MODIFICATION
70 -- Congressional Quarterly Online Subscription
- Notice Date
- 11/5/2012
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- 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-13-1111033
- Archive Date
- 12/4/2012
- Point of Contact
- Syntoria L Spencer, Phone: 301-827-6772
- E-Mail Address
-
syntoria.spencer@fda.hhs.gov
(syntoria.spencer@fda.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)/Office of Legislation (OL) directs and manages FDA's legislative needs and congressional relations. The OL's staff of congressional affairs specialists and managers must have web-access to real-time Congressional activities to successfully complete their daily tasks. The FDA/OL - 1. Directs and manages FDA's legislative needs and congressional relations. 2. Advises and assists the Commissioner and other key agency officials concerning legislative needs, pending legislation and oversight activities that affect FDA. 3. Serves as the focal point for overall legislative liaison activities between FDA, the Department, PHS, and other agencies and analyzes the legislative needs of FDA. 4. Advises and assists members of Congress and congressional committees and staffs in consultation with the Department, on agency actions, policies, and issues related to legislation which may affect FDA. 5. Prepares Agency witnesses for congressional hearings and briefings and provides Congress with technical assistance on pending legislation. The OL's staff of congressional affairs specialists and managers must have web-access to real-time Congressional activities as they relate to FDA to successfully complete their daily tasks. Online subscription for 26 employees needed to access Congressional information displayed in a format that is user friendly with easy navigation and timely updates to the following features: -Preferences for customized press alerts to be routed to users via e-mail; -Up-to-date calendar of House and Senate events to be downloaded to personal calendar,tracking of bills and bill compare; -Committee coverage and reports; -Detailed information on every Congress member; -Healthcare industry news and legislation; -Transcripts of Congressional hearings and events; -Administrative support to trouble-shoot problems and maintain user accounts/access. REQUIREMENTS: The proposed product must meet the following salient, functional characteristics to be considered for award: 1. Resource shall provide FDA users with real-time Congressional news, information, and updates. 2. Product shall allow for user customized Congressional activity and press alerts to be routed to users via email. 3. Product shall provide accurate, up-to-date calendar of House and Senate events. Additionally, product shall allow these events to be downloaded to personal calendars. 4. Resource shall contain tracking of bills. 5. Product must provide Committee coverage and reports. 6. Resource shall provide detailed information on every Congressional member. 7. Resource shall provide real-time Congressional health care-related news and related legislation. 8. Product shall provide Congressional hearing transcripts. 9. Contractor shall provide technical support to troubleshoot connectivity issues, user accounts and access. Support is required during normal business hours (8:30a - 5:00p Eastern Time, Monday - Friday, excluding Government holidays). In addition, the online subscription must be in a format that is user friendly with easy navigation, timely updates, to the following features: •Preferences for customized press alerts to be routed to users via email; •Up-to-date calendar of House and Senate events to be downloaded to personal calendar, tracking of bills and bill compare, •Committee coverage and reports, •Detailed information on every Congress member, •Healthcare industry news and legislation •Transcripts of Congressional hearings and events, •Administrative support to trouble-shoot problems and maintain user accounts/access. DELIVERABLES: The subscription must include access to the sources, tools, and features identified below: News & Analysis •Daily News •Congressional Schedules •Executive Briefing - Agriculture & Food •CRS Reports •Bill Analysis •HealthBeat Reporting •Member Profiles Advanced Legislative Tracking, Reporting & Notification •Custom List, Custom Alerts & Document Manager •BillTrack and Custom Bill Reports •Bill Text & Bill Compare •Committee Reports •Congressional Record Committees Coverage •Committee Coverage (markup analysis & votes) •Newsmaker & Congressional Transcripts Additional Services •Hot Docs
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/FDA/DCASC/FDA-SOL-13-1111033/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, White Oak Campus, Building 66, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20993, United States
- Zip Code: 20993
- Zip Code: 20993
- Record
- SN02924499-W 20121107/121105234221-01765d0b2be0e66e8e48e234b7d3a1ee (fbodaily.com)
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