SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Development and Technical Services for the Applied Research Program
- Notice Date
- 4/9/2009
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Blvd., EPS Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- SS-PCPSB-N02-PC-64406-72
- Archive Date
- 5/8/2009
- Point of Contact
- Jacqueline Ballard,, Phone: (301) 435-3795, Jacqueline Ballard,, Phone: (301) 435-3795
- E-Mail Address
-
ballardj@mail.nih.gov, ballardj@mail.nih.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NO CAPABILITY STATEMENTS WERE RECEIVED BY THE ABOVE DUE DATE OF MARCH 26, 2009. Therefor, this is a NOTICE OF INTENT to issue a sole source modification to the above referenced contract with Westat. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the National Institute (NCI). THERE IS NOT A SOLICITATION AVAILABLE. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICIATION AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT REIMBURSE THE COSTS INCURRED BY POTENTIAL CONTRACTORS IN PROVIDING THE INFORMATION REQUESTED HEREIN. The National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award on a sole sources basis a modification to the above referenced contract. The NCI intends to award a Justification for Other Than Competition (JOFOC). The rationale for this intention to sole source can be found in the statutory authority is 41 USC 253©(1) as set forth FAR 6.302-1: “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements”. The NCI, ARP/RFMMB seeks to continue to conduct further evaluations and validations of the current web-based automated self-administered 24-hour recall (ASA24). The proposed project expands the current contract with Westat Inc, Contract N02-PC-64406 to add a large study of 1000 participants and a small feeding study of 30 participants for purposes of collecting data to compare a new software, a web-based automated self-administered 24-hour dietary recall, to a high quality interviewer-administered 24-hour recall using the US Department of Agriculture’s, Automated Multiple Pass Method (AMPM). This is an expansion of studies and work already underway to cognitively test and design the ASA24 software. To perform the requirements, Westat has the prerequisite of the web-services, voice software, graphic user interface and complex database operations of the new ASA24 software to be able to efficiently conduct tasks for this study, and diagnose and address software problems as they arise in an accurate and timely manner. Two studies will be conducted in separate study populations as described above. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the above requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all capability statements received within fifteen calendars days after the publication of this notice will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this contract 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. Any statements of interest received will be judged based on experience in using: 1) web-based questionnaire administration in studies, 2) complex Adobe Flex-based programming, 3) Dot.Net web services, 4) knowledge of the administration of the US Department of Agriculture’s AMPM 24-hour dietary recall, 5) knowledge of the database and probes for the AMPM interview, 6) experience in using ASA24, 7) experience in using web-based voice software, 8) knowledge and experience in administration of national dietary surveys using 24-hour dietary recalls, and 9) ability and experience to conduct a controlled feeding study. All interested parties are required to review the above requirements and should submit a statement of interest, not to exceed 20 total single-spaced pages using a 12 point font size at a minimum, that clearly details the ability to perform and that addresses the specific requirements described above. All propriety information should be marked as such. Responses will be reviewed by NIH personnel and will be held in a confidential manner. All capability statements sent in response to this notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Jacque Ballard, Contracting Officer at: ballardj@mail.nih.gov either in MS Words, Wordperfect or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) not later than Thursday, April 23, 2009, 3:30 PM EST. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. ANY RESPONSES RECEIVED AFTER THAT DATE AND TIME WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 6130 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
- Zip Code: 20852
- Zip Code: 20852
- Record
- SN01789382-W 20090411/090409215828-0b3fb3965f338704da58ea70d647f2ae (fbodaily.com)
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