SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- LIMS 24/7 Architecture Folder and Attachment Suite and ezColony Interaction Enhancement
- Notice Date
- 5/21/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NHLBI-CSB-(HG)-2014-136-DLM
- Archive Date
- 6/12/2014
- Point of Contact
- Dorothy Maxwell, Phone: 301-435-0352
- E-Mail Address
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maxwelld@mail.nih.gov
(maxwelld@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- INTRODUCTION: THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Office of Acquisition (OA) on behalf of the National Human Genome Research Institute, (NHGRI), intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a noncompetitive sole source basis without providing for full and open competition to RuRo Inc. 321 Ballenger Center Drive, Suite 102, Frederick, Maryland 21703 to procure LIMS 24/7 Architecture Folder and Attachment Suite and ezColony Enhancement for Undiagnosed Disease Program (UDP). Procurement: 1. LIMS 24/7: Architecture Folder and Attachment Suite of Improvements, Quantity: One (1). 2. LIMS 24/7: ezColony Interaction Enhancement -Establish scripting and systems support for communication between ezColony objects to enter into UDPics associated workflows, Quantity: One (1). Background: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) mission has expanded to encompass a broad range of studies aimed at understanding the structure and function of the human genome and its role in health and disease. To that end NHGRI supports the development of resources and technology that will accelerate genome research and its application to human health. A critical part of the NHGRI mission continues to be the study of the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of genome research. NHGRI Undiagnosed Disease Program (UDP) is a trans-National Institute of Health (NIH) initiative that focuses on the most puzzling medical cases referred to the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Many medical specialties from other NIH research centers and institutes contribute the expertise needed to conduct the program, including endocrinology, immunology, oncology, dermatology, dentistry, cardiology and genetics, among the dozens of participating senior attending physicians. A longstanding medical condition that eludes diagnosis by a referring physician can be considered undiagnosed and may be of interest to this clinical research program. Ultimately, the UDP offers patients the hope of a diagnosis and the possibility of therapeutic strategies. In return, patients provide UDP researchers the opportunity to gain new insights about genetic and biochemical mechanisms of disease and insights into normal cell biology, biochemistry and physiology. So far, UDP researchers have encountered patients with uncommon presentations of known disorders, multi-systemic complex disorders and new disorders that have never been diagnosed. UDP clinical researchers are using advances in DNA sequencing to detect defects in genes that point to known disorders. These tools offer the potential for discoveries about the role of molecular and biochemical events that can cause disease and, eventually, the development of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for rare and common diseases. Purpose and Objective : RuRo, Inc. has provided the Undiagnosed Diseases Program with Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS 24/7), a software platform designed for the simplification and greater efficiency of laboratory sample, data and process management. With this system, RuRo, Inc. has created a method of combining all bioinformatic processes that are used in the Undiagnosed Diseases Program for laboratory and clinical personnel to work collaboratively and efficiently. The additional improvements and enhancements to the LIMs 24/7 system are required by the UDN before the system is able to offer to collaborating sites within the UDN network.The enterprise-grade LIMS 24/7 platform is a web-based system that encompasses project, task and asset management; user role configurability; user-tailored reporting; extensive audit functionality and information security. LIMS 24/7 is designed to be the meeting place of laboratory software tools, laboratory hardware, and staff users, allowing previously impossible levels of secure data access, communication and process efficiency. With the expansion of the UDP to provide support through the UDN, it is required that improvements are made to the LIMS 24/7 system before rollout. Additionally, RuRo will provide necessary enhancements in the interaction with ezColony software. Anticipated Period of Performance : 12-Months Upon Receipt of Award. Justification : The multi-user nature of NIH's UDP Translational Laboratory, along with its dynamic process structures, engenders a deep set of requirements for any candidate data and project management system. In order to further develop a system that completely encompasses the scope of the Undiagnosed Diseases Program and to make the improvements necessary for rolling out to the UDN network, LIMS 24/7 must undergo improvements in both the architecture and it's interaction with ezColony. The improvements that are required by RuRo, Inc. in order to meet the UDP specifications are as follows: • LIMS 24/7 Architecture Folder and Attachment Suite of Improvements: o Multiple object upload to UDN/ RuRo established requirements o Establish folder of attachment model access rules and rules supporting the UDN requirements for structure and freedom o Establish thumbnail views of attachments to the UDN/ RuRo requirements o Phase 1/2 • LIMS 24/7 ezColony Interaction Enhancement: o Establish scripting and systems support for communication between ezColony objects to enter into UDPics associated workflows Regulatory Authority : This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b) Soliciting from a single source, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services and the Small Business Size Standard is $25.5M. The acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 13, simplified acquisition procedures, therefore the requirements of FAR Part 6 B Competitive Requirements are not applicable (FAR Part 6.001). The resultant Contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-73 (April 29, 2014). This requirement is under the SAT of $150,000.00. This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov." A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses must be received by May 28, 2014 and must reference synopsis number HHS-NIH- NHLBI-CSB-(HG)-2014-136-DLM, may be submitted to the National, Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Office of Acquisition, COAC Services Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 6149, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7902, Attention: Dorothy Maxwell. Response may be submitted electronically to maxwelld@mail.nih.gov. Faxes will not be accepted. Responses will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative. "All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency."
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- Address: NIH/UDP/Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland, United States
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