SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- UCL-Graduate Partnership Program Tuition Payment
- Notice Date
- 3/20/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 611310
— Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA(SSSA)-NOI-14-090
- Archive Date
- 4/12/2014
- Point of Contact
- Jasmine D Snoddy, Phone: 301 594 1571
- E-Mail Address
-
snoddyj@mail.nih.gov
(snoddyj@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The solicitation number is HHS-NIH-NIDA(SSSA) - NOI-14-090 and the solicitation is issued as a pre-solicitation notice of intent to award a non-competitive order to University College London (UCL)-Research Administration, Finance Division, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contacts awarded using FAR Part 13- Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirement of FAR Part 6-Competitive Requirements. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-72, dated January 30, 2014. There is no set-aside restriction; the associated NAICS 611310 and the small business size standard $7.0 million. This acquisition is being conducted in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Office of Fellowship Training, Division of Intramural Research (DIRP) would like to pay tuition payment for 5 current students in the UCL doctoral program to cover the fiscal year 2014 expenses. As a provision of the MOU agreement between NIMH and UCL, NIMH must provide a scholarship for fee support at the permitted level for overseas study by the federal government. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Office of Fellowship Training, Division of Intramural Research (DIRP), is responsible for the administration of two (2) graduate programs: Karolinska Institute (KI) and the University College London (UCL)-NIMH Joint Doctoral Program in Neuroscience. The office facilitates the process for eligible candidates to interview and gain acceptance into either of the two doctoral programs. Additionally, the office oversees all of the administrative processes involved with bringing accepted candidates on as fellows using Non-FTE appointment mechanism. The KI and UCL-NIMH programs are designed such that students complete requirement for their Ph.D. degree in four years, spending half their time overseas at KI or UCL pursuing research and the remaining time in an NIMH lab continuing their thesis project. This tuition payment is paid once annually for both new and existing UCL students in the doctoral program. These funds are for FY 2014 to ensure that all students remain compliant with the NIH-UCL agreement of funds. The NIMH-UCL Program is one of the Graduate Partnership Program (GPP) in coordination with the Office of Intramural Education (OITE). It is a graduate training program in neuroscience and allows eligible candidates to complete requirement for a PH.D in four years. This program is unique in that there is no coursework involved. Candidates propose a research proposal and immediately begin to work on their thesis project with a selected NIH and UCL mentor. The Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS) is not applicable to this requirement. This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award; the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses must be received by March 28, 2014 12:00 EST and must reference number HHS-NIH-NIDA(SSSA)-14-090. Responses may be submitted electronically to Jasmine Snoddy, Contract Specialist and email Snoddyj@mail.nih.gov or by U.S. mail to the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), Station Support/Simplified Acquisition Branch (SS/SA), 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, Attention: Jasmine Snoddy, Contract Specialist. Fax responses will not be accepted. "All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency." The name and telephone number of the individual to contact for information regarding this solicitation is Jasmine Snoddy and telephone number is (301) 594-1571.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN03315691-W 20140322/140320234738-8753ace74f871d35f4c897de5961c539 (fbodaily.com)
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