SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- BIG DATA MANAGEMENT AND BIOINFORMATICS
- Notice Date
- 12/17/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541711
— Research and Development in Biotechnology
- 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
- NIHLM2015366
- Archive Date
- 1/6/2015
- 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 services including big data management and bioinformatics of next generation sequencing data analysis and software development. Specific requirements include the ability to analyze transcription or genomic data related to multiple model systems, including worm (C. elegans), fly, mouse and human. Professional Services Requirement The NIDDK requires services of Dr. Sijung Yun of Yotta Biomed, LLC. as a direct contractor for NIDDK. As a direct contractor, Dr. Yun will perform broad services including big data management and bioinformatics of next generation sequencing data analysis and software development. Specific requirements include the ability to analyze transcription or genomic data related to multiple model systems, including worm (C. elegans), fly, mouse and human. Skills needed include computational familiarity and demonstrated skills in analyzing transcription chip and ChlP-chip data as well as next generation (lllumina or equivalent platform) sequence data associated with RNA-seq, DNAseq, Chip-seq and similar. Additional requirements include, but are not limited to, an ability to generate efficient automated pipelines for analysis, perform a rigorous statistical analysis of all results, develop novel analytical tools customized to our needs, communication of results to biologists that emphasize both the meaning and limitations of each analysis, demonstrated familiarity with basic biology and model biological organisms, and an ability to integrate simultaneously into multiple workgroups working in diverse systems with divergent dataset types. 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 541711 with a size standard 500. 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 5, 2015. Responses by FAX or E-MAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for information solicited. 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. 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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