SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Elsevier Finger Print Engine
- Notice Date
- 7/14/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming 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
- NIH-NLM-2013-698-EJB
- Archive Date
- 8/1/2013
- Point of Contact
- Em'Ria J. Briscoe, Phone: 3014354384
- E-Mail Address
-
briscoee@mail.nih.gov
(briscoee@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a pre-solicitation and a notice of intent to sole source for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 13.5. It is the intent of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM) under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 to procure for the Office of Research Information Systems (ORIS) the use of software license subscription, support services and maintenance from Elsevier (formerly SIS) software currently in use by the Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC) System and additional use as warranted by the NIH community and in concert with other government agencies. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 541511 and the business size standard is $25.5 million. This is not a 100% small business set-aside. The Contractor shall provide software license subscription and maintenance services for the RCDC System. TASKS RCDC related tasks include the following: • Provide for the use of the Elsevier Fingerprint Engine software license subscription for the RCDC system. • Provide software maintenance services as follows on an as needed basis: (1) Error Correction. Elsevier shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to correct any Error reported by RCDC in the Previous Sequential Release, Previous Sequential Version or the then current Release or Version and in accordance with the priority level assigned by Elsevier to such Error as follows: (i) Level 1 Errors - Elsevier will commence an investigation of a Level 1 Error within four (4) hours written notice by RCDC and initiate the development of Error Corrections immediately thereafter. Elsevier shall promptly commence the following procedures: An example of a Level 1 Error would be an incorrect line code. (A) Assign Elsevier engineers to correct the Error; (B) Notify RCDC management that such Errors have been reported and of steps being taken to correct such Error(s); (C) Provide RCDC with periodic reports on the status of the corrections; and (D) Initiate work to provide RCDC with a Fix or, if agreed upon by RCDC, a Workaround. (ii) Level 2 Errors - Elsevier will commence an investigation of a Level 2 Error within forty-eight (48) hours of notice by RCDC and initiate the development of Error Corrections immediately thereafter. Elsevier shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to provide an Error Correction to RCDC. Elsevier shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to include the Error correction for the Error in the next Software Release. An example of a Level 2 Error would be when the system is malfunctioning. (iii) Level 3 Errors - Elsevier will commence an investigation of a Level 3 Error within fifteen (15) days of notice by RCDC and initiate the development of Error Corrections immediately thereafter. Elsevier will exercise commercially reasonable efforts to provide an Error Correction to RCDC. Elsevier shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to include the Error correction for the Error in the next Software Release. An example of a Level 3 Error is when the system stops functioning and is no longer accessible. (2) Telephone Support. Technical support telephone assistance provided by Elsevier to RCDC's designated technical support personnel during normal business hours concerning the installation and use of the Previous Sequential Release, Previous Sequential Version or the then current Release or Version in accordance with the Documentation relating thereto. Normal business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CET. (3) Maintenance Unrelated to the Software. If Elsevier believes that a problem reported by RCDC may not be due to an Error in the Software, Elsevier will notify RCDC in writing. SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION Each year NIH has a statutory requirement to report how much it spends on various diseases, conditions, and other research areas. This information is presented in various budget documents, as well as on the NIH Office of Budget web site and in response to ad hoc requests from within the Executive Branch, Congress, constituent groups, and others. The RCDC enterprise information system has been designed to use the Elsevier text mining tool (proprietary software) to classify each document by a technique known as fingerprinting, which extracts from the text a set of concepts using a domain-specific taxonomy. By comparing a grant's fingerprint to all the disease fingerprints, the most appropriate disease code for the document can be identified. Elsevier provides licensing for the use of their software and technical support and maintenance of the licensed product. The RCDC system provides the data to fulfill this requirement and the RCDC enterprise system cannot function without the Elsevier software. Elsevier is the only company that provides licensing and support of the text mining software. This is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ), nor is a RFQ available; however, all responsive sources may submit a capability statement in a timely manner which will be considered by NLM. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Firms interested in responding to this notice must be able to provide the referenced service as specified above. Responses must be in writing and must be received electronically at the Government infrastructure by 3:00 PM EST on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Capability Statements must include pricing information and should reference Elsevier No. NIH-NLM-2013-698/EJB and should be submitted to briscoee@mail.nih.gov. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REQULATION (FAR) CLAUSES The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference. Full text may be found at https://www.acquisition.gov/Far. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items 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 and Executive orders
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/OAM/NIH-NLM-2013-698-EJB/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 6705 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, 20817, United States
- Zip Code: 20817
- Zip Code: 20817
- Record
- SN03115847-W 20130716/130714233016-3b5223cc97b371689bcd353791efdbe5 (fbodaily.com)
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