SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Neurodegenerative Disease Scientific Data Consulting Services
- Notice Date
- 12/13/2016
- 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, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-17-082
- Archive Date
- 1/5/2017
- Point of Contact
- Lauren M. Phelps, Phone: 3014802453
- E-Mail Address
-
lauren.phelps@nih.gov
(lauren.phelps@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Request for Information/Sources Sought Notice HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-17-082 Neurodegenerative Disease Scientific Data Consulting Services Contracting Office Address: 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, MD 20892, UNITED STATES. Introduction: This is a 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 large business and small business sources, (2) whether they small businesses 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) large and small business 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. Background: The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Laboratory of Neurogenetics (LNG) uses scientific data consulting services on an array of projects including rapid cloud-based processing of exome and genome sequences in Parkinson's disease; facilitating cloud based environments for real-time multi-center collaborations on large *-omics datasets; predictive modeling and remote phenotyping in Parkinson's disease; international collaborative efforts in charting neurological disease progression; and building robust analytics infrastructure for reproducible and reliable statistical genetics applications. Purpose and Objectives for the Procurement: The purpose of this requirement is to procure scientific data consulting services related to neurodegenerative diseases in support of National Institute on Aging Laboratory of Neurogenetics. Project Requirements: The Contractor shall provide scientific data consulting support services in relation to neurodegenerative diseases as follows: •Provide guidance and recommendations regarding statistical and computing processes related to analyzing the genetic bases of neurological disease. •Manipulate genome-scale and next generation sequence data as directed. •Analyze molecular genetics and genomic data, including genome-wide genotype data, microarray based expression datasets, targeted resequencing, whole exome sequencing, and full transcriptome sequencing; using standard biostatistics/bioinformatics packages as well as machine and deep learning methods. •Develop, implement, and maintain cloud-based analytic pipelines for generating and analyzing multi-modal datasets. •Collaborate with NIH scientists and other NIH collaborators to perform multi-national analytics and data management efforts related to the genomics of neurodegenerative diseases within a meta-analysis and "big data" framework. •Prepare manuscripts related to analyses performed in relation to this requirement. Level of Effort: The estimated level of effort for this requirement is one (1) contractor employee on a part-time basis for 1,500 hours per year, or approximately thirty (30) hours per week. Government Furnished Property: The Government will provide data for analysis, computing resources, and office space to the contractor personnel working under this effort. All data provided to the Contractor must be treated as confidential and not be disclosed to any third party. FAR Clause 52.245-1 Government Property shall be applicable to this requirement. Travel: The consultant may be required to travel within the contiguous United States to provide the services described in this statement of work. Travel reimbursement will be provided for such required travel. All travel arrangements must be made in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations and must be approved by the Contracting Officer and authorized by the Contracting Officer's Representative prior to being finalized or invoiced. Contracting Officer approved and Contracting Officer's Representative-authorized travel shall not exceed $5,000.00 annually. Please note that time spent travelling may not be billed to the Government. Please see the Federal Travel Regulation for allowable travel expenses, such as fares, rental fees, mileage payments, and other expenses related to transportation per FTR §301-10.2. Key Personnel: The Contractor employee providing services for this effort shall be considered key personnel. Key Personnel requirements are as follows: •A PhD in a data science discipline •At least 10 years of experience providing genome-related scientific data analytics and data management support services. •At least ten (10) publications focused on statistical analyses in the neurogenetics field. The proposed Key Personnel will become subject to the provisions of Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR) Clause HHSAR 352.237-75 Key Personnel. Data Rights: FAR Clause 52.227-14 Rights in Data - General shall be applicable to this requirement. All data provided and produced in relation to this requirement shall be solely owned by the Government. Anticipated Contract Type: A Firm Fixed Price Contract with Options to Extend the Term of the Contract is contemplated. The order shall be sourced via the Open Market on a single-source basis and is expected to exceed $150,000. Invoicing shall be on a NET30 basis and payment shall be made via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Period of Performance/Delivery Requirements: The required period of performance is a one-year base period and four (4) subsequent one-year optional periods. Place of Performance: The primary place of performance shall be the contractor's site via remote efforts. Work shall also be performed at the Government facility located at 35 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 as requested. Capability Statement: Contractors that believe they possess the ability to provide the required support services should submit documentation of their ability to meet each of the project requirements to the Contract Specialist. The capability statement should include 1) the total number of employees, 2) documentation of ability to provide the required support services, 3) any contractor GSA Schedule contracts by which all of the requirements may be met, if applicable, and 4) any other information considered relevant to this program. Contractors must also provide their Company Name, DUNS number, Physical Address, and Point of Contact Information. Interested organizations are required to identify their type of business, applicable North American Industry Classification System Code, and size standards in accordance with the Small Business Administration. The government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in a response to this notice. However, responses that indicate the information therein is proprietary will be properly safeguarded for Government use only. Capability statements must include the name and telephone number of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to this market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will be considered non-responsive. When submitting this information, please reference the solicitation notice number. All capability statements sent in response to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted to Lauren Phelps, Contract Specialist, via email at lauren.phelps@nih.gov before the closing date and time of this announcement. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. Note: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your 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 review of the responses received, pre-solicitation and solicitation notices may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. The solicitation release date is pending. The Government anticipates negotiation of a fixed price-type contract.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
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