MODIFICATION
A -- Web Site Maintenance
- Notice Date
- 3/29/2007
- 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
- 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 gistics 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 March 22, 2007. NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (29-MAR-2007). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 05-JUN-2007, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN01311076-F 20070607/070606090847 (fbodaily.com)
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