SOURCES SOUGHT
U -- Scientific Research Preparatory Summer Course
- Notice Date
- 6/7/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611310
— Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 4211, MSC 9559, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-9559, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892-9559
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA(NINDS)SBSS-18-4991171
- Archive Date
- 6/27/2018
- Point of Contact
- Danny Cohn, Phone: 3014027111
- E-Mail Address
-
danny.cohn@nih.gov
(danny.cohn@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Introduction: 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. This notice is issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the 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. This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) CODE: The NAICS code applicable to this requirement is 611310 - Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools and the associated business size standard of $27.5 million. Background Information: Brief History: The 2018 Scientific Research Preparatory Summer Course is a pilot program to prepare students from traditionally underserved populations to be competitive applicants for the NIH Summer Internship Program (SIP). As recent NIH policy dictates that students under 18yo are no longer eligible for the program unless accompanied by a legal guardian, many students, especially those from underserved areas, are no longer able to make arrangements to attend the program. NINDS is taking this opportunity to approach this very important part of the NIH mission from a different tact. NINDS will provide a program that will not only continue to provide an opportunity for underserved students to have a science research experience, but will prepare them so that once able to attend the students will be competitive with their peers. Moreover, the mission of the NIH is to develop, maintain, and renew scientific human resources that will ensure the Nation's capability to prevent disease. Therefore, encouraging enrollment of new trainees in NIH Program would be in line with the mission. Objective of this program is to expose diverse students to basic laboratory procedures, including planning experiments, evaluating data, keeping a laboratory notebook, reading and evaluating journal articles, and understanding basic laboratory techniques. The objective of this contract is to provide comprehensive summer training to AIAN students in support and preparation of attending the NIH in the next few years. This is to include strategic planning and program development to support Scientific Research Preparatory Summer Course. Purpose and Objectives for the Acquisition: The purpose of the Scientific Research Preparatory Summer Course is to prepare students from underrepresented populations like the Yakama Nation, to be competitive applicants for the NIH Summer Intern Program (SIP). Heritage University is uniquely suited to administer the AIAN SIP Prep Program. HU is located in the Yakima Valley and is located on the Yakama Nation Reservation. Having been found by a Native American, HU has always had close connections to the Yakama Nation. HU is also the only undergraduate institute that has the capacity to fulfill the requirements for this course, both in size of facility and depth of faculty expertise. In addition, HU works closed with the Salmon Camp, which is an integral part of the course, and important to the Native community. The Tribal Ecological Knowledge (TEK) component of course cannot be presented by anyone outside the Native community. Contractor Requirements (Scope of Work): The contractor shall be able to provide the following: The Contractor shall furnish services, qualified personnel, material, equipment, and facilities, not otherwise provided by the Government under the terms of this contract. The Contractor must have extensive experience providing program support services, working with underserved populations, specifically AIAN populations, and coordinating programs to increase scientific experience. Oversee a developing summer science curriculum for underrepresented individuals living on or near the Yakama Nation Reservation in Yakima, Washington. This curriculum will be provided by NINDS. The Contractor will coordinate with local universities in the Yakima Valley to provided laboratory environment to host summer program. Provide personnel to staff summer program. Coordinate travel for students to summer program. Provide healthy snacks and two meals for summer program participants. Coordinate with local universities to provide oversight for Salmon Camp Research Activity. Tasks include the following: Task: Find personnel; travel personnel as needed; procure transportation for students in program; provide for supplies for students to include handouts, name tags, etc. Task: Coordinate with universities in the Yakima Valley to locate qualified personnel to coordinate the program. Task: Coordinate with local Tribal High Schools in the Yakima Valley to locate qualified personnel to coordinate the program, and to identify the appropriate students. Task: Coordinate with identified personnel to define list of supplies, both office and scientific and confirm other curriculum needs. Task: Provide certificates for students for closeout ceremony. Government Printing - FAR 8.802 regarding Government Printing and the GPO may be applicable. Anticipated period of performance: The estimated period of performance is on or about June 15, 2018 - August 30, 2018. Capability Statement: Contractors that believe they possess the ability to provide the required services should submit documentation of their ability to meet the project requirements to the Contract Specialist. Contractors should also provide their Company Name, DUNS number, Physical Address, and Point of Contact Information. Interested organizations are required to identify their Federal Supply Schedule contract number, 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 assessment will be considered non-responsive. When submitting this information, please reference the sources sought notice number. All capability statements sent in response to this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Danny Cohn, Contract Specialist, at danny.cohn@nih.gov, in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. 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, a solicitation may be published. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. The solicitation release date is pending. Contracting Office Address: 6001 Executive Blvd. Room 4214 Rockville, Maryland 20852 United States Place of Performance: The primary place of performance is the Contractor's place of business. Primary Point of Contact.: Danny Cohn, Contract Specialist: danny.cohn@nih.gov
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 6001 Executive Blvd, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
- Zip Code: 20852
- Zip Code: 20852
- Record
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