SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Collaboration on Specialized Training
- Notice Date
- 9/3/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 622110
— General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- 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-14-579
- Archive Date
- 9/25/2014
- Point of Contact
- Paul C. Marsalese, Phone: 3015941971
- E-Mail Address
-
paul.marsalese@nih.gov
(paul.marsalese@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- INTRODUCTION This is a pre-solicitation non-competitive (notice of intent) synopsis to award a contract without providing for full or open competition (including brand-name). THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Consolidated Station Support and Simplified Acquisitions (CSS/SA) Branch intends to negotiate and award a purchase order to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. The purpose of this purchase order will be to provide the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Office of the Clinical Director (OCD) with residents specializing in psychosomatic medicine, a subspeciality of general psychiatry. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 622110 with a Size Standard of $35.5M. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-76 dated July 15, 2014 STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT The Office of the Clinical Director (OCD) is part of the National Institute of Mental Health Intramural Research Program (NIMH-DIRP). The DIRP conducts clinical research designed to expedite the exchange of information between scientists and clinicians so that basic findings can be moved quickly from lab settings to the treatment of patients at the bedside. Clinical research, including natural history protocols and clinical trials, is of primary importance to the research mission of the NIMH. The clinical research portion of the program comprises tenured and tenure-track clinical investigators, staff clinicians, and fellows in more than a dozen clinical Branches and free-standing Sections. There are approximately 130 clinical protocols, which accounted for approximately 7,000 inpatient days and 7,000 outpatient visits in the last fiscal year. The mission of the OCD is to ensure that subjects participating in NIMH protocols receive the highest quality clinical care. This is accomplished by the activities of the Human Subjects Protection Unit, the Combined Neuroscience Institutional Review Board (CNS IRB), Clinical Fellowship Training Office activities, and the NIMH Psychiatric Consultation Liaison Service. The overall responsibilities of the office include the following: oversight of the clinical care provided to research subjects, management of the NIMH protocol review process, administration of the quality assurance program, authorization of medical staff credentials, and allocation of Clinical Center resources. Purpose of the Requirement: This purchase order shall provide the OCD with residents specializing in psychosomatic medicine, a subspeciality of general psychiatry. The residents will have access to subjects participating in clinical research at the NIH Clinical Center. This offers the NIMH a unique opportunity to work with highly skilled clinicians who can contribute to the research mission of the NIH and its Intramural Research Program. Attending clinicians in the NIMH OCD, including the Clinical Director herself, are recognized experts in the area of psychosomatic medicine, and all are board certified psychiatrists. Contractor Requirements: Residents will be provided for the NIMH Psychiatry Consultation Liaison Service in the NIH Clinical Center. These residents have previously been competitively selected and accepted for this specialized program. They will see patients enrolled in clinical research trials, as well as receive training in specialized research methods. Specific tasks shall include, but are not limited to: •Performance and documentation of comprehensive psychosocial assessments of hospitalized patients; •Development and implementation of diagnostic plans, including demonstration of the ability to expand the database by obtaining further historical information as well as laboratory and imaging studies; •Development and implementation of psychopharmacologic interventions; •Development and implementation of psychotherapeutic interventions; •Communication of information necessary to develop multidisciplinary treatment plans; •Demonstration of the ability to conduct assessments and treatment in follow-up visits with patients; •Critically evaluate current medical information and scientific evidence relevant to the treatment and pathophysiology of complex medically-ill patients; •Preparation of a research poster for presentation.Anticipated Period of Performance: The anticipated period of performance is six (6) months from date of award. CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted. Specifically, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital is the only vendor in the current market place that can provide the services required by the National Instute of Mental Health. In accordance with FAR part 10, extensive market research was conducted to reach this determination. Specifically, a small business sources sought notice was posted to FedBizOpps referencing the above detailed generic requirements and no responses were received. Additionally, knowledgeable inviduals in the Government and Industry were contacted for market research purposes. None of the subject matter experts contacted were able to identify any contractor other than Medstar Georgetown University Hospital could meet the needs of this requirement. Finally, a review of both the GSA Advantage and Dynamic Small Business Search returned no results. Therefore, only Medstar Georgetown University Hospital is capable of meeting the needs of this requirement. The intended source is: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital 3800 Reservoir Road, NW Washigton, DC 20007-2113 APPLICABLE CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS The provision at FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) are not applicable to this requirement. CLOSING STATEMENT 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 the closing date and time of this announcement and must reference the solicitation number. Responses may be submitted electronically to Paul Marsalese, Contract Specialist, at paul.marsalese@nih.gov. US Mail and Fax responses will not be accepted.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
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