SOLICITATION NOTICE
76 -- Supplement added to the Clinical Infectious Disease Journal
- Notice Date
- 9/6/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 511120
— Periodical Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Contracts Management Branch, 6100 Executive Blvd., Suite 7A07, MSC7510, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7510
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7510
- Solicitation Number
- NIH-NICHD-13-083
- Archive Date
- 9/28/2013
- Point of Contact
- Patricia Haun, Phone: 301-443-7786
- E-Mail Address
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haunp@mail.nih.gov
(haunp@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation number is NIH-NICHD-13-083 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation/contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-69. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 511120 and the business size standard is 500 employees. However, this solicitation is not set aside for small business. John E Fogarty International Center (FIC) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Oxford University Press USA, 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1)-Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This procurement is for a Supplement, entitled "Malnutrition and Enteric Disease Study (MAL-ED), to go in Clinical Infectious Disease Journal (CID), which is published by Oxford University Press. The NIH Fogarty International Center and the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, in collaboration with investigators at U.S. and international institutions, established the MAL-ED Network. The goal of the Network is to investigate the interactions among exposure, infection, and disease associated with enteric pathogens; diet and nutritional status; and, socio economic status (SES) in relation to resulting impacts on gut physiology; immune function and vaccine response; physical growth; and, cognitive development. A prospective field, clinical, and laboratory based observational study of cohorts of neonates followed to 24 months has been established at geographically diverse sites in Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Peru, South Africa, and Tanzania. Sites were selected to represent both urban and rural communities that have historically experienced a high burden of both diarrheal disease and malnutrition in children less than five years of age and vary by culture, economics, geography, and climate. Sites were also chosen for their field, clinical, laboratory and data management capacity. Equally important in study site selection was the scientific experience of the site principal investigators who would oversee local studies and collaborate seamlessly with the other institutions in the Network. The study seeks to quantify the associations between enteric infection, diet adequacy and diversity, micronutrient levels, indicators of diminished gut function, the home environment, and SES with the primary outcome measures of physical growth, cognitive development, and immune response in young children across heterogeneous resource-limited settings. The central hypotheses of the MAL-ED Network project are: 1. Infection with specific enteropathogens contributes to malnutrition by causing intestinal inflammation and/or by altering the barrier and adsorptive functions of the gut; and, 2. The combination of enteric infections and malnutrition results in growth and cognitive impairments in young children and may lead to impaired immunity as measured by responses to childhood vaccines. Our analyses will test for associations between enteropathogen infections, disease, and growth and development outcomes to help illuminate: 1. Which pathogens and/or which nutrient deficits are most frequently associated with growth faltering and poor development? 2. At what periods during the first two years of life are specific infections or nutrient deficits associated with the greatest impact on growth and development and with an impaired immune response? Epidemiologic, anthropologic, physiologic, and genomic data are being compiled at each site and in the central database for comprehensive analyses by members of the Network and, eventually, by other members of the scientific community. The findings of such analyses will be applied toward improving long-term public health at the participating sites and considered for their ability to be translated appropriately for other populations in resource-poor settings. To meet these objectives, the technical methods, site descriptions, and scientific findings of the study must be circulated widely through relevant scientific publications that target the research and public health communities addressing health challenges in the developing world. As such, a journal supplement designed to introduce the design, methods, and preliminary findings of MAL-ED has been proposed in collaboration with the Clinical Infectious Disease Journal (published by Oxford Press). The offeror must include a completed copy of the provision of FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items with its offer. The provisions of FAR Clause 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation; FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items - Deviation for Simplified Acquisitions applies to this acquisition. The offeror must include their Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. The clauses are available in full text at http://www.acquisition.gov/far/. Interested vendors capable of providing the required/actual equipment in this synopsis should submit a copy of their quotation to the below address or via email to haunp@mail.nih.gov. Offers must also be accompanied by descriptive literature, delivery timeframe, warranties, and/or other information that demonstrates that the offer meets all of the foregoing requirements. Quotations will be due five (5) calendar days from the publication date of this synopsis or by September, 13, 2013 by 10:00am EST. via email or postal mail. The quotation must reference Solicitation number NIH-NICHD-13-083. Quotations sent by postal mail or other mailing services must be submitted to the following address: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 5Z00, Bethesda, MD 20852. Attention: Patricia Haun, by the date and time mentioned above. Any questions must be sent via email to Haunp@mail.nih.gov and must include solicitation # NIH-NICHD-13-083 in the subject line of email. Faxed copies/responses will not be accepted. PLEASE NOTE: In order to receive an award, contractor must be registered and have valid certification in the System for Award Management (SAM) [formerly CCR].
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