SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- Consumer Product Information Database (CPID)
- Notice Date
- 8/1/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, 20894, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NLM-07-171-RHW
- Response Due
- 8/15/2007
- Archive Date
- 8/30/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- It is the intent of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), Toxicology and Environmental Information Program (TEHIP) to license additions to the Consumer Product Information Database (CPID), on a sole source basis, from DeLima Associates, 1227 Providence Terrace, Suite L2, McLean, VA 22101-2648. The CPID is a database that provides product brand names and their chemical ingredients, plus data from the manufacturers'MSDS, Material Safety Data Sheets, when available. The purpose of this procurement is to acquire non-exclusive rights to use 1,000 additional products and updates to the Consumer Product Information Database. This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 12 - Acquisition for Commercial Items and will be made pursuant to the authority in FAR 13.5 to use simplified procedures for commercial acquisitions. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 541511 and the business size standard is $23.0. This is a 100% small business set-aside. NLM anticipates that award will be made on or about August 16, 2007. The period of performance shall be twelve (12) months from the effective date of award with three (3) one year options. BACKGROUND The primary mission of TEHIP is to provide core information resources and services, facilitate access to national and international information resources, and strengthen the infrastructure for toxicology and environmental health information. In support of this mission, the Program makes available on the web a suite of databases containing both factual and bibliographic information on environmental and health effects of chemicals. The advent of the web technology made it possible for TEHIP to extend the reach of its existing databases by hyperlinking to other information resources in and outside of the government. Moreover, the web technology helped to make its information resources easily available not only to its traditional users such as toxicologists, industrial hygienists, healthcare providers, and regulatory specialists, but also to the public at large seeking information about the effects of exposures to chemical substances. REQUIREMENTS 1. New Data to be Provided: DeLima Associates will provide information for an additional 1,000 products. The following types of information will be provided: - Brand Name, Ingredient Chemicals by Name and Registry Number - Health Effects from Material Safety Data Sheets - Customer Service Telephone Number - Manufacturer?s Name, Address, Telephone Number and List of Other Products in Database by the Same Manufacturer 2.Updating of Previously Supplied Data New Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) will be obtained from manufacturers of the previously supplied products. Ingredients, health effects and contact information will be updated using the new MSDSs as needed. DELIVERABLES 1. New Products in categories identified and prioritized by NLM. Data for 500 new products in categories identified and prioritized by NLM will be provided within 6 months of work initiation date. Data for additional 500 new products will be provided within 12 months of work initiation date. 2. Updates of Product Data Data for half of the existing products will be updated as needed within 6 months of work initiation date. Data for remaining existing products will be updated as needed within 12 months of work initiation date. SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION Pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253(c) (1) as set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) at 6.302, DeLima Associates is the only known source that is capable of fulfilling this requirement. In order for TEHIP to further their mission the capabilities provided by the DSOL database is needed. DeLima Associates has delivered its Consumer Product Information Database, which contains chemical and health effects data for over 6,000 common household products, to NLM. The database is unique in that for the first time, it compiles in one place, brand names of household products, and identifies, for each brand name, its chemical ingredients by chemical name and the chemical's universal identifier, the CAS Registry Number. This linking of brand names to individual chemical ingredients will be a valuable addition to the existing TEHIP files which currently contain a wealth of health data on exposure to individual chemicals, but provides no way to translate this information to specific brand name consumer products. This is not a Request for Quotations (RFQ), nor is an RFQ available. However, if any interested party believes it has the capability to fulfill the above requirement; it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities and any other furnished information must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NLM to determine if the party can perform this requirement. Capability statements must be received in the contracting office by 3:00 PM EDT August 15, 2007. Faxed capability statements are NOT authorized. Questions must be submitted in writing to Robin Hope-Williams at rhwilli@mail.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 calls will be accepted. In order to receive an award, contractors must be registered and have valid certification in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA).
- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, MD
- Zip Code: 20894
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20894
- Record
- SN01358589-W 20070803/070801220704 (fbodaily.com)
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