SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- SSEUS Maintenance and Support Contract
- Notice Date
- 5/31/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming 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
- NIHLM2016805
- Archive Date
- 6/15/2016
- 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
- GENERAL INFORMATION INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND This is a Small Business Sources Sought 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. 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, 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 capable of serving the needs identified below. Background: The SSEUS software system is a multi-targeted, wide-area, Internet-based update system used by the Specialized Information Services (SIS) Division of the National Library of Medicine for editing and emending TOXNET and other related biomedical and toxicological databases. SSEUS permits the updating of data on MySQL and other ODBC-compliant relational database systems by file builders and SIS staff working from a variety of Microsoft Windows, Sun Solaris, and Linux computers connected to the Internet. The core software is written in the Unicon programming language. The SSEUS suite of programs manages the transformation, formatting, importing, editing, and exporting of data and databases from continually evolving, externally provided sources. These data are critical elements of SIS's Toxicology and Environmental Health program; they are designed for the use of toxicologists, hazardous substance responders, and chemical-based scientific and medical research. SSEUS provides a system for reviewing and editing these data and for exporting the results according to multiple print and database formats. The software underlying SSEUS includes Unicon, MyODBC, OpenSSH, MySQL, C, SPITBOL, and standard UNIX and Microsoft utilities. SSEUS has both interactive and automated batch components. Purpose and Objectives: 1. The contractor shall provide maintenance programming support for the SSEUS wide-area update system, modify modules so as to accommodate the changing characteristics of data sources, and to restructure presentations to the databases on-line to be included in the SSEUS system. 2. The contractor shall respond to problems encountered by users of the SSEUS system by making corrections to the SSEUS source code, by providing documentation, and by consulting with users and SIS staff. 3. The contractor shall be available for prompt response to emergency problems on an as-needed basis. 4. The contractor shall be available for one to two weeks a year on site in order to assist SIS programming staff in the on-going modification and design of the SSEUS system. 5. The contractor shall create programming guides and user documentation as requested by the COR. 6. The contractor shall show familiarity with the structure and update practices of HSDB, DIRLINE, and LactMed, databases. 7. The contractor shall undertake modification and extension of the current database version of SSEUS to generalize its support for ad hoc inspection and manipulation of occasional databases. 8. The contractor shall provide support for Scientific Review Panel members. This includes system installation and configuration, modification of data fielding, printing support, data import and export, and documentation. 9. The contractor shall provide programming and procedural documentation for SIS programmers working on the SSEUS system. SECTION 508 COMPLIANCE In accordance with FAR 39.2, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act is implemented in this order. Pursuant to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, all electronic and information technology (EIT) products and services developed, acquired, maintained, and/or used under this contract/order must comply with the "Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Provisions" set forth by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (also referred to as the "Access Board") in 36 CFR part 1194. Information about Section 508 provisions is available at http://www.hhs.gov/od. ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE It is anticipated that the period of performance shall be for a 12 month base year with two (2) 12 month option periods. It is anticipated that additional funding will be provided for each activity. An award is anticipated to be made on or around September 2016. It is anticipated that the contract will be a Labor Hour Type. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS 1. The contractor must demonstrate a minimum of four years of programming experience with the Unicon and ICON programming languages and shall provide examples of major programs proving ability to create applications with embedded text processing capabilities and with remote manipulation of textual databases over the Internet. 2. The contractor shall have proven ability to work with windowing conventions on Microsoft Windows and UNIX/Linux platforms. 3. The contractor shall show experience with very large scientific and medical databases containing chemical and toxicological data. 4. The contractor shall have experience with the format of scientific data received and used by the National Library of Medicine. 5. The contractor must show code-level familiarity with the SSEUS system and demonstrate an understanding of how the modules relate to database sources currently under the SSEUS system and those which are to be brought into it within the next 2 years. 6. All code and programs developed in this project shall be available for unrestricted use and modification by the Government. The contractor shall have unrestricted use of the code for all other purposes. 7. The contractor shall show familiarity with the structure and update practices of HSDB, DART, CCRIS, LactMed, DIRLINE and other TOXNET databases. GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES The government shall provide the contractor access to relevant SIS database information and interface requirements. Interested firms responding to this Sources Sought Notice must adhere to the following: (a) Provide a capability statement demonstrating relevant experience, skills, and ability to fulfill the Government's requirement. The capability statement should be complete and contain sufficient detail for the Government to make an informed decision regarding capabilities; however, the statement should not exceed 10 pages. (b) The capability statement must identify the responder's 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 1:00 pm local prevailing time on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 to Suet Vu at 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).
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20894, United States
- Zip Code: 20894
- Zip Code: 20894
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