MODIFICATION
L -- Web Development and Desktop Support for the Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
- Notice Date
- 3/11/2010
- 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 Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-PB(RG)-2010-107-GMV
- Archive Date
- 4/10/2010
- Point of Contact
- Gina M. Varan, Phone: 3014350358
- E-Mail Address
-
varang@nhlbi.nih.gov
(varang@nhlbi.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Sources Sought notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on part of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for the Center for Scientific Review (CSR). The purpose of this Sources Sought notice is to identify qualified small business concerns [including Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), Woman-owned Small Businesses (WOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB] that are interested in and capable of performing the work described herein. The NHLBI does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted. As a result of this Sources Sought notice, the NHLBI may issue a Request for Proposal (RFP). THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. However, should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against NHLBI shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought notice or the NHLBI’s use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement. The NHLBI is seeking capability statements from all eligible small business concerns [particularly Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), Woman-owned Small Businesses (WOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Small Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB)] under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541990 with a size standard of $7.0M. Based on the responses received from this SOURCES SOUGHT announcement, the proposed acquisition may be solicited as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All eligible small business concerns responding to this Sources Sought Announcement must have the capabilities to provide on-going, comprehensive support for audio conferencing services and web interface services to be used at meetings during CSR’s Peer Review rounds which are held throughout the year that have the following capabilities: 1) Unique Identifiers: The Contractor shall provide an improved tracking system of participants of the Peer Review rounds, as well as unique pin numbers or passwords. 2) Immediate meeting attendance by those dialing into a meeting: The Contractor shall provide the ability for participants who dial into a teleconference placed directly into the meeting upon entering their assigned pin/password. 3) Direct dialing ability of international numbers: The Contractor shall provide the user (CSR) with the ability to use agency calling cards to dial out from inside of the meeting to international numbers. Cards shall have domestic/international 800 numbers. 4) Toll-free number for international call-in participants: The Contractor shall provide meeting participants with the ability to utilize agency calling cards to dial out from inside the meetings to international numbers. (Agency cards are domestic/international/800#). 5) Web interface for managing calls. The Contractor shall provide this ability as a companion to the teleconference. The Contractor shall provide the users with the ability to develop and manage a phonebook in the system in order to simultaneously dial multiple contacts in the directory (Call List). 6) Based on the Unique Identifiers described in #1, the Contractor shall provide the system user with the ability to view the identity of participants in real in real-time. 7) The Contractor’s system shall provide on-line help when participants, account holders, and Scientific Review Officers (SROs) experience any problems accessing their respective host meeting room. 8) The Contractor’s system shall have the capability to provide help via a toll-free number help-line that can be utilized while a participant is on-line and the help-link is not functioning properly. This help-line shall be highly visible throughout the entire system and provided on every screen with a Contractor helpdesk support person/technician who shall be readily accessible to interact with account holders. 9) The Contractor shall provide the user with the ability to download multiple names from systems directory list at once into an Excel spreadsheet, CVS, or similar format. The names from the spreadsheet shall be uploaded into the account holders directory. 10) The Contractor’s system shall have seamless integration capabilities with other teleconferencing applications and resources. Audio conferencing is one component of CSR’s electronic review initiative. 11) The Contractor shall provide the user(s) with the ability to add additional callers in real-time once the call is in progress. 12) Upgrades/Changes: The Contractor shall provide technical training at any point that there are system functionality changes and/or modifications, such as Web interface features. The Contractor shall allow the Government at least 30 calendar days to test and validate any upgrades and/or functional changes to the system, prior to putting said updates and/or changes into production. 13) Warranties and Representations: The Contractor shall warrant and represent that it possesses at least five (5) years expertise, experience and resources to perform the scope of services required in a diligent, timely and professional manner consistent with the highest standards of the industry. Interested parties are expected to review this notice to familiarize yourself with the requirements of this project; failure to do so will be at your firm’s own risk. Interested qualified small business organizations should submit a tailored capability statement for this requirement, not exceed twenty (20) single-sided pages (including all attachments, resumes, charts, etc.) presented in single-space and using a 12-point font size minimum, that clearly details the ability to perform the aspects of the notice described above and in the draft SOW. All proprietary information should be marked as such. Statements should also include an indication of current certified small business status; this indication should be clearly marked on the first page of the capability statement (preferably placed under the eligible small business concern’s name and address). Responses will be reviewed only by NIH personnel and will be held in a confidential manner. All capability statements sent in response to this Sources Sought notice must be submitted electronically (via e-mail) to Ms. Gina M. Varan, at varang@nhlbi.nih.gov in either MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), by March 26, 2010, 3:30 p.m., E.S.T. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-0001, United States
- Zip Code: 20892-0001
- Zip Code: 20892-0001
- Record
- SN02089530-W 20100313/100311234927-894020b97f36fb24acdd113544526c0c (fbodaily.com)
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