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B -- HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE DATA BANK FILE BUILDING SUPPORT POC Valerie M. Syed, Contract Specialist (301) 496-6546 It is the intent of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to negotiate on a sole source basis with the Dynamac Corporation under the authority of FAR 6.302. The Dynamac Corporation was awarded a five-year contract (N01-LM-7-3512) in April, 1997 to provide file building and enhancement services for the NLM's Hazardous Substance Data Bank (HSDB) file. It was anticipated at the time of contract award that there would be 2 face-to-face meetings and one electronic review annually. In order to meet increased user demand for HSDB information, NLM expects to increase the number of updated and peer reviewed HSDB records. Update and peer review of an additional forty-five (45) database records is anticipated. The additional work can be accomplished by upgrading the current contract's previously scheduled 48th meeting of the Scientific Review Panel (SRP48) from an electronic review to a 3-day, face-to-face meeting. This enhancement to the previously scheduled meeting will require (1) approximately 1,500 additional labor hours, (2) travel and per diem costs for 16 SRP members to attend the 3-day meeting in Alexandria Virginia, and (3) costs to cover rental of the meeting room for 3 days. Because this activity represents a modification to an already existing contract activity, the National Library of Medicine intends to negotiate with the Dynamac Corporation on a sole source basis. The Dynamac Corporation is the best qualified company to perform this work because: 1) they have been conducting HSDB updates and review activities for over 15 years; 2) they are thoroughly familiar with the TOXNET file building system and the HSDB database conventions and procedures; and 3) they have on-site a complete collection of all HSDB sources. Because of the amount of detailed information about database operations and the length of time required to develop capacities for satisfactory performance, introducing a new contractor at this point in time would add significant additional training time, government coordination, and therefore,cost to the Government. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days after the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the National Library of Medicine. See Numbered Note 22.**** Posted 04/28/99 (W-SN325367). (0118)

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