SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Imaging Validation Study
- Notice Date
- 5/25/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- 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
- NHLBI-CSB-DE-2016-150-KEW
- Archive Date
- 6/18/2016
- Point of Contact
- Kyle Wisor, Phone: 3014023670, Rashida Ferebee,
- E-Mail Address
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Kyle.Wisor@nih.gov,
(Kyle.Wisor@nih.gov, ontract)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- A. Sources Sought Notice: NHLBI-CSB-DE-2016-150-KEW B. Title: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Imaging Validation Study C. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified business sources; and (2) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. All capability Statements sent in response to this SOURCES SOUGHT notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Kyle Wisor, Contract Specialist, at kyle.wisor@nih.gov in either MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), by June 3rd, 2016, 9:00 AM, EASTERN TIME under Solicitation Number: NHLBI-CSB-DE-2016-150-KEW. FAXES ARE NOT ACCEPTED D. Information: 1. Background The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation's leading medical research agency, and the primary Federal agency conducting and supporting medical discoveries that improve people's health and save lives. The mission of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) 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". Through nurturing fundamental research and the development of researchers and public health professionals, the NIDCR aims to promote health, to prevent diseases and conditions, and to develop new diagnostics and therapeutics. Knowledge acquisition through science and effective and efficient knowledge transfer are the means used to contribute to improved quality of health. The Office of Science Policy and Analysis, located in the Office of the Director, develops and coordinates science policy and program planning and evaluation for the Institute. 2. Purpose and Objectives The purpose of this project is to conduct a study to assess opportunities to maximize the data yield from the digital images currently acquired as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) fluorosis program. By conducting oral examinations on a group of children, then following up with the NHANES fluorosis imaging protocol on these same subjects, it will be possible to 1) characterize the clinical characteristics of the children regarding orthodontic conditions, anterior gingivitis, anterior dental caries, and tooth shade; and 2) determine whether the digital images of the same children enable a valid characterization of the same clinical conditions.   3. Scope of Work Tasks: The proposed project comprises the following procedures: 1. Recruitment and arranging access to a group of approximately 400 children age 11 and 12 years old, approximately equally divided between male and female. 2. After obtaining parental consent, performing a visual oral screening of these subjects and selecting 200-300 suitable participants based on the presence of six natural, fully erupted, unrestored maxillary anterior teeth. 3. Obtaining parental consent for this subgroup, enabling further oral examination and digital imaging as follows: a. Using dental personnel trained in epidemiologic methods, and calibrated against a standard examiner for caries examination, and in compliance with all US infection control standards, performing clinical oral examinations on each child, to include: i. gathering tooth surface-level information on anterior dental caries using visual ICDAS protocols; ii. ascertaining tooth color using a standardized shade guide; iii. recording information on the gingival condition of the maxillary anterior region using the modified gingival index as described by Lobene (1986). b. Using dental personnel specializing in orthodontics, record occlusal characteristics and orthodontic treatment need for each subject, including: i. identifying maxillary midline diastema; ii. identifying the presence or absence of crossbite; iii. identifying and measuring open bite; iv. measuring the extent of over jet and over bite; v. measuring incisal alignment (displacement or rotation) to calculate the anterior irregularity index as defined in NHANES III; and vi. recording the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) including the Dental Health Component (DHC) and the Aesthetic Component (AC). c. All data gathered during the clinical section of the study is to be stored securely on study laptops and copied to a secure online location, and then made available to NIDCR science staff in a secure manner that conforms to HIPAA regulations. 4. Using imaging equipment, image capture software, and capture protocols identical to those currently in use in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) fluorosis examination, obtain for each subject six high-resolution, color-calibrated images of the anterior 6 maxillary teeth from three angles (straight-ahead, left 45 degrees, and right 45 degrees): three images in polarized white light, and three in ultraviolet light at 468nm. Images must be simultaneously stored locally and stored securely online, and then made available to NIDCR science staff in a secure manner that conforms to HIPAA regulations. 5. A study manager must coordinate the activities described in this section; must be on-site for the study period, and must report periodically to designated NIDCR staff. 5) Contractor Furnished Equipment a) The contractor shall use two (2) digital imaging cameras of the type currently used for the NHANES fluorosis examination (University of Manchester (MU) proprietary equipment); laptop computers running NHANES clinical examination and image capture software (MU proprietary software). 6) Deliverables a) Plan and perform the study described in Section 4 by September 30, 2016. b) Provide online access to clinical data (section 3) and captured images (section 4) by December 31, 2016. 7) Contractor Requirements Personnel with specific skills and training in the following areas are required: a) A dental doctorate degree (DDS or equivalent) and 2 years of experience in clinical dentistry. b) An orthodontic specialist c) A PhD in oral epidemiology or equivalent experience. Dental Personnel shall have: a) Expertise in techniques of clinical dental research, with documentation of comparable research projects completed. b) Expertise in imaging of dental fluorosis and other oral conditions. 6) Place of Performance: Planning for the clinical and imaging examination may be performed remotely. 7) Meetings: Occasional phone conferences and one (1) in person conference at the NIH Bethesda Campus mid-September for a period of 14 days. 8) Travel: Travel expenses will be covered by the contractor. 9) Government Furnished Equipment and Facility: None. 10) Period of Performance: (Expected) Base Year: July 1, 2016 - June 30th, 2017 (Expected) Option Period 1: July 1, 2017 - December 1, 2017 11) Personnel Consideration: Resumes for project planner, leader, and all staff must be submitted. The resumes should address the capabilities described herein. 12) Security Considerations The contractor agrees to abide by all pertinent security recommendations and requirements of NIDCR CIT and HIPAA. 4. Capability Statement Interested parties are expected to review this notice to familiarize itself with the requirements of this project. Failure to do so will be at your firm's own risk. The following information shall be included in the capability statement: a. A general overview of the respondents' opinions about the difficulty and /or feasibility of the potential requirement, and any information regarding innovative ideas or concepts. b. Information as needed in sufficient details of the respondents' (a) staff expertise, including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information. c. The respondents' DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HUBZONE, etc) pursuant to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code: 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, Small Business Size $15M. d. Any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the requirements of the potential acquisition. e. The capability statement shall not exceed 20 single-sided pages (including all attachments, resumes, charts, etc.) presented in single-space and using a 12-point font size minimum, in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), with 8-1/2 by 11 inch paper size, and 1 inch top, bottom, left and right margins. f. All proprietary information should be marked as such. Statements should also include an indication of current certified small business status; this indication should be clearly marked on the first page of your capability statement (preferably placed under the eligible small business concern's name and address). Responses will be reviewed only by NIH personnel and will be held in a confidential manner. 5. Closing Statement All capability Statements sent in response to this SOURCES SOUGHT notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Kyle Wisor, Contract Specialist, at kyle.wisor@nih.gov in either MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), by June 3rd, 9:00 AM, EASTERN TIME under Solicitation Number: NHLBI-CSB-DE-2016-150-KEW. FAXES ARE NOT ACCEPTED. This Sources Sought Notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The NHLBI does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted. As a result of this notice, the NHLBI may issue a Request for Quote (RFQ). THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. However, should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against NHLBI shall arise as a result of a response to this notice or the NHLBI's use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement. "Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s)."
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