MODIFICATION
A -- Web Site Maintenance
- Notice Date
- 4/5/2007
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Administration, 6011 Executive Blvd, Rm 538, Rockville, MD, 20892-7663, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7663
- Solicitation Number
- 263-2007-Q-(DQ)-0102
- Response Due
- 4/6/2007
- Archive Date
- 4/21/2007
- Point of Contact
- Clara Kabore, Purchasing agent, Phone 301-402-3343, Fax 301-402-2143,
- E-Mail Address
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kaborec@od.nih.gov
- Description
- This is a combined Solicitation/synopsis for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in the notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Provisions and clauses in effect through FAC 2005-15 are incorporated. Solicitation number 263-2007-Q-(DQ)-0102 is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This is a 100% Set aside for small business with a North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) is 541511. The period of performance is One (1) year from date of award. The number of hours is 557. This requirement is for a Contractor to provide the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with Website Maintenance Service and 508 Conversion. The Contractor shall provide Website Maintenance Services for the Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) (http://orwh.od.nih.) The ORWH plays a critical role in supporting the Office’s outreach to both the scientific community and lay public. The Contractor shall insure the ORWH website adheres both to the best practice in web site usability engineering and to Federal standards regarding web site accessibility for users of assistive technologies (Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act). The Contractor shall provide accurate web site maintenance for daily and special request maintenance, postings and assistance to create 508 Compliant documents of three (3) of the most frequently requested publications: Women of Color Data Book 3rd edition (2006), 2007 NIH Research Priorities on Women’s Health and the 2004-2006 report ORWH and NIH Support for Research on Women’s Health issues. These publications are currently online; however, the 2004-2006 report is currently under revision. For reference purposes, the previous report (2003-2004) is sufficient. The Contractor shall deliver monthly reports on the status of work. Questions and Answers: Question 1: (a) Is this a new requirement? Response: Yes (b) Who is currently providing Web Site Maintenance support for ORWH? Response: Compass Point, LLC (c) Can you please provide a link to Women of Color Data Book 3rd? Edition (2006). Response: No Question 2: (a) When you say "The Contractor shall provide accurate web site maintenance for daily and special request maintenance, postings and assistance to create 508 Compliant documents of three (3) of the most frequently requested publications," is this referring to online (HTML) versions of the documents or PDF documents? Response: Yes (b) "The number of hours is 557." What is this statement in reference to? Is this a limited number of hours that the vendor can provide? Response: This is the government’s estimate of the number of hours to complete the project during the period of performance. Question 3: (A). If we do not use SF 1449, is there a specific format/structure you prefer for the response? Response: No (b). Can we copy and paste the FAR requirements into our proposal doc or do you require a completed PDF of each provision? Response: Yes (c). Are there business size standards specified for this RFQ? Response: No When you say "The Contractor shall provide accurate web site maintenance for daily and special request maintenance, postings and assistance to create 508 Compliant documents of three. Question 4: (A). In the text of combined Solicitation/Synopsis there is a statement that “the number of hours is 557”. How does the Government intend to deal with situation(s) when the number of hours exceeds this limit for, let's say, some emergency service? Response: This question is not relevant to the solicitation. (B). How these 557 hours will be distributed through the term of contract? Are they evenly distributed (same amount for each day, week, or month) or hours will be assigned and used on per-request basis? Response: Hours are used on a per request basis. (C). Do you require support on holidays and/or weekends? Response: No. (D). Section Evaluation Factors is divided into the three parts: Corporate Experience (40%), Past Experience/performance (20%), Demonstrated technical expertise (10%), which totals to 70%. What factor is emphasized for the remaining 30% in proposal evaluation? What the weight factor for pricing in the evaluation process? Response: Price/Cost (30%) was omitted from the solicitation (E). The term "Website Maintenance" is very broad one. Could you explain this term more precisely? Which service you are asking for - software maintenance, hardware maintenance, security maintenance, content maintenance, server maintenance, backup/restore and storage system maintenance, something else? Response: We are asking for the contractor to post documents & announcements to the website and to create 508 compliant documents of 3 of our most frequently requested publications. (F). Could you provide brief description of the Website to be maintained? For correct estimation the following minimum information is required: operating system name and version, Web server name and version, application server name and version, content management system (if any) name and version, maintenance tools readily available for maintenance on your side (names and versions), on-site or remote maintenance is required. Response: The website is http://orwh.od.nih.gov/ Question 5: (A). Is there an incumbent? If so, who is it? Response: Compass Point, LLC. (B). is there remote access to maintain the site? If not, should the contractor be on site coordinate with IT staff to submit updates? Response: This work can be done remotely with the appropriate government-provided credentials. Question 6: (A). Quotations are due no later than (15) days from the date of this announcement. March 9, 2007, due by 3:00pm EST, April 06, 2007 Question 7: (a) Will the award be a fixed-fee or time & materials using our hourly rate and a not-to-exceed number of hours of 557? Response: Firm Fixed Price, Time & materials not to exceed 557 hours. (b) What % of the work can be performed from a remote location? Response: All work can be performed remotely with the appropriate government-provided credentials. (c) Are there any software requirements (e.g. Dream-weaver, Flash, and FrontPage)? Response: Dream-weaver and Adobe should be fine. For making documents 508 compliant, Dream-weaver includes 508 verifications, but the actual developer/designer should have a thorough knowledge of 508 standards and resources to competently verify. (d) If yes, will that software be provided by the government? Response: No (e) Does NIH, OA, or ORWH have web-design standards (beyond those stated in the solicitation: best practices & Section 508) that must be followed? Response: No. Compliant documents of three (3) of the most frequently requested publications," is this referring to online (HTML) versions of the documents or PDF documents? Response: Yes (E). "The number of hours is 557." What is this statement in reference to? Is this a limited number of hours that the vendor can provide? Response: This is the government’s estimate of the number of hours to complete the project during the period of performance. Question 8: (A). In the text of combined Solicitation/Synopsis there is a statement that “the number of hours is 557”. How does the Government intend to deal with situation(s) when the number of hours exceeds this limit for, let's say, some emergency service? Response: This question is not relevant to the solicitation. (B). How these 557 hours will be distributed through the term of contract? Are they evenly distributed (same amount for each day, week, or month) or hours will be assigned and used on per-request basis? Response: Hours are used on a per request basis. (C). Do you require support on holidays and/or weekends? Response: No. (D). Section Evaluation Factors is divided into the three parts: Corporate Experience (40%), Past Experience/performance (20%), Demonstrated technical expertise (10%), which totals to 70%. What factor is emphasized for the remaining 30% in proposal evaluation? What the weight factor for pricing in the evaluation process? Response: Price/Cost (30%) was omitted from the solicitation (E). The term "Website Maintenance" is very broad one. Could you explain this term more precisely? Which service you are asking for - software maintenance, hardware maintenance, security maintenance, content maintenance, server maintenance, backup/restore and storage system maintenance, something else? Response: We are asking for the contractor to post documents & announcements to the website and to create 508 compliant documents of 3 of our most frequently requested publications. (F). Could you provide brief description of the Website to be maintained? For correct estimation the following minimum information is required: operating system name and version, Web server name and version, application server name and version, content management system (if any) name and version, maintenance tools readily available for maintenance on your side (names and versions), on-site or remote maintenance is required. Response: The website is http://orwh.od.nih.gov/ Question 9: (a). Is there remote access to maintain the site? If not, should the contractor be on site or do we coordinate with IT staff to submit updates? Response: This work can be done remotely with the appropriate government-provided credentials. (c). What % of the work can be performed from a remote location? besponse: All work can be performed remotely with the appropriate government-provided credentials. (c). Are there any software requirements (e.g. Dream-weaver, Flash, FrontPage)? Response: Dream-weaver and Adobe should be fine. For making documents 508 compliant, Dream-weaver includes 508 verifications, but the actual developer/designer should have a thorough knowledge of 508 standards and resources to competently verify. (e) If yes, will that software be provided by the government? Response: No (f) Does NIH, OA, or ORWH have web-design standards (beyond those stated in the solicitation: best practices & Section 508) that must be followed? Response: No. (g). If yes, please provide them. Question 10: (A). What software is currently used to author and publish this web site? Response: Dream-weaver and Adobe. (B). Is there any provision to procure/use additional software tools? Response: No. (B). Is there any provision to procure/use additional software tools? Response: No Question 11: (A). What software is currently used to author and publish this web site? Response: Copy and Paste using a mapped drive. You wouldn’t need anything other than Dream-weaver, Acrobat, and possibly Photoshop in its current iteration. (B). Is there any provision to procure/use additional software tools? Response: No. Question 12: (A). What is the current platform/language for the website? Response: HTML, Javascript, and CSS skill-sets would be the predominant languages needed. (B). Are there any specific requirements for languages for the creation of the 508 compliant documents for the three publications listed in the posting? Response: No. Section 508 standards are techniques used to make codes conform to established accessibility guidelines. This is mainly for HTML coding, though the knowledge of relationships with other languages (i.e. JavaScripting, Flash, and PDF) with HTML and being able to allow for their integration are redirections are necessary for optimal accessibility. (C). Please confirm the NAICS code is 541511 rather than 541611. Response:541511 Evaluation Factors: Corporate Experience – Demonstrated skills in maintaining a website and providing For the accurate and appropriate conversion of documents to 508 Compliance (40%) Past Experience/performance in providing IT services of the type and scope (20%) Demonstrated technical expertise, experience/performance in and approach in providing IT services. (10%) FAR: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors. Commercial items applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference. FAR 52.212.2, Evaluation- Commercial items, applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference. Evaluation for award will be based on the lowest price technically acceptable offer FAR 52.213-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference. Offerors must obtain a copy of these provisions and submit a completed copy with their offer. FAR 52.212-4 Contract terms and conditions. Commercial Items applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference. FAR 52.212-5, Contract terms and conditions required to Implement statutes or Executive Orders. Commercial Items applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference. FAR 52.217-5, Evaluation of options and FAR 52.217-9 Option to extend the Terms of the contract for Apply to this acquisition and are in compliance by reference. Full text of any solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at http//www,arnet.gov./far or by contacting Clara Kabore at 301-402-3343, or e-mail Kaborec@od.nih.gov. Quotations are due no later than (15) days from the date of this announcement. March 9, 2007, due by 3:00pm EST, April 6, 2007. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Quotations will be accepted electronically and should be emailed to Kaborec@od.nih.gov or in writing sent to: (a) if mailing through the U.S. Postal Service use the following address: National Institutes of Health, Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operation OLAO/OA, 6011 Executive Blvd. Rm. 537B, Attn: Clara W. Kabore, Bethesda, MD. 20892, telephone 301-402-3343; (b). If hand delivering, or using a courier service such as: UPS, FEDEx. UPS etc.) Questions can be emailed to the above email address or faxed to 301-402-2143 not later than April 6,, 2007. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (05-APR-2007); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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