MODIFICATION
R -- Support Services for National Institutes of Health (NIH) A-110 Service Center
- Notice Date
- 4/16/2002
- Notice Type
- Modification
- 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
- N02-CO-21024-22
- Response Due
- 5/1/2002
- Archive Date
- 5/16/2002
- Point of Contact
- Sharon Cummings, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 435-3809, Fax (301) 480-0241,
- E-Mail Address
-
sc316u@nih.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-110 (A-110) provides public access under some circumstances to research data through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). A-110 applies to new and competing continuation awards made after April 17, 2000, and applies to data that are (1) first produced in a project that is supported in whole or in part with Federal funds; and (2) cited publicly and officially by a Federal agency in support of an action that has the force and effect of law, i.e., regulations and administrative orders. Requests made under OMB Circular A-110 differ from traditional requests made under the FOIA, because A-110 allows the public to request data collected by institutions of higher education, hospitals, and non-profit institutions that receive grants and other financial assistance provided by Federal agencies. Such requests will still be made through the traditional FOIA channels. However, most FOIA offices lack the scientific and technical expertise that is necessary to review the responsive data set and ensure that it has been redacted in accordance with A-110 and the FOIA. The Contractor will primarily act as a liaison between the NIH FOIA Office and the NIH Grantee Institution in generating a redacted data set that is responsive to an A-110 request, and in handling fees associated with processing a request. Once the FOIA Office receives a request, it will be forwarded to the Contractor for processing. The Contractor will be responsible for contacting the Grantee Institution and obtaining a redacted copy of the responsive data set from the Grantee Institution. The Grantee Institution will provide, along with the redacted data set, a written justification, detailing what information was redacted and why. The Contractor will review the redacted data set for responsiveness, and to ensure that all personal identifiers and proprietary information were removed. If necessary, the Contractor will travel to the Grantee Institution to perform this review, and will negotiate with the Grantee Institution to generate a redacted data set that is releasable under A-110 and the FOIA. Further, the Contractor will be responsible for the collection and accounting of fees associated with processing a request. The Contractor will obtain a cost estimate, to provide a redacted data set, from the Grantee Institution and will generate its own cost estimate. The Contractor will receive a prepayment from the requestor, and will hold the monies in a non-interest-bearing account while the request is processed. Once processing is complete but prior to the release of the redacted data, the Contractor shall collect any amount due or refund any amount owed to the requestor. The Contractor shall also reimburse the Grantee Institution out of the fees held in the non-interest bearing account. Any monies still remaining (after the Grantee Institution is reimbursed) shall be used to defray the costs, first to the Contractor and then to the NIH A-110 Service Center. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 514199 with a size standard of $6,000,000. Request for Proposal (RFP) No. N02-CO-21024-22 will be available on or about March 25, 2002, and receipt of proposals will be due on or about April 29, 2002. The RFP will only be available electronically and may be accessed through the National Cancer Institute's, Research Contract Branch (RCB) Home Page at http://rcb.nci.nih.gov/. Once at RCB's Home Page select Current Requests for Proposals. All information required for the submission of a proposal will be contained in the electronic RFP package. POTENTIAL OFFERORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DOWNLOADING THEIR OWN COPY OF THE RFP AND ANY AMENDMENTS. NCI plans to award one incrementally funded term contract with a three-year base period and with two-one year options on or before September 30, 2002. This advertisement does not commit the Government to award a contract. This proposed contract is 100% set aside for Small Business Concerns - see numbered note 1.
- Record
- SN00060491-W 20020418/020416213124 (fbodaily.com)
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