SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Scientific Coding Services
- Notice Date
- 9/8/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- 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-15-868
- Archive Date
- 9/26/2015
- Point of Contact
- Paul C. Marsalese,
- 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 contract to Odixia, Inc. The purpose of this contract will be to assign codes using the Program Analysis Research Information System (PARIS) and the NIMH scientific vocabulary and scientific coding methodology to 700 new (type 1) awards which consist of a mixture of: NIMH grants, contracts, and research projects designated as either funded, to be funded, co-funded, or renewals that have been identified in the prior and current fiscal year. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 541511 with a Size Standard of $27.5 M. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-82. 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 National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the Agency, is dedicated transforming the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure. The contract provides for the scientific coding of NIMH-funded awards. An Award is defined as any of the following: grants, contracts (including inter- and intra-agency agreements), and intramural research projects. The contractor shall apply scientific codes to NIMH-funded grants, contracts (including inter- and intra-agency agreements), and intramural research projects. The Contractor shall to assign codes using the Program Analysis Research Information System (PARIS) and the NIMH scientific vocabulary and scientific coding methodology to 700 new (type 1) awards which consist of a mixture of: NIMH grants, contracts, and research projects designated as either funded, to be funded, co-funded, or renewals that have been identified in the prior and current fiscal year. Contractor Experience: The contractor must have first-hand experience and success that indicates mastery in PARIS, CIT's SCS On Demand applications, and documented knowledge of post award grants management, application development in bioinformatics, and scientific indexing services. The minimum education requirements are a Bachelor's degree or equivalent. The contractor shall possess the following experience and proficiency: i.At least four years of experience and training in coding research and training grants and contracts funded by the National Institutes of Health, including assigning appropriate codes to define discipline, disease, research area, demographics and populations, and other categories. ii.At least four years of experience and training in the use of the ITS SCS- OnDemand web-based coding system developed through a contract with the NIH CIT. iii.At least five years of experience analyzing, abstracting, and indexing literature on research in biomedical, health, and scientific disciplines, including public health. iv.At least five years of experience and training in identifying and searching large on line bibliographic databases and authoritative information sources in biomedical sciences and research areas relevant to the mission of the National Institutes of Health. v.At least two years of experience in the development and maintenance of indexing biomedical thesauri and keyword lists. Anticipated period of performance: It is anticipated that the period of performance for this requirement will be a one (1) twelve-month base period and two (2) twelve-month option periods. 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, Odixia, Inc. is the only vendor in the current market place that can provide the unique services required by the National Instute of Mental Health, Intramural Research Program (IRP), Genetic Basis of Modd and Anxiety Disorders Section, within the Human Genetics Branch. 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 one response was 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 Odixia, Inc. which 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 Odixia, Inc. is capable of meeting the needs of this requirement. The intended source is: Odixia, Inc. 22962 Lois Lane Bramblemton, VA 20148-5651 APPLICABLE CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS FAR 52.213-4, Terms and Consition - Simplified Acquisition (Other Than Commercial Items) HHSAR 352.239-70, Standard for Security Configurations HHSAR 352.239-71, Standard for Encryption Language HHSAR 352.239-72, Security Requirements for Federal Information Technology Resources 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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