SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Hazardous Substances Data Bank Primary Record Building, Enhancement and Support - DRAFT SOW
- Notice Date
- 1/11/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting 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
- NIHLM2013653-KB
- Archive Date
- 2/5/2013
- Point of Contact
- Keturah D. Busey, Phone: 3014966546
- E-Mail Address
-
buseyk@mail.nlm.nih.gov
(buseyk@mail.nlm.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- DRAFT SOW This is a Small Business Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations and shall not be construed as an obligation or commitment by the Government. 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 541690: Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services should not submit a response to this notice. BACKGROUND The National Library of Medicine (NLM) develops and maintains the Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) which is a part of TOXNET, a group of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health and toxic releases. HSDB focuses on the toxicology of potentially hazardous chemicals. It is enhanced with information on human exposure, industrial hygiene, emergency handling procedures, environmental fate, regulatory requirements, nanomaterials, and related areas. All data are referenced and derived from a core set of books, government documents, technical reports, selected primary journal literature and other sources. HSDB is peer-reviewed by the Scientific Review Panel (SRP), a committee of experts in the major subject areas within the data bank's scope. HSDB is organized into individual chemical records, contains over 5200 such records and is publicly accessible free of charge, via TOXNET at: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov OBJECTIVES The purpose of this procurement is to obtain professional services for HSDB to build new records, enhance and maintain existing records and to obtain support for database activities and peer review meetings associated with these records and the database. The current HSDB unit record contains over 150 data fields with information in ten broad subject areas: 1. SUBSTANCE IDENTIFICATION 2. MANUFACTURING/USE INFORMATION 3. CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 4. SAFETY AND HANDLING 5. TOXICITY/BIOMEDICAL EFFECTS 6. PHARMACOLOGY 7. ENVIRONMENTAL FATE/EXPOSURE POTENTIAL 8. EXPOSURE STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS 9. MONITORING AND ANALYSIS METHODS 10. ADDITIONAL REFERENCES TASKS AND REQUIREMENTS The contractor shall: Task Area 1 - Create, update, and enhance HSDB records via SSEUS Task Area 2 - Quality Control (QC) review HSDB records Task Area 3 - Support the Scientific Review Panel (SRP) and peer review meeting activities and materials Task Area 4 - Comment incorporation for records reviewed and comments provided by the SRP and/or NLM Task Area 5 - Develop and maintain a current and comprehensive collection of data sources for the HSDB Task Area 6 - Annual source updates Task Area 7 - Special projects (i.e. identification of new sources, testing new file updating procedures, special source enhancements, assistance with chemical selection, conduct HSDB reinvention enhancements as directed by NLM, incorporate interagency agreement activities related to the HSDB record building process) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The period of performance will be for one year from the date of award plus two (2) one-year option years, if exercised. 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. See attached statement of work draft for a more detailed explanation of the tasks and essential personnel. Extensive experience building records for database(s) of similar scope is required. A senior scientist with subject matter expertise and ability to consult with a senior level scientific review panel is also required. 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. (c ) The capability statement must provide company name and address, point of contact, phone/fax/email and NAICS Code(s) and small business status under each code(s). (d) All capability statements must be submitted electronically no later than 2:00pm eastern standard time on Monday, January 21, 2013 to Keturah Busey at buseyk@mail.nlm.nih.gov. OTHER IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS The proposed acquisition will be procured in accordance with the policies and procedures under FAR 12- Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR 15-Contracting by Negotiations. 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 Proposals (RFP), nor is an RFP available. 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
- Record
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