SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Medical Officer Services for General Clinical Research Centers (GCRCs) Portfolio Oversight
- Notice Date
- 12/14/2004
- 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, Contracts Operations Branch 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-RR-P-05-027
- Response Due
- 1/28/2005
- Archive Date
- 2/12/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), for the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), intends to procure the services of a contractor to perform as a medical consultant to guide, assist, and facilitate NCRR in the oversight of sixteen (16) General Clinical Research Centers (GCRCs), for the Division for Clinical Research Resources at the NCRR. The portfolio of sixteen (16) GCRCs include the following: five (5) National Gene Vector Laboratories (NGVLs); ten (10) Islet Cell Resource Centers (ICRCs); and the National Disease Research Interchange (NDRI). The Statement of Work is as follows: Contractor Requirements: Independently, and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish the materials, equipment, and facilities not otherwise provided by the Government under the terms of the contract. Specifically, the Contractor shall follow the scientific progress and financial status of each of the sixteen (16) GCRCs within the assigned portfolio. The Contractor shall consult with grantee organizations, review annual progress reports, attend programmatic site visits, provide recommendations to the Division Director, Division for Clinical Research Resources, on budgetary and administrative matters, which may lead to consolidation of some of the GCRCs and/or the reorganization or significant administrative changes at other GCRCs. The Contractor shall also review policy documents in an effort to facilitate the evaluation of GCRC efficacy. The National Gene Vector Laboratories (NGVLs) generate Good Manufacturing Practice-grade materials for use in gene transfer protocols at no cost to clinical researchers throughout the United States. The Contractor shall assume responsibility for the organization and oversight of these clinical resources, as well as continuing the cooperative agreements which were originally awarded in 1995. The Contractor shall work to expand the activity of the NGVLs to include toxicology support, and also coordinate the NGVL program to make the data available to the entire research community, via the web site, in an effort to facilitate gene transfer studies and decrease reduplication of effort by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) grantees. The Contractor shall also be responsible for monitoring the work and for internal program management of the NGVL repository. The Contractor shall also provide oversight for the Islet Cell Resource Centers (ICRCs) consortium funded through the NCRR and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. The mission of the ICRC is to optimize and share the procedures necessary for collection of functional human islet cells from cadaveric pancreata and their subsequent transplantation into patients afflicted with type 1 diabetes. Such efforts are critical in view of the limited supply of human pancreata. Through this effort, the ICRCs will continue to develop Good Manufacturing Practice criteria to ensure that the islets generated will be of consistent transplant quality. The Contractor shall also provide oversight and participation in a joint Steering Committee, established to review and approve site-specific protocols for transplantation of cells into eligible patients. In addition, the Contractor shall facilitate the development of genotyping resources for the conduct of clinical research. The National Disease Research Interchange (NDRI) is a not-for-profit organization that is funded, in part, through a cooperative agreement with NCRR as lead and co-funding received from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), the National Eye Institute (NEI), the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and the Office of Rare Diseases. The mission of the NDRI is to identify, obtain, and distribute human tissues and organs to investigators for use in basic research studies. The Contractor shall provide oversight and serve as the principal point of contact for this cooperative agreement in facilitating the progress toward their stated mission. A noncompetitive award is contemplated for this requirement to Richard A. Knazek, M.D., 18330 New Cut Road, Mount Airy, Maryland 21771. The noncompetitive determination is based upon FAR Part 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This is a total small business set-aside requirement. Interested parties are requested to review the Statement of Work and submit a response which includes a loaded hourly rate, estimate of travel, and other direct costs, Curriculum Vitae, at least three (3) references documenting similar past performance experiences, and a technical approach of how the work will be performed. Responses to this synopsis will be evaluated based on the following evaluation criteria, which are presented in descending order of importance: 1) Demonstrated expertise and an in-depth understanding of the extramural and intramural environments at the National Institutes of Health (NIH); 2) Knowledge and ability to communicate effectively with both areas of science and research within the NIH environment; 3) Specific knowledge and experience with clinical research resource programs; and 4) Past performance. The offeror must submit at least three (3) references documenting similar past performance experiences. Responses are due not later than January 28, 2005 by 4:30 P.M. Responses must be submitted in writing to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch, Procurement Section, Rockledge Building 2, Suite 6145, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7902, Attention: Mrs. Melissa Lombardo, Contract Specialist. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 541990 and the Size Standard is $6.0M. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government. Any competing firm that believes it is capable of providing the above requirement is invited to provide sufficient documentation to demonstrate that capability to the Contract Specialist. See Numbered Note 22. (0205)
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