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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 11, 2008 FBO #2572
DOCUMENT

R -- Acquisition Support Services - Associated Documents

Notice Date

12/9/2008
 

Notice Type

Associated Documents
 

NAICS

541611 — Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, 20894
 

ZIP Code

20894
 

Solicitation Number

NLM09034MJK
 

Archive Date

1/8/2009
 

Point of Contact

Maxwell J Kimpson, Phone: 301-435-4380, Karen D Riggs,, Phone: 301 496-6546
 

E-Mail Address

kimpsonm@mail.nlm.nih.gov, kr33v@nih.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format under Simplified Acquisition Procedures at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items; and FAR Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items; as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued as Request for Quotations (RFQ) NLM-09-034-MJK. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect in the March 2005 Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Revision, including all FAR Circulars issued as of the date of this synopsis. This acquisition IS a 100% small business set-aside and the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541611. It is the intent of the Center for Information Technology (CIT), National Institutes of Health (NIH), to negotiate for professional acquisition support services for CIT's Executive Office and the NIH Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). CIT's mission is to provide, coordinate, and manage information technology and to advance computational science. CIT supports NIH's research and management programs with efficient, cost-effective information systems, networking services, and telecommunications services. Additional information about CIT's mission can be obtained at http://www.nih.gov/about/almanac/organization/CIT.htm. OCIO's mission is to provide oversight responsibility for all enterprise level Information Technology (IT) systems at NIH. These are large-scale IT systems providing functionality to a broad range of users across multiple NIH organizations. Additional information about OCIO's mission can be obtained at http://cit.nih.gov/About/Organizations/Nihcio/default.htm. The contractor shall provide subject matter expertise in the specialized field of Federal IT acquisitions to effectively support program/technical staff in processing complex enterprise-wide IT requirements through the entire acquisition process - planning, solicitation, evaluation, award, post-award administration, and close-out. The contractor shall have senior-level expert knowledge and experience in Federal acquisitions in both operations and policy formulation. The contractor shall have demonstrated expert knowledge and experience in processing acquisitions under FAR Subpart 8.4, Federal Supply Schedules; Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items; Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures; Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, and Part 39, Acquisition of Information Technology. The contractor shall have demonstrated expert knowledge and experience in processing a wide variety of complex IT acquisitions under all of the various mechanisms described at FAR Part 16, Types of Contracts. The contractor shall perform task assignments in the following task areas: (1) Prepare draft acquisition documents (including statements of work and specifications, cost estimates, terms and conditions, findings and determinations, and other supporting documents); (2) Gather information and prepare reports as required to support the organizations' acquisition responsibilities; (3) Conduct studies and analyses required to monitor the organizations' contracted programs and projects; (4) Review and edit licensing agreements for intellectual property to ensure that the terms and conditions of the agreements are compliant with the FAR, other Federal law, and agency procedures; (5) Assist the OCIO in developing NIH-wide acquisition provisions and guidelines relative to the implementation of the Information Security requirements of the Federal Information Security Act of 2002 (FISMA) and the Physical Security requirements of Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12; (6) Provide instruction and training to the organizations' staff members on various acquisition-related topics; and (7) Perform other professional assignments as required to support the Project Officer in developing, administering, and managing the organizations' acquisition programs. The purchase order term will be for a 12-month period of approximately January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009 with 1 six month option period from January 1, 2010 through June 30, 2010 for approximately 2,500 labor hours on a Time-and-Materials basis [FAR 16.601]. The following clauses and provisions cited herein are incorporated by reference into this solicitation and may be obtained from the web site http://rcb.cancer.gov/rcb-internet/SAP/sap.htm: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial (September 2006), and FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (February 2007). The attached Addendum to Terms and Conditions of Purchase Order also applies to this solicitation. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (January 1999), also applies with the following five evaluation criteria (each having equal value) to be included in paragraph (a) of the provision: (1) Demonstrated senior-level knowledge and experience in Federal acquisitions in awarding and administering a wide-variety of complex IT requirements at FAR Subpart 8.4 and Parts 12, 13, 15 and 39; (2) Demonstrated senior-level knowledge and experience in processing a wide variety of complex IT acquisition mechanisms described at FAR Part 16; (3) Demonstrated senior-level knowledge and experience in reviewing complex licensing agreements for software and other intellectual property to ensure that they are compliant with FAR and other Federal law; (4) Demonstrated senior-level knowledge and experience in applying the requirements of FISMA and HSPD-12 to Federal IT acquisitions; and (5) Demonstrated knowledge and experience in developing and implementing agency acquisition policies and procedures relative to the acquisition of complex IT. An award will be made to the offeror who represents the best value to the Government whereby each of the five evaluation criteria is given equal value and, when combined, are more important than price. Offerors must submit a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (August 2007), with their offers. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (August 2007) applies to this acquisition as well as the following clauses cited therein: FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003), and FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration (October 2003). Sources having the ability to provide the professional services described above shall provide clear and comprehensive information supporting their experience, past performance and pricing. An offeror's response shall not exceed 10 pages, excluding resumes. Any questions can be submitted to *****, Contract Specialist, at 301-496-6546. All information received will be considered as part of a competitive acquisition. RESPONSES ARE DUE BY 1:00 PM LOCAL PREVAILING TIME ON December 24, 2008, AND SHALL BE SENT VIA E-MAIL TO: Maxwell J. Kimpson at kimpsonm@mail.nlm.nih.gov. This requirement is being processed for CIT by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH.
 

Web Link

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Document(s)

Associated Documents
 

File Name: Separation required form (ACQ - Employee Separation Checklist.doc)

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Bytes: 49.50 Kb
 

File Name: Commitment to Protect required form (ACQ COMMIT TO PROTECT.doc)

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Bytes: 24.50 Kb
 

File Name: Statement of Work *SOW) (ACQSOW 08.doc)

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Bytes: 99.50 Kb
 

File Name: Addendum to Terms & Conditions (ACQ - TCs Addend 08.doc)

Link: https://www.fbo.gov//utils/view?id=34058886feecf221f5f1c712a7da662a

Bytes: 108.50 Kb
 

File Name: Terms & Conditions (Ts & Cs 1020080001.pdf)

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Bytes: 7,142.59 Kb
 

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Place of Performance

Address: NIH CIT, 10401 Fernwood Road, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

Zip Code: 20892
 

Record

SN01715825-W 20081211/081209215414-2aa684ad82675e440f468bcb8b41c594 (fbodaily.com)
 

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