SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Management of Catalogue Content
- Notice Date
- 3/11/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Research Contracts Br., 6120 Executive Blvd. EPS Room 604, Rockville, MD, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- NCI-RFQ-20024-NV
- Response Due
- 3/25/2002
- Archive Date
- 4/9/2002
- Point of Contact
- Deborah Moore, Purchasing Agent, Phone (301) 496-8609, Fax (301) 402-4513, - David Keefer, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 435-3801, Fax (301) 480-0309,
- E-Mail Address
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dm170b@nih.gov, dk16p@nih.gov
- Description
- The National Cancer Institute proposes to enter into a six month purchase order with Biospace, 245 11th Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 to provide for services associated with the management of catalogue content associated with the NCI e-commerce program, IntraMall. Approximately five years ago, NCI entered into a Collaborative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Biospace to develop, implement, maintain and improve an e-commerce ordering system for laboratory/office equipment and supplies. This agreement included the development of the core software and related integration into the NIH accounting system, maintaining the system, and assisting users. Vendors who signed up for the Mall, listed their products in an electronic catalog. The services provided by Biospace, per the CRADA was at no cost to the Government and while the CRADA did not specifically include assistance in managing the content of vendor catalogues, Biospace also provided this service for a period of time at no cost. It is now apparent Biospace will not be able to provide the services associated with managing the contents of the vendor catalogues in the near future. NCI has a need for a contractor to provide support services to the vendor community associated with the management of the catalogue content to be used in the NIH IntraMall. These support services will include managing vendor communications, providing help desk services for vendor issues, assisting in catalogue loading, categorization and maintenance, facilitating order management, providing vendor training in basic catalogue and order processing skills, and performing account management for billing issues with the vendor community. At the end of this six month period, Biospace will provide shall provide metrics associated with vendor acquisition and catalogue content, an electronic copy of monthly NIH IntraMall transaction data, and an electronic copy of all historic IntraMall transaction data. It is believed that Biospace is the only source who can fulfill the Government's needs. Working under the auspicies of the CRADA, they have developed much of the metrics, programming and systems for the electronic ordering system. This data is proprietary to Biospace as they developed the system at no cost to the Government. This is not a request for competitive quotation. However, if any interested party believes it can meet the above requirement and the noted features, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities and any other information furnished must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the NCI end user to determine if the party can perform this requirement. An original and one copy of the capability statements must be received in the contracting office by 1:00 p.m. EST, on March 25, 2002. All questions must be in writing and can be faxed (301) 402-4513 or emailed to dm170b@nih.gov . A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. No collect call will be accepted.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 6116 Executive Blvd, Rockville, MD
- Zip Code: 20852
- Zip Code: 20852
- Record
- SN00038948-W 20020313/020311213209 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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