SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- National Information Rx Health Information Resources Outreach Program Fulfillment
- Notice Date
- 7/11/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 561431
— Private Mail Centers
- 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
- SSN-NIHLM2012427-SRE
- Archive Date
- 8/3/2012
- Point of Contact
- Sheila R. Edmonds, Phone: 3014966546
- E-Mail Address
-
sheila.edmonds@nih.gov
(sheila.edmonds@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. 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. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 561431- Private Mail Center with a small business size standard of $7.0 million. 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, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and/or HUBZone small businesses capable of serving the needs identified below: Background: The Outreach Initiative charged to the National Library of Medicine (NLM) by the Board of Regents is to raise public awareness about the services and programs of the NLM. In furtherance of that mission, the NLM developed the "Information Prescription Project," a free outreach program offered by the NLM to physicians and health professionals to refer their patients to MedlinePlus.gov - a trusted and reliable consumer health information resource. The goal is to have MedlinePlus be the website your doctor prescribes. This national health information resource outreach program was launched in 2004 as a collaborative effort between the NLM and the American College of Physicians (ACP) Foundation as one possible answer to the health literacy challenge that affects nearly half of all American adults. Since its launch in 2004, the NLM has expanded its collaborative effort to include the American Osteopathic Association, the National Medical Association, and the American Association of Physician Assistants. Purpose/Objective: Physicians and health professionals can use InformationRx health information outreach resources to direct their patients to MedlinePlus content, in English or Spanish. The physician's objective may be to help a patient prevent a debilitating illness, understand a new diagnosis, become comfortable with a new treatment plan, or simply learn to better manage a chronic condition. Participating physicians tell NLM that an information prescription helps improve patient communication, encourages compliance, and reduces the number of poor quality internet searches that patients sometimes do on their own. In other words, the InformationRx project can save valuable time, empower patients, and enhance the quality and outcome of an interaction - during an office visit and after a patient returns home. The InformationRx program is a rigorous outreach and evaluation project that seeks to increase pubic and health professional awareness of NLM services and programs. To accomplish the identified objectives, the NLM anticipates the services of a Contractor to assist in its goal to provide order fulfillment for the NLM in all components of its InformationRx outreach program. Project Requirements: It is anticipated that the Contractor will be required to perform the following tasks: ● Be the fulfillment house for a variety of different Information Rx health information outreach resource materials and shall coordinate inventory with the NLM ● Receive data daily from web shopping cart page attached to www.informationrx.org website ● Receive fax orders from customers on the Contractor-provided toll free fax number (data to include name and ship to address, product, order quantity); and NLM will have access to inventory and order information through the Contractor's Pro-Mail software ● Enter manual orders into the fulfillment system as needed as a data entry cost. Order fulfillment shall include generation of package label/packing slip to include distribution center information; pick, pack and ship product ● Provide and host a website, www.informationrx.org, for interested partners to place orders. The Contractor shall fulfill website orders and provide account management and promail access. There will be no sharing of the data collected with anyone other than the National Library of Medicine. The proposed acquisition will be procured in accordance with the policies and procedures under FAR 13. 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. (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 ten (10) pages. (b) The capability statement should include references, key personnel, and any teaming arrangements needed to fulfill the requirements. It 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 2:00 PM EST on Thursday, July 19, 2012 to Sheila Edmonds at sheila.edmonds@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: Bethesda, Maryland, United States
- Record
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