SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- RM Database Software Operations & Maintenance
- Notice Date
- 1/25/2023 8:01:21 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH Bethesda MD 20892 US
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- SS-NIH-6541764
- Response Due
- 1/30/2023 9:00:00 AM
- Point of Contact
- Zetherine Gore
- E-Mail Address
-
zetherine.gore@nih.gov
(zetherine.gore@nih.gov)
- Description
- Notice of Intent to Sole Source The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed Price purchase order to Netlink Resource Group, Inc., 1727 King Street, Alexandria, VA� 22314.� In accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1, the Contractor is the only known responsible source who can provide the services for the requirement as described below and within the required timeframe. The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) anticipates purchasing services to continue information technology consulting and software development from NetLink, Inc. to assist with further development of NIH�s Reference Materials (RM) Database, and a targeted deployment date of February 2023.� ODS collaborated with the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) on the development of a Prototype RM Database, however, NIST ended its support of the project and ODS assumed business ownership of it in January 2022. �ODS worked with NetLInk to further develop the RM Database with the intention of deploying it for public access in the first quarter of 2023. �ODS worked with NetLink�s information technology development team throughout 2022 and successfully assessed the prototype database software capabilities; participated in a series of software requirements gathering meetings; documented additional software requirements which were compiled in a Software Requirements Document (SRD) authored by NetLink; coded additional software; and facilitated testing in order to achieve deployment on an ODS sponsored public website to be hosted by the NIH�s Office of Information Technology. ODS assisted by NetLink demonstrated the enhanced prototype RM Database to a group of Federal Stakeholders, and it was well received.� Because of NetLink�s involvement and collaboration, it is in a unique position of possessing the knowledge and understanding required to assist with further development of the database software; assist with deployment of the project to an ODS sponsored public website through NIH�s Office of Information Technology; and assist in facilitating the software operations and maintenance (OM) that ODS requires to maintain the RM Database as a free public health resource. �NetLink authored and knows the enhanced database software source code; understands the current database software; successfully completed additional work needed to upgrade the software; and is the most capable source to facilitate further development, deployment, and ongoing software OM.� To compete this requirement and get a new vendor up to speed on the RM Database software source code would require a substantial amount of time, would significantly delay the deployment of the RM Database, and result in the duplication of costs and effort.� This notice is not a request for competitive quotes.� However, any party that believes it can fulfill the requirement as stated herein may submit a written capability statement that clearly supports and demonstrates their ability to satisfy the requirement. �A determination by the Government to compete this proposed award based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. It is anticipated that an award will be issued within ten (10) days after the date of this notice unless the Government determines that another organization has the capability to meet this requirement. Please email responses to zetherine.gore@nih.gov no later than 12:00 p.m. EST on Monday, �January 30, 2023.� Emails received in response to this notice must reference SS-NIH-6541764 on the subject line.�
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06572720-F 20230127/230125230106 (samdaily.us)
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