SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Population Association of America (PAA) Executive Branch Policy Fellowship
- Notice Date
- 8/24/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- 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
- SSN-NIHLM2012522-SRE
- Archive Date
- 9/14/2012
- 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
- N/A
- Description
- 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 611430-Professional and Management Development Training. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research (OBSSR) 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: Background and Objectives OBSSR would like to acquire a Population Association of America (PAA) Executive Branch Policy Fellow to serve as part of our staff on September 17, 2012 through September 16, 2013. The PAA Executive Branch Policy Fellowships program is designed to provide greater interaction between the developmental research community and federal research programs and policies. Following a two-week science policy orientation program at American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), fellows work as resident scholars in a federal agency that sponsors developmental research, providing advice and guidance to programs, and working in partnership with research teams within the federal government. Statement of Work The Contractor will provide the OBSSR with a PAA Executive Branch Policy Fellow to perform the following tasks: •Assist the Director and OBSSR staff in (1) the process of establishing directions for social and behavioral sciences research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and (2) also assist in the scientific planning in a wide range of behavioral and social sciences topics while gaining an understanding of the role of science administrators in the scientific process. •Assist OBSSR staff on projects related to population health research. •Represent OBSSR on teams organizing workshops or developing research or training initiatives. •Represent OBSSR on trans-NIH committees. •Assist OBSSR in responding to data calls from NIH leadership; to queries from Congress. •Serve on the planning committee for the 2012-2013 BSSR lecture series. •Attend relevant training activities sponsored by the AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship Program. •Represent OBSSR on interagency task forces or work groups. •The Fellow will be responsible to perform other duties as assigned to help meet the pressing needs of the office on a day-to-day basis. Period of Performance The anticipated period of performance is September 17, 2012 through September 16, 2013. 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 12:00 NOON on Thursday, August 30, 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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