SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- John Hopkins Genetic Counseling Training
- Notice Date
- 7/11/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NHLBI-CSB-(HG)-2014-173-DLM
- Archive Date
- 8/1/2014
- Point of Contact
- Dorothy Maxwell, Phone: 301-435-0352
- E-Mail Address
-
maxwelld@mail.nih.gov
(maxwelld@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Office of Acquisition (OA) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a noncompetitive sole source basis to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), Department of Health Behavior & Society, 624 North Broadway Baltimore, Maryland 21205 to continue training individuals to practice genetic counseling for the National Institute of Health (NIH), National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). BACKGROUND: This is a Follow-On requirement. The sole source determination is based on the fact that the National Institute of Health (NIH) mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), mission has expanded to encompass a broad range of studies aimed at understanding the structure and function of the human genome and its role in health and disease. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the Department of Health, Behavior and Society in the Bloomberg School of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University and the Intramural Research Branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have a shared interest in scientific progress in the field of genetic counseling as well as in training the next generation of outstanding investigators who will advance the field. These organizations have chosen to jointly cooperate in the training of master's level and doctoral level students in genetic counseling. This is a joint collaboration of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between John's Hopkins University and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) designed specifically to train individuals to practice genetic counseling clinically while preparing graduates with the tools necessary to add to the present research literature. This is a continuation of the program from a previous purchase order (POTS).The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health and faculty offer day-to-day administrative support towards the program as well as academic course support for each graduate school student. The Johns Hopkins University will provide didactic instruction, academic support and thesis mentoring including the awarding of master's and doctoral degrees to candidates that have successfully completed the requirements specified by the University and its faculties. The Bloomberg School of Public Health will provide the basic formal educational structure for the students within its present programs, including administrative and course support. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: August 1, 2014 through July 31, 2015 JUSTIFICATION CONTRACTOR'S REQUIREMENT: • Must maintain long term commitments to all graduate students for continued guidance. • Must encourage students to have short-term research opportunities. • Must ensure that additional students recruited are of at least the same academic standard of current students. • Must adjunct faculty status for NIH investigators involved in program • Must offer admissions support through the Office of Graduate Admissions. • Government Responsibilities • Faculty must meet criteria for initial and continued membership in the graduate faculty • Faculty must participate in graduate courses, seminars, research conferences journal club and the creation of new graduate level courses • Must receive adjunct faculty appointment at the Johns Hopkins University REGULATORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b) Soliciting from a single source. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services with size standard in dollars $14.0M Per Annum. The acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 13, simplified acquisition procedures, therefore the requirements of FAR Part 6 B Competitive Requirements are not applicable (FAR Part 6.001). The resultant Contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-74 (July 1, 2014). 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 July 17, 2014 and must reference synopsis number HHS-NIH-NHLBI-CSB-(HG)-2014-173-DLM, may be submitted to the National, Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Office of Acquisition, COAC Services Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 6149, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7902, Attention: Dorothy Maxwell. Response may be submitted electronically to maxwelld@mail.nih.gov. Faxes will not be accepted. Responses will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative. "All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency."
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Contractors Location, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Record
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