SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- Herbal adn Dietary Supplement Information on MedlinePlus
- Notice Date
- 5/13/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 423450
— Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 105, Bethesda, Maryland, 20894, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20894
- Solicitation Number
- NLM-10-124-KDB
- Archive Date
- 6/4/2010
- Point of Contact
- Keturah D. Busey, Phone: 3014966546, Erin - Goldstein, Phone: 301-496-6546
- E-Mail Address
-
buseyk@mail.nlm.nih.gov, egoldstein@nih.gov
(buseyk@mail.nlm.nih.gov, egoldstein@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Small Business Sources Sought This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. This notice is intended strictly for market research. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM) is conducting a market survey to help determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses and/or HUBZone small businesses capable of serving the needs identified below. This is a Small Business Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service- disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. Background The National Library of Medicine (NLM) assists consumers in obtaining the information they need to make informed decisions regarding health care. MedlinePlus (medlineplus.gov), an easily understandable Web resource for the public, was developed for this very purpose. It provides accurate, reliable, and up-to-date information to the general public, health professionals and health information administrators such as librarians, nurses and health educators. The focus of this resource is its 830 (and growing) topic pages which contain links to quality government information, particularly NLM and other NIH resources, as well as other high quality information providers. MedlinePlus is not an index of all consumer health information on the Web. Furthermore, it contains highly selective links representing the best information in terms of quality, literacy level, authority of authorship, and uniqueness for MedlinePlus' users. MedlinePlus en español (medlineplus.gov/esp) is the Spanish version of MedlinePlus with equal content, purpose and selection procedures. MedlinePlus and MedlinePlus en español are both available in mobile versions. Objectives The National Library of Medicine (NLM) requires authoritative herbal and dietary supplement information for inclusion in the MedlinePlus full and mobile web sites ( see http://medlineplus.gov and http://m.medlineplus.gov), both of which include information in both English and Spanish. The herb and dietary supplement information will be an important resource for consumers, and will enhance the information already provided on MedlinePlus. NLM will host the content on its own servers which will be displayed in MedlinePlus templates with attribution to the content provider. Links to the content may also be included in email updates and Twitter posts sent from the National Library of Medicine to interested users. Project Requirements 1. Mandatory requirements a. Authoritative content: The content must be accurate and authoritative. The authorship of the content must be identified. The medical advisory board of the health content must be provided via the web. Content should be based on peer-reviewed evidence and contain references to the evidence. b. Equivalent content in English and Spanish: The content of the monographs must be completely equivalent in English and Spanish. The content must be structured in such a way that NLM can map from information in one language to the other. c. Regular updating of content: Content must be current, and reviewed and updated at least yearly. d. Emergency updating of content: There must be a provision for updating and/or replacing inaccurate or outdated content outside the regular update schedule if requested by NLM or deemed necessary by changes in the health environment. e. No commercial content: Information must be free of commercial endorsements or advertisements. f. Unobtrusive co-branding: Branding by the content provider must be minimal and unobtrusive. g. No registration: Users must be able to access all content licensed by NLM without having to register with the content provider. h. Format of content: Content must be delivered to NLM in a desired format, such as well-formed XML with accompanying DTD or schema. i. Accessibility of content: Content must be accessible in accordance with Section 508 (29 U.S.C. 794d). It is the responsibility of the content provider to familiarize themselves with Section 508 requirements and ensure that their content meets these requirements. 2. Specific Requirements I. Technical a) Files must be customizable to be integrated into the MedlinePlus environment. b) NLM must be able to index content for its search engine. c) NLM must be able to provide users with a printer-friendly version of the individual content pages. The content provider does not need to provide this formatting. NLM can create this formatting. d) NLM must be able to provide users with the ability to email the individual content pages to other users. The content provider does not need to provide the service. NLM may implement this with a custom solution. e) NLM must be able to implement links to social networking sites and other online sharing forums from the individual content pages to allow MedlinePlus users to easily share content of interest within their social networks. The links will be implemented through a custom solution or through a third party such as AddThis.com. II. Content a) The content must be consumer-friendly and written at a consumer reading level. b) Content should provide graded scales of effectiveness for remedies. c) We prefer having high-quality drawings or photographs that accompany the information. d) Content updates must be accompanied by detailed documentation of the changes that have been made to the content. Documentation must include a list of information that has been added, edited, or deleted. Anticipated Period of Performance It is anticipated that the period of performance shall be twelve (12) months from the date of award with four option years. Other Important Considerations The proposed acquisition will be procured in accordance with the policies and procedures under FAR 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which will be considered by the National Library of Medicine. This Sources Sought Notice is not a Request for Quotes (RFQ), nor is an RFQ available. Interested firms responding to this Sources Sought Notice must adhere to the following: (a) Provide a capability statement demonstrating relevant experience, skills and ability to fulfill the Government's requirements for the above. The capability statement should contain enough sufficient detail for the Government to make an informed decision regarding your capabilities; however, the statement should not exceed 10 pages. (b) The capability statement must identify the responder's: small business type and size; DUNS number; NAICS code; and technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. (c) All capability statements must be submitted electronically no later than 4:00pm eastern standard time on Thursday, May 20, 2010 to Keturah Busey, buseyk@mail.nlm.nih.gov. 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. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
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- Place of Performance
- Address: TBD, United States
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