SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Project Title: Professional Support Services to Enhance the Current Content of Genetics Home Reference (GHR)
- Notice Date
- 3/21/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical 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
- NIHLM2014107
- Archive Date
- 4/2/2014
- Point of Contact
- Suet Vu, Phone: 301-496-6546
- E-Mail Address
-
vus@mail.nih.gov
(vus@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a Small Business Sources Sought Notice. This notice is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. 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 should not submit a response to this notice. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM) is conducting a market survey to help determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses and/or HUBZone small businesses capable of serving the needs identified below. This Sources Sought Notice is for informational 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. Background: Genetics Home Reference (GHR), a program of the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, is an online resource that provides balanced and reliable consumer-friendly information about the effects of genetic variations on human health. The GHR website (http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/) contains plain-language summaries of more than 900 genetic conditions, more than 1,100 genes, all of the human chromosomes, 100 gene families, and an extensively illustrated handbook that outlines the fundamentals of human genetics. GHR also offers links to other trusted material on the web that provides foundational information to users. GHR is one of the Library's most relied-upon resources, with a 2013 average of more than 48,800 median daily unique IPs visiting the site and 38.7 million hits per month. With this high public visibility, timely review of existing topics is an essential element for maintaining an accurate and useful website. With the huge explosion of genetic information and the clinical consequences associated with the completion of the human genome sequence, GHR could enhance its public offerings through the skills and resources of an organization with a broad membership of genetics support and advocacy groups. The professional services to be provided will increase the efficiency of content updates for the GHR website. The services provided through this contract will build on existing processes, templates, and documentation established over the past 3 years. The deliverables created by this contract will include "Alerts" from the relevant disease advocacy community, requested and tracked by the contractor. These Alerts will help GHR keep its disease-specific information for the public up-to-date. Required Task: Provide GHR with "Alerts" when important new information is available about conditions, genes, and other information currently available on the GHR website to help GHR keep the site content up-to-date. Appropriately credentialed contractor staff will solicit, coordinate, and prepare information obtained from disorder-specific member groups and those groups' scientific advisory boards using previously developed processes and template documents. Contractor will assess the accuracy and applicability of Alerts and submit them to GHR using the established work flow process and available template. The contractor will contact member groups regularly to request new Alerts and will follow up with member groups to maximize participation and ensure Alerts are received in a timely fashion. Details of these contacts and follow-ups will be tracked via spreadsheet or similar mechanism. The contractor will participate in twice-monthly conference calls with GHR staff and occasional face-to-face meetings, as requested, to discuss status, progress, and any current issues or challenges. The contractor will also provide brief monthly status reports and an annual report that includes relevant metrics, such as number of member groups solicited, amount of follow-up performed, number of unresponsive member groups, and number of Alerts sent to GHR staff. Other Important Considerations The proposed acquisition will be procured in accordance with the policies and procedures under FAR 12.6. Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation of Commercial Items and FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement / quotation which will be considered by the National Library of Medicine. This Sources Sought Notice is not a Request for Quotes (RFQ), nor is an RFQ available. Interested firms responding to this Sources Sought Notice must adhere to the following: (a) Provide a capability statement and/or quotation demonstrating relevant experience, skills and ability to fulfill the Government's requirements for the above. The capability statement and/or quotation 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 and/or quotation must identify the responder's: small business type and size; DUNS number; NAICS code; and technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. (c) All capability statements must be submitted electronically no later than 12:00pm eastern standard time on Tuesday April 1, 2014 to Suet Vu, vus@mail.nih.gov. 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).
- Web Link
-
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(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/OAM/NIHLM2014107/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN03317100-W 20140323/140321234945-6208acbc97fbf2476ac7f8d21de5d067 (fbodaily.com)
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