 4/20/2012
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 105, Bethesda, Maryland, 20894, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20894
- Solicitation Number
- NIHLM2012365_SRE
- Archive Date
- 5/11/2012
- Point of Contact
- Sheila R. Edmonds, Phone: 3014966546
- E-Mail Address
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sheila.edmonds@nih.gov
(sheila.edmonds@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- AMENDMENT #1: Changed (c) to read April instead of August. ********************************************************** This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. This notice is intended strictly for Market Research. This is a Small Business Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service- disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541611-Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services with a small business size standard of $7.0 million. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM) is conducting a Market Survey to help determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and/or HUBZone small businesses capable of serving the needs identified below: 1.0 Background The NLM Ethics Office within the Executive Office is responsible for management of the NLM Ethics Program. The NLM Ethics Office is charged with providing technical advice, support, guidance, and resources to the Library=s programs to implement the ethics policies, procedures and guidance promulgated by the NIH Ethics Program. This requires appropriate resources and staff with extensive ethics knowledge and the ability to translate that knowledge into useable resources for the NLM community. 2.0 Objective The objective of this requirement is to provide technical and operational support to the NLM Ethics Office staff in its implementation of the NIH Ethics program requirements and the provision of timely and efficient ethics services to management and employees. 3.0 Scope The work requirement covers all areas of the NLM Ethics program including data management via the use of the NIH Ethics Enterprise System (NEES) and the Ethics Management Information System (EMIS), and the evaluation of program implementation. Due to additional responsibilities, time constraints, and other workload requirements, the following services and products are required to support, maintain, and enhance the ability of the NLM ethics staff to provide ethics services to the NLM community. 4.0 Contractor Tasks Independently, and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish all necessary services, qualified personnel, materials, equipment, and facilities, not other¬wise provided by the Government, to perform task assignments at the direction of the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) in the following Task Areas. All work shall be monitored and technically co-ordinated by the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). 4.1 Task Area 1: Program Evaluation In preparation for an external program review, the Contractor shall conduct a thorough internal review of the ethics program procedures, actions, and files for the purpose of evaluating compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and established NIH Ethics Office and HHS ethics policies and procedures as well as evaluating the use of the NEES system in the action review process. This evaluation will involve the review of physical files and electronic documents. The Contractor shall conduct the review and provide a written report of findings. Review will require approximately 40 hours. 4.2 Task Area 2: Program Activities The NLM Ethics Office needs additional assistance during periods of high work load levels or difficult situations. For example, the NLM Ethics Coordinator may need assistance with a Contractor to review financial disclosure reports and outside activities, the development of written procedures, assistance with technical review of other ethics documents, review and preparation of responses to the Department and/or Congress, or conduct research for responses to ethics questions posed by management or employees. The Contractor shall provide assistance in the preparation of general ethics guidance when needed and in the technical review of ethics documents. In addition, the Contractor shall develop training aids and participate in employee training sessions as needed. This requires a vendor with extensive ethics knowledge, ability to provide succinct and correct advice, and time to work on special projects as they arise. This portion will be on an as needed basis but will require approximately 40 hours. 4.3 Task Area 3: Data Management Support (EMIS & NEES) The NIH Ethics Office requires that all data regarding ethics documents be entered in the EMIS system on an on-going regular basis. It is a high priority to maintain NLM's data in the EMIS database and enter new data as appropriate. The project requires a person knowledgeable in both ethics requirements and IT terminology and expertise in utilizing the system in order to quickly populate the database in an efficient and accurate manner. Vendor would be responsible for performing technical review of data, identifying and entering needed data into the system, reviewing data to ensure that correct information is entered, and working with NLM users to enhance their ability to use EMIS. As NIH continues to roll out new applications on the NEES system, the vendor may assist with new requirements of this particular system. This portion may take approximately 20 hours. The proposed acquisition will be procured in accordance with the policies and procedures under FAR 13. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which will be considered by the National Library of Medicine. This Sources Sought Notice is not a Request for Quotes (RFQ), nor is an RFQ available. (a) Provide a capability statement demonstrating relevant experience, skills and ability to fulfill the Government's requirements for the above. The capability statement should contain enough sufficient detail for the Government to make an informed decision regarding your capabilities; however, the statement should not exceed ten (10) pages. (b) The capability statement should include references, key personnel, and any teaming arrangements needed to fulfill the requirements. It must identify the responder's small business type and size; DUNS number; NAICS code; and technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. (c) All capability statements must be submitted electronically no later than 3:00 PM EST on Thursday, April 26, 2012 to Sheila Edmonds at sheila.edmonds@nih.gov. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20894, United States
- Zip Code: 20894
- Zip Code: 20894
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