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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 12,2000 PSA#2599National Library of Medicine, Office of Acquisitions Management,
Building 38A, Room B1N17, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland
20894 B -- HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES DATA BANK FILE BUILDING SUPPORT!! SOL N/A!!
POC Sara Southard, Contract Specialist (301) 496-6546!! It is the
intent of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to negotiate on a sole
source basis with the Dynamac Corporation under the authority of FAR
6.302. The Dynamac Corporation was awarded a five-year contract
(N01-LM-7-3512) in April, 1997 to provide file building and enhancement
services for the NLM's Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) file. It
was anticipated at the time of contract award that there would be 2
face-to-face meetings and one electronic review annually. In order to
meet increased user demand for HSDB information, NLM expects to
increase the number of updated and peer reviewed HSDB records. Update
and peer review of an additional forty-five (45) database records is
anticipated. The additional work can be accomplished by upgrading the
current contract's previously scheduled 51st meeting of the Scientific
Review Panel (SRP51) from an electronic review to a 3-day,
face-to-face meeting. This enhancement to the previously scheduled
meeting will require (1) approximately 1,500 additional labor hours,
(2) travel and per diem costs for 16 SRP members to attend the 3-day
meeting in Alexandria Virginia, and (3) costs to cover rental of the
meeting room for 3 days. Because this activity represents a
modification to an already existing contract activity, the National
Library of Medicine intends to negotiate with the Dynamac Corporation
on a sole source basis. The Dynamac Corporation is the only source
qualified to perform this work within the required timeframe because:
1) they have been conducting HSDB updates and review activities for
over 15 years; 2) they are thoroughly familiar with the TOXNET file
building system and the HSDB database conventions and procedures; and
3) they have on-site a complete collection of all HSDB sources. Because
of the amount of detailed information about database operations and the
length of time required to develop capacities for satisfactory
performance, introducing a new contractor at this point in time would
add significant additional training time, government coordination, and
therefore, cost to the Government. This notice of intent is not a
request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received
within forty-five days after the date of publication of this synopsis
will be considered by the National Library of Medicine. See Numbered
Note 22.****!! Posted 05/10/00 (W-SN453470). (0131) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0019 20000512\B-0008.SOL)
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