SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- RECOVERY-Internet-based Reproductive Toxicology Software and Database System for NTP
- Notice Date
- 7/28/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 518210
— Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Office of Acquisitions, Office of Management, 530 Davis Drive, Durham, North Carolina, 27713, United States
- ZIP Code
- 27713
- Solicitation Number
- NIHES2009075
- Archive Date
- 8/22/2009
- Point of Contact
- WANDA M. HOLLIDAY, Phone: 919-541-0943, JoAnn K Lewis, Phone: 919-541-7894
- E-Mail Address
-
hollida1@niehs.nih.gov, lewisj@niehs.nih.gov
(hollida1@niehs.nih.gov, lewisj@niehs.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is requesting information to determine the availability of interested sources to provide an Internet-based commercial computer software and computer database system to meet specific needs of the National Toxicology Program (NTP). The mandate of the NTP is to provide information about potentially toxic chemicals to regulatory and research agencies, and to strengthen the science base in toxicology. As part of NTP’s effort to fulfill its mission, NTP, on an annual basis, selects approximately 10 new chemicals for testing, has 20–30 subchronic studies, has 30-40 chronic studies in different stages of testing and evaluation, and presents approximately 15 subchronic and chronic studies for public peer review. NTP also reviews an additional 30 reproductive, perinatal, multigenerational and developmental studies on a yearly basis. Studies are conducted in vitro, and subchronic and chronic studies are conducted in rodents. These studies are done predominantly at contractor laboratories which are monitored by NTP staff. The objective of the proposed acquisition will be to provide access through a web-service interface for a commercial computer software application which supports the collection, management and maintenance of the reproductive, perinatal and developmental NTP studies. The website will be accessed by NTP science staff at NIEHS and other contract laboratories. The database must collect and report on data specific for reproductive toxicology including, but not limited to, mating, birth and weaning dates, litter sizes and weights, and the appearance of developmental characteristics at various ages. It should also allow for protocol creation, data collection, error correction, report generation and user assistance in addition to other database and security requirements. The software must provide NTP staff the ability to track and maintain data, manipulate reports in various formats, add custom statistical operations and tests and use an NTP classification system when needed. Furthermore, the contractor must provide NTP science staff access to the reproductive toxicology database via a web-service interface. The anticipated period of performance will be from September 30, 2009 through September 29, 2011, with five one-year options. The base period should encompass the time for software installation, validation and training. Section 508 standards are applicable to this requirement. When acquiring Electronic and Information Technology (EIT), the government is obligated to meet the accessibility standards at 36 CFR Part 1194 and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For more information on these standards, please see: http://www.section508.gov/. Interested organizations are required to submit five (5) hard copies of their capability statement, not to exceed fifteen (15) pages in length, and may include a standard product brochure. Responses should include the following: (1) examples of completed projects of a similar nature; (2) a complete description of the system’s web-interface capabilities and (3) a list of Government research facilities that are using the Internet-based system. Each response should also include the following business information: a.DUNS number b.Organization Name c.Company Address d.Point of Contact (including name, title, addresses, telephone number, fax number and Email address) e.Business size f.Socio-economic status g.Current GSA Schedule (if applicable) appropriate to this Sources Sought Standard product brochures will not be considered a sufficient response to this sources sought synopsis. Respondents are reminded to mark any information that is considered to be proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information. All information must be received by NIEHS no later than 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Friday August 7, 2009. Mail information to: Wanda Holliday, Contract Specialist, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, OM, Office of Acquisitions, P.O. Box 12874, RTP, NC 27709. For express delivery, send to: Wanda Holliday, Contract Specialist, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, OM, Office of Acquisitions, 530 Davis Drive, Durham, NC 27713. Email address: hollida1@niehs.nih.gov. Telephone number: (919) 541-0943. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Interested offerors may register at http://www.fedbizopps.gov to receive notification when the solicitation and any amendments are issued and available for downloading. Please note that the General Services Administration provides the notification service as a convenience and does not guarantee that notifications will be received by all persons on the mailing list. Therefore, we recommend that you monitor the FedBizOpps site for all information relevant to desired acquistions. If the Internet option is not available to you, you may receive a hard copy of the solicitation and any amendments (via U.S. Mail) by faxing your request to (919) 541-5117 or by emailing your request to hollida1@niehs.nih.gov.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIEHS, RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, 27709, United States
- Zip Code: 27709
- Zip Code: 27709
- Record
- SN01889996-W 20090730/090729000012-35e3904b90d0f3bdaa5eb5db18335713 (fbodaily.com)
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