Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Biological Research Repository (MID-BRR)
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PRESOLICITATION NOTICEMICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES BIOLOGICAL RESOURCE REPOSITORY (MID-BRR)RFP NIAID-DMID-NIHAI2015039Check as applicableType of Requirement: follow-on to Contract No. HHSN272201000027CPlace of performance: unknown at this timeRecompetition: American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)10801 University Blvd.Manassas, VA 20110 USATel #: (703) 365-2700Contracting Office Address:Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesOffice of AcquisitionsMicrobiology and Infectious Diseases Research Contracts Branch - B Room 3B44, MSC 98215601 Fishers Lane, Bethesda, MD 20892-9821For overnight express delivery use: 5601 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852Duration of contract:Base Period of one (1) year + Six (6) one-year options to extend the contract term for a maximum period of performance of seven (7) years.Four types of options will be included: severable term, severable quantity, non- severable, and the Option to Extend Services under FAR 17.208(f). Term options-of which there will be six-will provide NIAID with the right to extend the period of performance by one year, while quantity options-of which there will be three for each contract year (with each of the three options capable of being exercised multiple times during any contract year), will provide NIAID with the right to purchase Levels of Effort of up to 24 FTEs above the base quantity of 46.75.00 FTEs per year (for a yearly maximum of 70.75 FTEs). One non-severable option will account for the additional, short-term effort that will be needed at the beginning of the contract to transition tothe new contractor should this contract not be awarded to the incumbent. Similarly, one non-severable option will account for the additional, short-term effort that will be needed at the end of the contract should a follow-on contract not be awarded to the successful offeror of the current solicitation. Finally, the Government will, under FAR 17.208(f), reserve the right to extend services-whether one time or on multiple occasions (whatever unexpected circumstances might deem necessary)-for no more than a total of six additional months over the life of the contract.(See FAR 17.208(f) and 52.217-8. This option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance shall not exceed 6 months.)Anticipated award date: April 29, 2016 Presolicitation Notice InformationIntroductionThe National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) supports research related to the basic understanding of microbiology and immunology leading to the development of vaccines, therapeutics, and medical diagnostics for the prevention, treatment, and diagnosis of infectious and immune-mediated diseases. The NIAID, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases has a requirement to establish a central repository that will provide one-stop shopping for research materials for the broad community of microbiology and infectious diseases researchers. The repository will receive, acquire, authenticate, produce, preserve, store and distribute most of the approximately 15,000 unique organisms and reagents needed to comprise the comprehensive collection. It will also distribute materials produced by other research service programs and Government- supported research projects.DescriptionResearch supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), strives to understand, treat, and ultimately prevent the myriad infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases that threaten millions of human lives. The NIAID Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) supports extramural research to control and prevent diseases caused by all infectious agents, other than HIV. This includes basic and applied research to develop and evaluate therapeutics, vaccines, and diagnostics that is funded through a variety of research grants and contracts.Toward this aim, DMID supports an array of research services. Included are programs that make preclinical and clinical translational research services, as well as organisms and state of the art reagents, genomic technologies, data and analytic tools, and biocontainment and core facilities, available to investigators (http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/research/resources/dmid/). DMID has adopted an integrated approach to the provision of services by creating unified, comprehensive, coordinated programs. The strategy was employed to: advance science by promoting cross-fertilization across and within disciplines and approaches; serve the research community moreconveniently; achieve efficient use of resources through economy of scale and avoidance of duplication; and provide the flexibility needed to respond to changing priorities.The Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Biological Research Resources Program (hereinafter called the Biological Research Resources Program) serves as a central repository that provides one-stop shopping for the broad community of microbiology and infectious diseases researchers; the purpose of this solicitation is to re-compete this program. The Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Biological Resources Repository (MID-BRR) is a vital resource and central to NIAID's mission. The MID-BRR receives, acquires, authenticates, produces, preserves, stores and distributes most of the organisms and reagents needed to comprise the comprehensive resource. The MID-BRR may also serve as a repository for research materials produced by other Government-supported research projects and research service programs, at the discretion of NIAID. The MID-BRR Contractor is expected to interact with these programs as well. Currently, there are 4,328 registered users with the repository and over 13,300 unique items in the MID-BRR catalog.Moreover, the Biological Research Resources Program is designed not only to meet the currently defined needs of scientific communities, but also to meet emerging needs for research materials as they are identified.A separate and complementary Contract for the Animal Models of Infectious Diseases program (http://www.niaid.nih.gov/labsandresources/resources/dmid/animalmodels/Pages/default.aspx)provides the capacity to ensure a supply for the MID-BRR of organisms that must be grown in animals as well as reagents integral to research on these organisms.The MID-BRR may also serve as a repository for research materials produced by other Government-supported research projects and research service programs, at the discretion of NIAID. The MID-BRR Contractor is expected to interact with these programs as well.Sharing research resources is fundamental to progress in science. The NIH is interested in ensuring that research resources developed with NIH funding are made available to the research community for further research, development, and application, in the expectation that this will further the research enterprise and accelerate the development of products and knowledge of benefit to the public. The NIH endorses the sharing of final research data and resources to expedite the translation of research results into knowledge, products, and procedures to improve human health. The Biological Research Resources Program has been designed to ensure that the research community will have access to a myriad of research materials developed through numerous sources.It is anticipated that one (1) Cost-Reimbursement, Level-of-Effort type contract will be awarded for a one-year Base Period and six (6) Term Options with the period of performance beginning on or about April 29, 2016. It is estimated that 46.75 Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs; based upon a work year of 2,080 hours) including subcontractor and consultant personnel, will be required. If the Offeror's work year is less than the 2,080 hours, the Offeror must understand that the requirement is for the Contractor to provide the exact number of hours required per year for its proposal to be considered responsive. This information is furnished to Offerors for information purposes only and is not to be considered restrictive for proposal purposes.Any responsible Offeror may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Agency. This RFP will be available electronically on/about April 15, 2015, and may be accessed through FedBizOpps http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. This notice does not commit theGovernment to award a contract. No collect calls will be accepted. No facsimiletransmissions will be accepted.For this solicitation, the NIAID requires proposals to be submitted via two methods: (1) Disc (CD or DVD) and (2) Online via the NIAID electronic Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) website. The content of the disc and online proposals must be identical. Submission of proposals by facsimile or e-mail is not acceptable.For directions on using eCPS, go to the website https://ecps.nih.gov and then click on "How to Submit."To submit online using eCPS, offerors must have a valid NIH electronic Research Administration (eRA) Commons account, which provides authentication and serves as a vehicle for secure transmission of documents and communication with the NIAID. The eRA Commons registration process may take up to four (4) weeks. For more information, please see http://era.nih.gov/applicants/how-to_steps.cfm#register."
RFP-NIAID-DMID-NIHAI2015039 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health
3/30/15, 4:14 PM MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES BIOLOGICAL RESOURCE REPOSITORY (MID-BRR)
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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASESBIOLOGICAL RESOURCE REPOSITORY (MID-BRR) RFP NIAID-DMID-NIHAI2015039 Sources Sought Reference Number:__RFP-NIAID-DMID-NIHAI2015039_____ Type of Requirement Follow-on (Contract No.: HHSN272201000027C) Place of Performance Place of performance is unknown at this time. Recompetition (if applicable) American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)10801 University Blvd.Manassas, VA 20110 USATel #: (703) 365-2700 Contracting Office Address Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesOffice of AcquisitionsMicrobiology and Infectious Diseases Research Contracts Branch – BRoom 3B44, MSC 98215601 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20892-9821 For overnight express delivery, Use ZIP Code: 20852 Sources Sought Notice Information 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. Description Toward this aim, DMID supports an array of research services. Included are programs that make preclinical and clinical translational research services, as well as organisms and state of the art reagents, genomic technologies, data and analytic tools, and biocontainment and core facilities, available to investigators (http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/research/resources/dmid/). DMID has adopted an integrated approach to the provision of services by creating unified, comprehensive, coordinated programs. The strategy was employed to: advance science by promoting cross-fertilization across and within disciplines and approaches; serve the research community more conveniently; achieve efficient use of resources through economy of scale and avoidance of duplication; and provide the flexibility needed to respond to changing priorities. The Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Biological Research Resources Program (hereinafter called the Biological Research Resources Program) serves as a central repository that provides one-stop shopping for the broad community of microbiology and infectious diseases researchers; the purpose of this solicitation is to re-compete this program. The Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Biological Resources Repository (MID-BRR) is a vital resource and central to NIAID’s mission. The MID-BRR receives, acquires, authenticates, produces, preserves, stores and distributes most of the organisms and reagents needed to comprise the comprehensive resource. The MID-BRR may also serve as a repository for research materials produced by other Government-supported research projects and research service programs, at the discretion of NIAID. The MID-BRR Contractor is expected to interact with these programs as well. Currently, there are 4328 registered users with the repository and over 13,300 unique items in the MID-BRR catalog. Moreover, the Biological Research Resources Program is designed not only to meet the currently defined needs of scientific communities, but also to meet emerging needs for research materials as they are identified. A separate and complementary Contract for the Animal Models of Infectious Diseases program http://www.niaid.nih.gov/labsandresources/resources/dmid/animalmodels/Pages/default.aspx provides the capacity to ensure a supply for the MID-BRR of organisms that must be grown in animals as well as reagents integral to research on these organisms. The MID-BRR may also serve as a repository for research materials produced by other Government-supported research projects and research service programs, at the discretion of NIAID. The MID-BRR Contractor is expected to interact with these programs as well. Sharing research resources is fundamental to progress in science. The NIH is interested in ensuring that research resources developed with NIH funding are made available to the research community for further research, development, and application, in the expectation that this will further the research enterprise and accelerate the development of products and knowledge of benefit to the public. The NIH endorses the sharing of final research data and resources to expedite the translation of research results into knowledge, products, and procedures to improve human health. The Biological Research Resources Program has been designed to ensure that the research community will have access to a myriad of research materials developed through numerous sources. Anticipated period of performance The Government anticipates making one award. It is anticipated that the duration of the level-of-effort contract will be a one year contract with options for six (6) additional years; however, the length of time for which funding is requested should be consistent with the nature and complexity of the proposed research. Capability statement / information sought In order to respond to this notice, contractors must be able to clearly convey its experience and/or ability to provide: 1. A total level of effort of 46.75 full-time equivalents (FTEs) per year (i.e., 97,240 total direct labor hours per year based on a Work Year of 2,080 hours) for a period of performance of seven years (Base Period plus six, one-year Options). Moreover, in any year of the contract, contractors must also be able to respond to requests to provide additional effort by exercising Options 7, 8, and/or 9 (for an additional 0.5 FTE, 1 FTE, and/or 2 FTEs, respectively) multiple times and in any combination up to a maximum of 24.00 additional FTEs/year. (That is, the Government must have the option to increase level of effort to a maximum 70.75 FTEs/year.) Contractors must provide, for example, the following estimated labor mix: Professional: Project/Program Manager, Director of Resources, Director of ScienceTechnicians and Support: Technical Manager, Collection Scientist, Regulatory Specialist, Compliance Director, Marketing Manager, Field Acquisition Specialist, Technical Writers, BiologistsNon-Professional Support: Operations Technician, Quality Systems Technician, Technical Service Representative, Customer Support staff, Clerical Base Period plus Options to Increase Term (in FTEs)LaborCategoryBaseYear 1(12 mos)Option 1Year 2(12 mos)Option 2Year 3(12 mos)Option 3Year 4(12 mos)Option 4Year 5(12 mos)Option 5Year 6(12 mos)Option 6Year 7(12 mos)Professional3.753.753.753.753.753.753.75Technical34.0034.0034.0034.0034.0034.0034.00Non-Professional9.009.009.009.009.009.009.00 Total FTEs 46.75 46.75 46.75 46.75 46.75 46.75 46.75 Options to Increase Level-of-Effort (in FTEs)Labor CategoryOption 7Option 8Option 9Technical0.250.501.00Non-Professional0.250.501.00Total FTEs0.501.002.00 2. A Project Manager with the adequacy, appropriateness and relevance of expertise and experience with a project of similar size, scope, and complexity; qualifications.3. Key professional and technical staff. 4. Organization and staffing to ensure efficient planning, initiation, implementation, conduct, and completion of all activities.5. The ability to operate a biological resource repository supporting the basic and applied research community for all infectious agents other than HIV. 6. The ability to identify, receive, acquire, authenticate and produce organisms and reagents supporting the basic and applied research community for all infectious agents other than HIV. 7. The ability to effect an orderly, secure and efficient transition of all materials from six existing repositories located throughout the United States. 8. The ability to inventory, track, store, receive and distribute organisms and reagents for both basic and applied research for all infectious agents other than HIV. 9. Implementation of a program to monitor the quality control of acquiring, authenticating, producing, storing and shipping materials. 10. Adequate Biosafety and Security to assure the safety and security of biocontainment facilities and personnel. 11. A documented quality management system including external review and/or accreditation. 12. The ability to organize and/or manage a Scientific Working Group.13. Satisfactory efficient and effective customer service.14. The facilities to authenticate, produce, store and distribute approximately 900,000 units of approximately 15,000 unique organisms and reagents under appropriate temperature and containment conditions, including maintenance of an inventory and tracking system. 15. Biocontainment facilities (BSL-1 through BSL-3 and proposed access to BSL-4). 16. Equipment and training programs adequate to operate a biological resource repository. 17. Adequate computer and information management systems to operate a biological resource repository.18. A web-based system for ordering and depositing materials from/to the MID-BRR. Page Limitations: Interested qualified small business organizations should submit a tailored Capability Statement not to exceed seven (7) pages, excluding resumes. Capability Statements must not include links to internet web site addresses (URLs) or otherwise direct readers to alternate sources of information. Font size must be 10 to 12 points. Spacing must be no more than 15 characters per inch. Within a vertical inch, there must be no more than six lines of text. Print margins must be at least one-inch on each edge of the paper. Print setup should be single-sided on standard letter size paper (8.5 x 11" in the U.S., A4 in Europe). All proprietary information should be marked as such. Required Business Information: DUNS.Company Name.Company Address.Company Point of Contact, Phone and Email address Current GSA Schedules and/or Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) appropriate to this Sources Sought. Do you have a Government approved accounting system? If so, please identify the agency that approved the system.Type of Company (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, veteran owned, etc.) as validated via the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) located at http://www.ccr.gov/index.asp. This indication should be clearly marked on the first page of your Capability Statement (preferable placed under the eligible small business concern’s name and address). Number of Copies: Please submit one (1) electronic copy of your response as follows: All Capability Statements sent in response to this Small Business Sources Sought Notice must be submitted electronically (via e-mail) to Frank Vidergar, Contract Specialist, at vidergarf@niaid.nih.gov in MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). The e-mail subject line must specify RFP-NIAID-DMID-NIHAI2015039. Facsimile responses will not be accepted. Common Cut-off Date: Electronically-submitted, tailored capability statements are due no later than 9:00 AM (Eastern Time) on March 30, 2015. CAPABILITY STATEMENTS RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE AND TIME WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Disclaimer and Important Notes This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in 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. Confidentiality 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).”
RFP-NIAID-DMID-NIHAI2015039 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health
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