SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Cognitive neuroscience fMRI data analyst
- Notice Date
- 1/26/2017
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical 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-PSOL-2017-148
- Archive Date
- 2/21/2017
- Point of Contact
- Hunter A. Tjugum, Phone: 301 8275304
- E-Mail Address
-
hunter.tjugum@nih.gov
(hunter.tjugum@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-PSOL-2017-148 TITLE: Cognitive neuroscience fMRI data analyst INTRODUCTION PURSUANT TO FAR Subpart 5.2-Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions, THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT TO ACTION. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Station Support Contracts and Simplified Acquisitions Branch (SS/SA) on behalf of the National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH) intends to negotiate and award a contract for cognitive neuroscience fMRI data analyst contractor support. EXTENT OF COMPETITION This acquisition is full and open with no set-aside restrictions. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 541990 -- All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services with associated business size standard $15,000,000. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-93-1 effective on January 1, 2017. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not expected to exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold inclusive of options. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Project Description The contractor will assess and analyze data from the ongoing projects and assist in manuscript preparation and publication with the the Section on Development and Affective Neurosciences (SDAN) at NIMH as summarized in the following Statement of Work. 1.Assist in the development and wide-spread implementation of data analytic approaches to task-based and resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) research on anxiety in children; 2.Support implementation of a novel statistical analytic techniques to thresholding activation levels and between-group contrasts in fMRI research in anxious and non-anxious children and adolescents. 3.Provide materials to collaborators so that they might analyze fMRI data on pediatric anxiety disorders and related mental health problems. 4.Perform these duties in collaboration with existing members of the Intramural Research Program. 5.Oversee training of NIMH-IRP staff on the newly implemented research procedures. 6.Work with the NIMH preparing manuscripts that present the results from this work. 7.Perform these duties by applying a range of tools with which the contractor possesses expertise. Purpose and Objectives SDAN seeks to understand how information processing in the brain is different among children, adolescents, and adults who have anxiety and/or depression across the lifespan and compared to healthy volunteers. SDAN research requires diverse expertise in cognitive neuroscience and statistical techniques. SDAN requires collaborative efforts to enhance the impact of research performed on site at the NIMH. SDAN shall obtain contractor support to receive consultation and associated data regarding assessing aspects of brain function that relate to both normal and pathological processing of emotionally salient stimuli. Period of Performance The anticipated period of performance for this requirement will be effective on or around February 15, 2017 through August 14, 2017. The Government estimates that 720 hours of work shall be required to achieve this Statement of Work in six months at 120 hours per month. A Fixed-Price type of Purchase Order contract with fixed unit hourly rate pricing is anticipated. CLOSING STATEMENT The solicitation will be issued on or about January 25, 2017 and bids or proposals will be tentatively due about 10 days after the solicitation release date. Potential offerors may request a copy of the solicitation from the Contract Specialist, Hunter Tjugum, electronically at hunter.tjugum@nih.gov and must reference the solicitation number HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-PSOL-2017-148 on your electronic request. FAX requests are not accepted.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
- Zip Code: 20814
- Zip Code: 20814
- Record
- SN04382205-W 20170128/170126234253-ec3a31d80c662201e9c6d3757e81ee4d (fbodaily.com)
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