SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- : ORA Training and Personnel Certification Program Assessment Administration and Candidate Management System
- Notice Date
- 5/2/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541513
— Computer Facilities Management Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services, 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2129, Rockville, Maryland, 20857-0001
- ZIP Code
- 20857-0001
- Solicitation Number
- FDA-SOL-13-1113874
- Archive Date
- 5/31/2013
- Point of Contact
- Kimberly m Davis, Phone: 301-827-7179, James G. Whitt, Phone: 3018271022
- E-Mail Address
-
kimberly.davis@fda.hhs.gov, james.whitt@fda.hhs.gov
(kimberly.davis@fda.hhs.gov, james.whitt@fda.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is not a solicitation announcement. This is a sources sought synopsis only. The purpose of this sources sought synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified small business sources and their size classifications (i.e., HUBZone 8(a), 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-owned, Veteran-Owned, and Small Disadvantaged Business) relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code. Responses to this sources sought synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate determinations about potential sources. Only small business sources shall respond to this sources sought synopsis. Project Title: ORA Training and Personnel Certification Program Assessment Administration and Candidate Management System Project Description: The objective of this request is for ORA to procure a system to develop, administer, and analyze its training and certification program assessments (tests); and manage the data associated with the candidates participating in the assessment programs. The system is expected to facilitate and integrate training and certification program assessment operations including test item development; test item banking; establishing passing scores for tests; test administration; and test item analysis. The system is also expected to have the capability to track assessment (test) candidate and certificant related information such as application processing; test candidate registration and scheduling; and maintenance of certifications or recertifications. Currently, candidate management and test administration is accomplished by many different approaches to solve a myriad of complex audience and program-related requirements. The expected outcome of this system is to improve the efficiency with which DHRD can design, develop, and administer assessments with the overall goal of improving overall certification and training program workflow processes. Your responses to the questions provided below will assist the Government in selecting the appropriate acquisition method. Page limit: Maximum 15 pages (font size Times New Roman 11 or larger). A copy of the company capability statement will also be accepted (but not in place of the responses to the below questions). The anticipated period of performance is 12 months, plus four 12-month option periods. After review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and formal solicitation may be published in the Federal Business Opportunities. Responses to this notice must include company name, address, point of contact, size of business pursuant to the NAICS code, and must respond to the following questions: 1. Is your business a small business under the NAICS code? 2. Does your firm qualify as a small disadvantaged business? 3. If disadvantaged, specify if your firm is certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act? 4. Are you considered a certified HUBZone firm? 5. Are you considered woman-owned or operated business? 6. Are you a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned or Veteran-Owned business? 7. Demonstrate your recognition and ability to overcome potential difficulties in the performance of the project. 8. Describe the rationale for your plan to perform the tasks described above and the relationship to comparable work in progress elsewhere. 9. Describe relevant experience in fulfilling work similar in size and scope to the tasks described above, and identify other organizations for which you have acted as a Contractor while participating in the same or similar efforts. This is not a request for proposals and in no way obligates the Government to award any contract. Responses to this notice shall be mailed to: Attn: Kimberly Davis U.S. Food and Drug Administration Office of Acquisitions and Grant Services 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2089 Rockville, MD 20857 Electronic mail responses will be accepted at: kimberly.davis@fda.hhs.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Responses must be received in writing, by no later than May 13, 2013, 4:30 PM, Eastern Time. No solicitation is currently available. Responses to this sources sought synopsis will not be considered adequate responses to the solicitation, a request to be added to a prospective offerors list, or a request to receive a copy of the solicitation. Reference No. 1113874.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/FDA/DCASC/FDA-SOL-13-1113874/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 11919 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
- Zip Code: 20852
- Zip Code: 20852
- Record
- SN03051562-W 20130504/130502235101-11f65213dd5d9629ad7ef81a00fe452d (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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