SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Software support for Pain and Palliative Care Application
- Notice Date
- 7/20/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- 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
- 160619SoftwareSupportforPainandPaliativeCareApplication
- Point of Contact
- Ann G Argaman, Phone: (301) 594-5919
- E-Mail Address
-
ann.argaman@nih.gov
(ann.argaman@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center is conducting a market survey/sources sought to help determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, service disabled veteran-owned small businesses and/or HUBZONE small business capable of serving the needs mentioned below. This market survey/sources sought announcement is not a request for proposals and the Government is not committed to award a contract pursuant to this announcement. The information from this market research is for planning purposes only and will assist the Government in planning its acquisition strategy. This is strictly market research and the Government will not entertain questions concerning this market research. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred in the preparation of information for responding to this market survey. The Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health has a requirement for the continuation of software support for the NIH Clinical Center's Department of Pain and Paliative Care's software application. This is anticipated to be for a base period of twelve months, with four twelve (12) month options. These services shall include, but not be limited to phone support and remote diagnostics and other support as deemed necessary. These services are to be available to the Government 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541519 (small business size standard is $21 million dollars. The contractor providing the services must have the requisite experience in maintaining and supporting this system, including but not limited to providing software patches, fixes, troubleshooting/resolution of systems performance problems, etc. Information sent in the capability statement should be directly relevant and specific to this requirement. The vendor responses must demonstrate their expertise/experience in providing the services described above.. Please note that failure to specifically demonstrate capability to provide the required services in your response to this market survey may affect the Government's review of industry's ability to perform these services. The vendor's response shall be in sufficient detail to allow the Government to assess the capability of your firm. The vendor response shall also include any other specific and relevant information related to the requirements of this project that will enable the Government to determine the capabilities of the company to perform the specialized requirements described in this synopsis. Interested organizations must demonstrate and document in any response submitted, to this market survey extensive experience with and the ability to perform all of the specialized requirements elsewhere described. This notice is a market survey and is for information and planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. The Government will not award a Purchase Order or Contract based upon Vendor responses to this announcement. The Government shall not assume any costs for preparing or submitting any information in response to the market survey or the Government's use of the information. Any proprietary information should be clearly identified as "proprietary information". Vendors must send written capability responses by July 28, 2009 to the Contract Specialist at the following e-mail address aargaman@cc.nih.gov. For any questions, please contact the CONTRACT SPECIALIST-Ms. Ann Argaman at (301) 594-5919.
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