SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Limb Loss Registry
- Notice Date
- 3/22/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Contracts Management Branch, 6710B Rockledge Dr., Suite 1124, MSC7000, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7510, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7510
- Solicitation Number
- NIH-NICHD-NCMRR-2017-11
- Archive Date
- 4/22/2017
- Point of Contact
- Gilberto A. Perez Rosa, Phone: 3014519698, Adelola St John, Phone: 3014356955
- E-Mail Address
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gilberto.perez-rosa@nih.gov, lk202p@nih.gov
(gilberto.perez-rosa@nih.gov, lk202p@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Description: 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, service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; HUBZone 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. Background: The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) seek capability statements from interested and qualified potential sources for the NICHD Limb Loss and Preservation Registry. The NICHD is partnering with the Department of Defense (DoD) on this clinical registry for amputation. The DoD leads efforts to document the etiology, care, and follow-on needs of military members who have incurred an amputation because of traumatic injury but lacks information on those Service members who leave the military health system and seek care in the private sector. Additionally, information from the civilian sector will increase the amount and quality of data available on clinical care pathways, surgical techniques, and prosthetic components to potentially benefit Service members and their beneficiaries in the future. This collection of clinical data will require scientific expertise in limb loss and preservation to inform the data elements, data structure, data ontology, and required information that will be scientifically relevant to those in the field. It will require services to support this task to include: an information technology system that meets federal requirements, a platform for data entry and retention in secure environment, compliance with federal regulations related to research and health data, integration of data from a wide variety of clinical, federal, and industry partners, and an access portal for researchers to request and use data for scientific purposes. The registry will require experts who are familiar with the process of care in the civilian and military settings for individuals at risk for limb loss or undergoing amputation to ensure scientific questions can and will be answered with the collected data. This joint effort will require communication between the registry lead, the NICHD, and the Department of Defense. This communication is paramount and will be instantiated through a government oversight committee. The procedures governing the collection, storage, and dissemination of data, data standards, and data ontology will be the purview of the registry lead. It is the expectation of the NICHD, and the DoD, that the registry will be self-sustaining following the completion of this contract and a sustainability plan will be required of the registry. The registry will comply with applicable specifies the federal regulations and rules governing registry systems used for research purposes that will be required for the Limb Loss and Preservation Registry. Potential sources must demonstrate and document the following in their capability statements: •Capability to include personnel with scientific and clinical knowledge of limb loss and preservation care that will assist with data elements, scientific validation, and technical standards. •Capability to collect data from clinical centers, harmonize it, and present it in a standardized data system with well-defined ontology. •Capability to provide an information technology platform to securely house, efficiently collect, and appropriately share data in a manner that conforms to federal requirements for health data and research data collection, storage and dissemination. •Capability to recruit and retain health providers and individuals that will provide a representative sample of the population of individuals who experience limb impairments that require preservation or loss. •Capability to provide a mechanism by which researchers can access de-identified data for use in hypothesis generation or to answer research questions. •Capability to provide policies and procedures, technical assistance and training and quality assurance systems. Capability statements submitted as a result of this announcement should demonstrate the offerors' qualifications and experience, specifically providing evidence as to their capability to perform this requirement, with particular attention to the following: • Experience in conducting and managing similar projects, and complies with standards and guidelines as well as industry best practices including: a research plan (data elements and data integration); route of access to the data; security of the PII data; integration of technology platform, analytical tools, modeling tools, and validation approaches; ability to make platform accessible guided by ‘FAIR' principles; produce data within the first year; ability to leverage or integrate with existing data systems; sustainability plan. • Resumes of proposed personnel shall be submitted. This factor includes: ability for personnel to perform their proposed roles; experience and training for utilization of proposed technology and analytic tools; experience in storage of PII; experience in disseminating novel tools and training techniques through educational resources. • Organizational Capacity will evaluate the organizational capacity of the Offeror's facilities and research environment. This includes: organizational support, equipment and other physical resources; effectiveness of the proposed features of the organizational environment, infrastructure, and/or personnel for the project proposed. Personnel/Management: adequacy, appropriateness and relevance of expertise, experience, qualifications, and availability of the key professional and technical staff with a project of similar size, scope, and complexity. Past Performance: Past performance is considered essential. In addition to demonstrating that your organization has met the above qualifications. Interested parties must identify at least three other projects of similar size and complexity. Responses: Capability statements in response to this announcement should be no longer than 15 pages inclusive of all material. Responses will be evaluated on the basis of experience, expertise, and capabilities in the areas cited above. The anticipated contract type will be an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Task Order contract with an ordering period of 5 years. The RFP is anticipated to be posted on or about May 7, 2017 on FedBizOpps (FBO) website: http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the 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. CONFIDIENTIALITY: 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). Businesses that believe they possess the capabilities necessary to undertake this project should submit electronic copies of their capability statement, addressing the areas above. Please limit responses to 15 pages or less. Any proprietary information should be so marked. Capability Statements should be received by the Contracting Officer by no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Time on April 7, 2017. Capability statements must identify the business status of the organization (i.e. educational institution, non- profit, large business, small business, 8 (a), or other corporate or non-corporate entity). Information submitted should be pertinent and specific in the technical area under consideration, on each of the following qualifications (1) Experience: an outline of previous projects, specific work previously performed or being performed and any in-house research and development effort;(2) Personnel: Name, professional qualifications and specific experience of scientist, engineers and technical personnel who may be assigned as principal investigator and/or project officer: (3) Facilities: Availability and description of special facilities required to perform in the technical areas under consideration, and a statement regarding industrial security clearance. Any other specific and pertinent information as pertains to this particular area of procurement that would enhance our consideration and evaluation of the information submitted.
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