SOLICITATION NOTICE
35 -- 24 HRS TELEVISION AND MOVIES VIEWING FOR PATIENTS
- Notice Date
- 10/20/2008
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 512120
— Motion Picture and Video Distribution
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center/Office of Purchasing & Contracts, 6707 Democracy Blvd, Suite 106, MSC 5480, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5480
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5480
- Solicitation Number
- (RFQ)111826
- Archive Date
- 11/13/2008
- Point of Contact
- Jearnean S Jackson,, Phone: 301-402-5273
- E-Mail Address
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jjackson@cc.nih.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a separate solicitation will not be issued. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6 and subpart 13.5 under Simplified Acquisition procedures as a supplemental with additional information included in this notice. This announcement is being issued under a Request for Quotation (RFQ) 111826. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-27. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition procedures to provide round the clock television and movies for the Clinical Center patients Department of Recreation Therapy at the National Institutes of Health. This program has been useful in relieving patient boredom, anxiety and stress, pain management through positive distraction, and improving patient images of their hospital stay. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 512120. The requirements: 1. The contractor shall grant NIH the license to exhibit in patient room and public area their product or a portion thereof via closed circuit television equipment solely within the confines of the existing Hospital. 2. The contractor shall provide two Digital Media Players to be used for digital movie files in NIH, which eliminates the need for manual processing. Digital Media Player connects to the facility’s head-end/closed circuit television system creating a specified TV channel in which the digital content is distributed. The contractor shall cover any and all maintenance of the Digital Media Player. 3. The contractor shall provide the Hospital, on a quarterly basis, with product in quantity of 30 movie titles and a second product in quantity of 50 movie titles with a minimum of 21 titles rotated out of the schedule and replaced by 21 new titles each quarter. Products will be of acceptable content, language and depiction (as determined by hospital) for a representative typical hospital audience. The media cartridges will be shipped on a quarterly basis to the Rehabilitation Medicine Department, NIH. Evaluation Criteria: For the purposes of the award, the contractor will be selected based on the best product and vendor experience, education, interpersonal skills, and ability to fulfill the Government’s requirements for the system. In determining the best overall applicant, the following criteria will be scored with the corresponding maximum point values for each area, yielding a total of 100 obtainable points. 50 points Patient Entertainment programming shall consist of at least 80 motion picture titles, with a minimum of 21 titles rotated out of the schedule and replaced by 21 new titles each quarter. All motion pictures shall be appropriately selected and sensitively edited for hospital standards and patient enjoyment. 25 points The patient entertainment programming shall be delivered via a contractor-provided Digital Media Player that shall provide continuous automated digital education and entertainment at the facility. The Digital Media Player connects to the facility’s head-end/closed circuit television system creating a specified TV channel in which the digital content is distributed. The contractor shall shall cover any and all maintenance of the Digital Media Player. 25 points The contractor shall provide a patient program guide that includes a customized schedule of the view times for the motion pictures as developed by the site. The contractor shall designate a full-time Programming Consultant to work directly with NIH’s point of contact to develop a Library necessary to meet their individual needs. Provision). Provision 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors/Commercial; 52.212-2 Evaluation- Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions; 52.223-6 Drug Free Workplace, 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332); 52.222-41. This purchase order shall be for a basic contract period of 12 months with the anticipated award date to start on or about July 25, 2008. The Full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) can be accessed on the internet at www.arnet.gov/far. The offeror may submit the offer in accordance with their standard commercial practices (e.g. on company letterhead, formal quote form etc) but must include the following information: 1) complete mailing and remittance addresses; 2) discounts of prompt payment if applicable; 3) Dun and Bradstreet no; 4) Tax ID number; 6) Offeror must meet description of services as noted in the synopsis. Offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications/Commercial Items with their offer. Note: Contractor must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov). The Government intends to make a single award based on negotiated awarded price and technically acceptable. The offer must be submitted no later than October 29, 2008 at 5:30pm (local time). Place of Delivery for the required services: National Institutes of Health 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda MD. 20892. Requests for information concerning this requirement are to be addressed to Ms. Jearnean Jackson. Collect calls will not be accepted. All questions should be emailed only to jjackson@cc.nih.gov.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 9000 ROCKVILLE PIKE, BETHESDA, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
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