SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- BIOINFORMATIC CONSULTANT
- Notice Date
- 1/23/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Nat'l Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, & Kidney Diseases, 2 Democracy Plaza, Suite 700W, 6707 Democracy Blvd., MSC 5455, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5455
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5455
- Solicitation Number
- NIHLM2014066
- Archive Date
- 1/31/2014
- Point of Contact
- V. Lynn Griffin, Fax: 301-480-8501, MAXWELL KIMPSON,
- E-Mail Address
-
griffinv@mail.nih.gov, Max.Kimpson@nih.gov
(griffinv@mail.nih.gov, Max.Kimpson@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Small Business Sources Sought Notice is for information 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. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business or HUBZone small businesses capable of providing as a Bioinformatic Consultant. This contract allows NIDDK to provide direct compensation for the professional consult services for currently operational clinical data information systems within the NIDDK Division of Intramural Research's clinical research program. This agreement is not intended to provide travel related expenses. The anticipated service hours are estimated to not exceed more than 20 hours per week on an averaged basis for the year period this contract is to be approved. The services will be rendered during normal business hours, Monday-Friday, excluding Federal holidays. The following represent key duties for consultant activities: Provide assistance with the application of computer technology to clinical research by assessing clinical data needs for unique clinical protocols, providing recommendations for cost efficient clinical data systems which will fulfill clinical data management requirements for these protocols; and provide technical expertise review to ensure customizable data solutions meet investigators' requirements for these data systems. Assist with the evaluation of various technical informatics systems to determine applicability for the support of research of specific clinical diseases in a clinical research setting. Provide technical support for NIDDK clinical databases. Train NIDDK clinical and technical support team to independently manage existing databases. Coordinate necessary computer-related activities with the NIDDK Computer Technology Branch as well as the staff supporting clinical database development for other applicable ICs. This task specifically requires knowledge of (1) the commercial Teleresults system, (2) the Microsoft SQL Server environment, the NICHD's Clinical Trials Database (CTDB), and (4) the specific configuration of these systems at NIDDK. Provide programming support for the Lab Grabber data retrieval, BTRIS and other data retrieval tools currently in use by NIDDK or that may be used in the future. Train NIDDK personnel to independently manage BTRIS and other clinical data query tools. Maintain the current database source code and modify the database source code in consultation with the user base for applicable clinical databases. Assist with the management of local network installations of Reference Manager, SigmaPlot, and SigmaStat. For example, investigators frequently require assistance with the analysis of data and the transfer of the analysis to PowerPoint (or an equivalent presentation package). Upon request, the contractor will provide documentation of all work product, including, but not limited to, the following tasks: Provide technical support for NIDDK clinical databases; Provide programming support for the data retrieval tools currently in use by NIDDK; Generate research data reports. The contractor shall obtain project approvals prior to commencing new projects. All projects should specify the following: Scope of contractor's involvement with the project; Estimate of hours required to complete the specified scope; Secondary project approvals if the original number of project estimated hour total is exceeded. Duty Station: All services rendered will be performed at the NIH Clinical Center on the National Institutes of Health's main campus in Bethesda, MD. The required service listed is requested to submit a capability statement to assist the Government in determining in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.502-2(b) whether or not this procurement will be set-aside for any of the programs described above. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code 541690with a size standard of $14 Million. All respondents are requested to identify their firm's size and type of business. Interested firms responding to this market survey must provide (a) capability statement demonstrating their experience, skills and capability to fulfill the Government's requirements for the above. The capability statement shall be in sufficient enough detail, but not to exceed 15 pages, so that the Government can determine the experience and capability of your firm to provide the requirements above. Your capability statement, not to exceed 15 pages, should include references. Capability statement must be received at the address identified in this synopsis by 11:00 A.M. (local time at designated location) on January 30, 2014. Responses by FAX or E-MAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED 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 provided 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 response 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)." PLEASE NOTE: In order to receive an award, contractor must be registered and have valid certification in the System For Award Management (SAM) http://www.sam.gov
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