MODIFICATION
A -- Support Services to Conduct Studies on Malaria in Cambodia
- Notice Date
- 6/6/2014
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Drive, Suite 2NE70, MSC 4811, Bethesda, Maryland, 20817
- ZIP Code
- 20817
- Solicitation Number
- NIHAO2014005
- Archive Date
- 6/28/2014
- Point of Contact
- Tonia L Alexander, Phone: 301-402-2282, Pamela E. Nevels, Phone: 3014517367
- E-Mail Address
-
talexander@niaid.nih.gov, pamela.nevels@nih.gov
(talexander@niaid.nih.gov, pamela.nevels@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This modification/amendment to Solicitation #: NIHAO2014005 is to change the Associated North American Industry Classification System code from 541712 to 541990, which has a size standard $14.0 in millions of dollars. All Offerors must acknowledge this modification/amendment in their final proposal submission. The Solicitation proposal due date is not extended. This notice is a combined Synopsis/Solicitation Request for Proposal for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format of FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued for the solicitation number NIHAO2014005. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-73 dated April 29, 2014. This acquisition is a commercial service and will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) on an unrestricted basis. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541712, which has a size standard of 500 employees. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have a requirement for support (facilities, equipment, personnel, etc.) to conduct studies on malaria in Cambodia. It will also support training of scientists from Cambodia and scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) sponsored Malaria Research and Training Center in Bamako, Mali as follows: Contractor Requirements • Administrative oversight to a) allocate, track and evaluate use of resources, and b) initiate standard operating procedures for problem resolution among project personnel by following approved operating procedures and reporting the initiation of such procedures to LMVR program staff. • Infrastructure and Establishment of Laboratories: provide and maintain a fully equipped laboratory facility in Phnom Penh at the CNM and the USH campus. • In addition, provide three offices for research staff and a store room for supplies and equipment. Provide computers, printers, high-speed internet and telephone service for program staff. Provide an insectary for the rearing of mosquito vectors of malaria. • Travel Coordination: arrange for visits by foreign scientists to locations within the United States and foreign countries to attend meetings, conferences, planning sessions, and periodic training sessions. Support travel of non-NIH scientists to the LMVR research sites. • Transportation: It is anticipated that four 4-wheel drive vehicles will be needed as well as 4 experienced drivers to provide local transport in Phnom Penh as well as transport to and from field sites and for patient recruitment. • Equipment purchases: as necessary, equipment for the various laboratories and studies may be purchased from vendors in Phnom Penh. See the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). The period of performance will be at the time of award for one (1) year base with a one (1) year option. In accordance to FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items the Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offering conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (1) Specifications of the attached PWS, (2) Corporate Experience: The extent and nature of experience of the offeror in providing support services and staff in Cambodia or similar locations performing the same or similar requirements, (3) Personnel: The offeror shall provide a draft staffing plan demonstrating their ability to hire and retain qualified in country personnel in accordance to PWS. The contractor shall provide resumes for key personnel. The Government anticipates the following positions are key personnel: program coordinator, senior microscoptist, senior laboratory manager, data manager, and consultants, (4) Quality Control: The offeror shall provide a draft quality control plan demonstrating how they ensure quality services in accordance with the PWS, (5) Transition Plan: The offeror shall provide a draft transition plan demonstrating how they facilitate a smooth transfer of operations at the end of the contract, (7) Past Performance/Performance Risk: Degree of confidence the Government has in the Offeror's ability to provide the requirements of the solicitation based on the offeror's demonstrated record of performance on recent relevant efforts. NIAID will assess the relevancy of the experience and if relevant evaluate the Offeror's past performance (how well the offeror performed on the referenced projects). If the offeror has no relevant past performance references, it will be evaluated as Neutral, and (8) Price or Cost: The offeror shall provide with their price or cost proposal a listing of labor categories proposed to include rely burdened hourly rates and any proposed increases during the base period and the option period. The offeror shall provide their rationale for the proposed increases. The technical proposal will be rated as follows: Outstanding, Good, Acceptable, and Unacceptable. The past performance will be rated as follows: Very Relevant, Relevant, Somewhat Relevant, Not Relevant, Substantial Confidence, Satisfactory Confidence, and Limited Confidence. The Government will issue a firm-fixed price purchase order to the responsible contractor. By submission of an offer, the Offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment resulting from this solicitation (www.sam.gov). By submission of an Offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall have posted their FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representative and Certifications Commercial items and services in the SAM database. All questions shall be submitted by June 5, 2014 by 2:00 p.m. Offerors are to submit their proposals by Friday, June 13, 2014 by email at talexander@niaid.nih.gov, or by delivery through the U.S. Postal Service at the address of NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Road, Attn: T. Alexander, Room 2NE54, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4811. The following Federal Acquisition Regulations provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (JUL 2013) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and conditions-Commercial Items (SEP 2013) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (FEB 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g) ____ Alternate I (AUG 2007) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)) FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553) FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78) FAR 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402) FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jul 2013) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note) FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Aug 2013) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note) FAR 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3) FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14) FAR 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2) FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755) FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2014) (E.O. 13126) FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999) FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246) FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Sep 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212) FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) (29 U.S.C. 793) FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (Sep 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212) FAR 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496) FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011) FAR 52.225-1 Buy American Act--Supplies (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d) FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.'s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury) FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332) FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services. Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000) HHSAR 352.222-70 Contractor cooperation in equal employment opportunity investigations As prescribed in 322.810(h), the Contracting Officer shall insert the following clause: Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (January 2010) (a) In addition to complying with the clause in FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, the Contractor shall, in good faith, cooperate with the Department of Health and Human Services (Agency) in investigations of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaints processed pursuant to 29 C.F.R. Part 1614. For purposes of this clause, the following definitions apply: (1) "Complaint" means a formal or informal complaint that has been lodged with Agency management, Agency EEO officials, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), or a court of competent jurisdiction. (2) "Contractor employee" means all current Contractor employees who work or worked under this contract. The term also includes current employees of subcontractors who work or worked under this contract. In the case of Contractor and subcontractor employees, who worked under this contract, but who are no longer employed by the Contractor or subcontractor, or who have been assigned to another entity within the Contractor's or subcontractor's organization, the Contractor shall provide the Agency with that employee's last known mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number, if that employee has been identified as a witness in an EEO complaint or investigation. (3) "Good faith cooperation" cited in paragraph (a) includes, but is not limited to, making Contractor employees available for: (i) formal and informal interviews by EEO counselors or other Agency officials processing EEO complaints; (ii) formal or informal interviews by EEO investigators charged with investigating complaints of unlawful discrimination filed by federal employees; (iii) reviewing and signing appropriate affidavits or declarations summarizing statements provided by such Contractor employees during the course of EEO investigations; (iv) producing documents requested by EEO counselors, EEO investigators, Agency employees, or the EEOC in connection with a pending EEO complaint; and (v) preparing for and providing testimony in hearings before the EEOC and U.S. District Court. (b) The Contractor shall include the provisions of this clause in all subcontract solicitations and subcontracts awarded at any tier under this contract. (c) Failure on the part of the Contractor or its subcontractors to comply with the terms of this clause may be grounds for the Contracting Officer to terminate this contract for default.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institutes of Health, NIAID, LMVR, Cambodia
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