SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Statistical Data Analysis Support Services for the NIA Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science
- Notice Date
- 5/27/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-2015-420
- Archive Date
- 6/25/2015
- Point of Contact
- Hunter A. Tjugum, Phone: 301 435 8780
- E-Mail Address
-
hunter.tjugum@nih.gov
(hunter.tjugum@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- INTRODUCTION This is a Small Business Sources Sought (SBSS) notice. This 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. This notice is issued to help determine the availability and type of qualified Small Business companies technically capable of meeting this potential government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will NOT be considered as proposals or quotes. NO award will be made as a result of this notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. The notice is strictly for research and information purposes ONLY. The information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method including whether small business socio-economic set-aside restrictions are possible and to determine the availability of qualified Small Business companies technically capable of meeting the Government's potential requirement. All Small Business companies with the capability and availability to perform the requirement under the applicable NAICS code are invited to submit a response to this notice. NORTH AMERICAN CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The NAICS code applicable to this requirement is 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services with associated small business size standard $15.0 million. Background The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIA leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. The Intramural Research Program (IRP) of the NIA provides a stimulating setting for a comprehensive effort to understand aging through multidisciplinary investigator-initiated research. The Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science (LCS) at the NIA is driven to: (1) identify age-associated changes that occur within the cardiovascular system and to determine the mechanisms for these changes; (2) determine how aging of the heart and vasculature interacts with chronic disease states to enhance the risk for CV diseases in older persons; (3) study basic mechanisms in excitation-contraction coupling in cardiac cells and how these are modulated by surface receptor signaling pathways; (4) elucidate factors that maintain stem cell pluripotentiality, that promote the commitment of stem cells to the cardiac lineage, and that regulate their development as cardiac cells; (5) elucidate mechanisms that govern cardiac and vascular cell survival; (6) determine mechanisms that govern neuro-hormonal behavioral aspects of hypertension; and (7) establish the potentials and limitations of new therapeutic approaches such as changes in lifestyle, novel pharmacologic agents or gene or stem cell transfer techniques in aging or cardiovascular disease states. In meeting these objectives, studies are performed in human volunteers, intact animals, isolated heart and vascular tissues, isolated cardiac and vascular cells, and subcellular organelles. The LCS is involved in many areas of research, including studies such as the: SardiNIA project, with the goal of finding longevity genes and unraveling the genetic processes involved in age-related traits and diseases with attention focused on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia; test results of Multiple-gated acquisition (MUGA) scans to evaluate the pumping function of the ventricles of the heart; and the Baltimore Logitundinal Study of Aging (BLSA) - one of the longest ongoing longitudinal studies of aging in the world; and performing validation review of analytical data based on the analytical method which may result in qualification of results. Purpose and Objectives This Small Business Sources Sought notice seeks to determine eligible sources with the capability to provide the required services stated herein. The LCS has a potential requirement to obtain the services of a Statistician contractor to perform data analyses of longitudinal research results using computer programs such as Microsoft Office, SAS, Sigma Plot, and R. Contractor shall also provide on an as-needed basis technical consultation on complex statistical studies and collaboration with other scientists in LCS on aspects of study design, analysis, and interpretation. The ability to provide technical assistance on the methodology of complex statistical techniques shall be a requirement by the Contractor as well. Evaluation of new statistical procedures and software; development of data resources; identification of inadequacies and inconsistencies in data, development of procedures and methodology to modify data; and modifying or overseeing the modification of the data may be required as well. General Scope of Work In general, the contractor shall be required to perform the following tasks as they may relate to the Background and Purpose and Objectives of the subject potential requirement described herein: 1. Perform statistical analyses to answer research questions posed by members of the LCS; 2. Construction of graphics to illustrate the results of the analyses; 3. Collaboration on the writing and editing of manuscripts, including reiterative follow up actions to new questions or analyses posed. Capability statements sought Interested parties are expected to review this notice to familiarize itself with the requirements of this project. Failure to do so will be at your firm's own risk. Respondents must provide clear and convincing evidence of published manuscripts of research or analyses conducted in the area of the subject announcement as part of their responses. Respondents must provide clear and convincing documentation of their capability in providing any other requirements and services specified in or tangential to this notice. Respondents must provide a general overview of the respondents' opinions about the difficulty and /or feasibility of the potential requirement, and any information regarding innovative ideas or concepts. The Respondent must also provide information in sufficient details of the respondents' (a) staff expertise, including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information. The respondent must also provide their DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HubZone, etc.) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements. All responses to this small business sources sought notice must reference solicitation number HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-2015-420 and be submitted electronically (via email) to Hunter Tjugum, Contract Specialist at hunter.tjugum@nih.gov and on or before the closing date specified in this announcement, June 10, 2015, 12:00PM, Eastern time. Facsimile responses will not be accepted. Responses must not exceed ten (10) pages in total length in a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format using 11-point or 12-point font, 8-1/2" x 11" paper size, with 1" top, bottom, left and right margins, and with single or double spacing. Page limit is not inclusive of cover letter or resumes or curriculum vitaes. CONCLUDING STATEMENTS 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).
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- Address: Federal Government Facility, Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
- Zip Code: 21224
- Zip Code: 21224
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