SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Assistant Asset Coordination Services
- Notice Date
- 12/8/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 561110
— Office Administrative Services
- 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-11-029-UHP
- Archive Date
- 1/4/2011
- Point of Contact
- Uyen H Phuong, Phone: 301-496-6127
- E-Mail Address
-
phuongu@mail.nih.gov
(phuongu@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 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. 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, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and/or HUBZone small businesses capable of serving the needs identified below. Purpose The Exhibition Program requires asset coordination support services for an upcoming exhibition. Position requires one dedicated individual to work on-site at the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, MD, 40 hours a week on a regular business schedule for a limited period leading up to the exhibition opening. It is anticipated that the period of performance will be for a period of 12-months from January 18, 2011 through January 17, 2012. Vendor Requirements The Exhibition Program produces museum style exhibitions related to the cultural and social history of medicine. This position will require assisting the Exhibition Coordinator with any and all coordination, administrative and technical tasks related to asset coordination, acquisition, production and delivery, and the exhibition design and production process. Including but not limited to: • Maintaining the currency and accuracy of the exhibition asset notebooks and asset database • Evaluating and accurately compiling complex information from a variety of sources and formats and translating it into required formats • Evaluating information for completeness and identifying errors, omissions, and deficiencies • Producing lists and reports and tracking assets through exhibition production stages • Conducting basic image research and communicating with image sources • Completing acquisition paperwork and maintaining acquisition records • Compiling and producing information packages for meetings and deliveries • Maintaining the currency and accuracy of information on project websites and shared online workspaces • Other duties as assigned 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-disable, 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. This Sources Sought notice is not a Request for Proposals (RFP), nor is an RFP 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 email addresses. (c) All capability statements must be submitted electronically no later than 4:30pm Eastern Standard time on Monday December 20, 2010 to Ms. Uyen Phuong at phuongu@mail.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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