SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Access to chemical Abstracts Servie Databaes through its Web-Based Interface SciFinder
- Notice Date
- 4/1/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541512
— Computer Systems Design Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Administration, 6011 Executive Blvd, 5th Floor, Rockville, Maryland, 20852-3804, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20852-3804
- Solicitation Number
- NIHOD2013421
- Point of Contact
- Lorraine M Geiser, Phone: 301-402-3349
- E-Mail Address
-
geiserl@od.nih.gov
(geiserl@od.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a sources sought announcement. This is not a request for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations and the Government is not committed to award a contract pursuant to this announcement. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Research Services (ORS), Division of Library Services is conducting a market survey to ascertain the availability and potential capability of potential offerors to provide the NIH community with effective access to SciFinder, the gateway to search the proprietary and comprehensive databases of chemical information produced by the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS). The anticipated period of performance is one-year base period with two (2) one-year option periods. Description of information to include in the capability statement NIH/ORS is seeking an organization that has the experience to provide the services as outlined in the attached Statement of Work (SOW). Potential offerors need to be able to demonstrate their ability to provide the services, meet experience requirements, and demonstrate ability according to the SOW. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) with a size standard of $25.5. In light of this project summary, all interested concerns are invited to submit a tailored capability statement. The capability statement should reference Sources Sought Synopsis Number: NIHOD2013421 and should be no longer than 15 pages in length and shall include the following: (1) Name and Address of the Organization, (2) the size and type of business as listed under www.sam.gov (3) Point of Contract with name, title, telephone, facsimile number and email address, (4) DUNS number (5) Contractor's capability statement that demonstrates the organization's ability, knowledge, and experience to perform service described in the Statement of Work attached (pamphlets and standard brochures will not be considered responsive to this sources Sought) (6) List of organizations and specific contracts specific to this requirement. Also include similar types of services that have been previously provided to include contract number, dollar value, name, and phone number of the Contracting Officer, (7) Do not submit pricing information in response to this Sources Sought. This Sources Sought is only for the purpose of identifying potential sources as part of NIH's market research. No RFP exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the RFP. This Sources Sought is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be considered as a commitment by the Government. This market survey is being conducted to reach the widest possible audience and to gather current market information. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responding firms should provide two (2) copies of their capability statement to Lorraine Geiser, National Institutes of Health, Office of Acquisitions, 6011 Executive Blvd., Room 529P, (MSC 7663) Bethesda, MD 20892-7663. (NOTE: If you are using a courier service, Federal Express, or UPS, the city, state, and zip code should read Rockville, MD 20852). Please be aware that the U.S. Postal Service's "Express Mail" Do Not deliver to the Rockville, Maryland address and delivery to the Bethesda, Maryland address will result in a delayed delivery to our office in Rockville, MD (up to 3-5 days). ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE AND TIME. THE CLOSING DATE FOR RESPONSES IS Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. Email and facsimile copies will not be accepted. All questions and/or comments regarding this Sources Sought notice must be in writing and may be emailed to Lorraine Geiser at geiserl@od.nih.gov. Comments and questions will NOT be answered, but may assist in creating a solicitation for this requirement. 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 the response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organizations' qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provided feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation maybe published on FedBizOpps. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. STATEMENT OF WORK PROJECT TITLE: Access to Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Databases through its web-based interface, SciFinder. PURPOSE The Office of Research Services (ORS) Division of Library Services (DLS) intends to re-compete its existing contract for discounted access to the Chemical Abstracts Service ( CAS) product SciFinder, available to the entire NIH community as an umbrella, requirements-type for a base year with two option years. BACKGROUND INFORMATION SciFinder is a critical information source for NIH researchers. For more than eight years, the Division of Library Services (DLS) has facilitated access by NIH researchers to this resource through an umbrella contract that allowed interested groups throughout NIH to obtain discounted access to the resource for a flat annual Institute fee based on the previous year's number of institute staff accessing SciFinder. This provides staff across all participating institutes with unlimited access to the databases. SciFinder is a web-based interface that provides desk-top access to the proprietary chemical information contained in CAS databases. CAS is a division of the American Chemical Society. CAS is recognized by academic and corporate researchers as the producer of the world's largest and most comprehensive chemical databases. As such they are indispensable to biomedical scientists and chemists engaged in new product and patent development as well as basic research. CAS indexes chemical articles from more than 10,000 journals; its database contains more than 30 million abstracts. The CAS Registry is the authoritative collection of disclosed chemical substance information with more than 71 million organic and inorganic substances and more than 64 million sequences. SciFinder as a research tool allows users to: a identify chemical substances by searching their chemical structure or sub- structure, o find data about chemical reactions, o search by Nucleotide or Protein sequence, and o link to relevant patents and articles that can be obtained through the NIH Library OBJECTIVES The specific objective of this requirement is to provide the NIH community with cost-. effective access to SciFinder, the gateway to search the proprietary and comprehensive databases of chemical information produced by the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society (ACS). This action provides a centralized license agreement that shall consolidate accounts from NIH institutes. As a result of the centralized licensing agreement, the NIH will receive a discount to the price charged for each registered user. This also will save the NIH groups who need the service the time and effort to prepare and negotiate separate contracts. Services to be Performed •A. General Requirements Independently and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, materials, supplies, equipment, and services (except as otherwise specified herein) and perform the work set forth below. All work under this contract shall be monitored by the Contract Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) •B. Specific Requirements The Contractor shall provide web-based access to CAS databases through the SciFinder interface. This contract shall be open to the entire NIH community no matter the location. The Contractor shall provide NIH with a blanket site-wide agreement that will provide NIH researchers with personal accounts as required for the discounted price on any NIH campus. The Contractor shall manage individual SciFinder accounts of NIH staff remotely, allowing them to add or discontinue accounts as they find necessary to their work. Account holders must have an active nih.gov e-mail account to qualify for service. The Contractor shall provide access to SciFinder through a web interface. NIH account holders will be able to scan and search the database, and print or download the results of their searches for their personal and work-related use. These searches may either be repetitive scanning of all or portions of the database for current awareness (profiles), or they may be one-time, non-repetitive, interactive searches of all or part of the databases. Among the various search capabilities offered by the Contractor, structure and sub-structure searching are required. As part of the base price for the databases and the interface, the Contractor shall provide maintenance service in the form of periodic software updates and technical support. Technical support must be available Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm Eastern time. The contractor shall also provide NIH researchers with training upon request. Government Responsibilities The Government shall provide all computer hardware for authorized users to access the databases and interface on its secure network. Deliverables - continuous access to the content via a robust web interface that allows for a variety of searching techniques, including text, structure and substructure searching. The ability to download content of value to developing new chemicals or otherwise advancing the science of NIH researchers.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIH, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN03025666-W 20130403/130401234754-d6f3d430eb0441a24680f8d15702e35f (fbodaily.com)
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