SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Scientific and Logistics Support for the NTP CERHR
- Notice Date
- 8/1/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- National Institutes of HealthNational Institute of EnvironmentalHealth SciencesResearch Triangle ParkNC27709
- ZIP Code
- 27709
- Solicitation Number
- NIHES2008052
- Point of Contact
- CAMPBELL, JUANITA A +1 919 541 7893, campbellj@niehs.nih.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Notice announces the intended release of solicitation number NIHES2008052 under FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. The NAICS Code for the requirement is 541990. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) intends to solicit proposals for the necessary scientific and logistical expertise, personnel, materials, facilities, and equipment necessary to support the CERHR in conducting expert panel evaluations of substances for potential reproductive and developmental risk to humans. Specifically, under direction/approval of the Project Officer, the contractor shall: (1) establish and maintain a web-based expert registry, (2) provide logistical support for quarterly meetings of the Core Committee, (3) provide preliminary and final chemical dossiers to the Core Committee, (4) prepare and distribute initial draft reports and final reports to expert panels, (5) schedule and arrange logistics for expert panel meetings, (6) support the update and maintenance of the CERHR web site (http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/index.html ), and (7) follow appropriate procedures for addressing potential conflicts of interests. The Government estimates: Principal Investigator travel to NIEHS in RTP, NC at three (3) - one day trips per year; four (4) quarterly - one day Core Committee Meetings per year; two (2) Expert Panel Meetings per year, likely to be held in the Washington, DC area or near the NIEHS in Research Triangle Park, NC. It is estimated that each meeting shall consist of 12-15 panelists and convene over a period of 3 days. The contractor must maintain compliance with http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/aboutCERHR/guidelines.pdf as well as other Federal Government Regulations. The estimated total period of performance shall be up to ten years. It is anticipated that the base period of the contract shall be two years with four two year options (total of eight option years) to follow. It is anticipated that there will be options for one additional meeting per contract year for a total of 10 optional meetings throughout the life of the contract. It is anticipated that level of effort for this project shall be approximately 9660 direct labor hours per year. The estimated direct labor hours per year consist of 1860 professional hours (Principal Investigator/Senior Reproductive Toxicologist*), 3720 professional support hours (Toxicologist*), 1860 technical support hours (Management Coordinator*), 2220 Admin Support (Information Specialist/Computer Specialist/Other support), * Key Personnel - the identified key personnel are essential to the performance of the contract. Key personnel must be employees of the contractor at the time of award. Key personnel may be required to travel 2-3 times per year or more. There will be no Government-furnished materials, equipment, or facilities provided. Equipment and facilities necessary to perform the work shall be furnished by the Contractor. Basic office equipment and PC or Macintosh computer support (Windows XP with Microsoft Word on Pentium IV or Intel computer systems or Mac G5 OSX 10.4.10 or higher), are needed for activities such as word processing, data collation, e-mail communication, electronic transfer of files, and web-based searches. Specific required software programs or equivalent include: Microsoft Office 2003 or higher, EndNote, FileMaker Pro 5 or higher, Microsoft Adobe Dreamweaver and Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1 or higher. Equivalent applications are acceptable with prior Government approval. The anticipated release date of the RFP is on or about August 19, 2008, with proposals due on or about September 19, 2008. Interested firms may contact the Contracting Officer identified below, via e-mail or telefax, to request a copy of RFP NIHES2008052.
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