Technical, Logistics, & Administrative Support Services
Added: May 12, 2018 11:15 pm
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 in conjunction with FAR part 19 and subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. All items within the Request for Quote (RFQ) must be fully completed and returned by the due date and time indicated above.(1) This solicitation document, NIHES201800005, is issued as an RFQ to provide technical, logistics, & administrative support services to the Office of the Director (OD), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) located in Research Triangle Park, NC. This acquisition is being conducted using the procedures under Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 13, "Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items" as supplemented by the Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR). The anticipated single award requirements contract will be used to execute a broad range of technical, logistics, & administrative tasks utilizing defined task orders with Statements of Work (SOWs). The requirement has an anticipated 5 year ordering period from date of award. The anticipated program ceiling for the acquisition is $966,059.14 for 5 years.(2) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAR; Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR); FAR Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-94 and 95 thru Jan 19, 2017.(3) Notice of Set-Aside, Associated NAICS Code, and Size Standard: This solicitation is being competed a total small business set-aside basis. The associated NAICS code is 541611 "Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services" with a size standard of $15M.(4) List of Contract Line Item Number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s): See document titled RFQ, NIHES201800005, Technical, Logistics, & Administrative Support Services.(5) Description of Requirements for the Items to be Acquired: The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, is one (1) of 27 research institutes and centers that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The mission of the NIEHS is to discover how the environment affects people to promote healthier lives. The Office of the Director (OD) provides leadership, coordinates initiatives, oversees the scientific research and administration, and communications on behalf of the NIEHS and the National Toxicology Program (NTP). The Office of the Director works with other federal agencies, as well as public and private institutes and organizations, to coordinate and support research on environmental health sciences. The Office of the Director must communicate effectively with all divisions of NIEHS, and play a lead role in the development of communication and outreach materials that inform both Institute and external stakeholders of activities and scientific information related to environmental health. This requirement will directly support the Office of the Director. The basic service objective is to provide technical, logistics, & administrative support services to the NIEHS Office of the Director utilizing the resultant single award requirements contract to execute a broad range of technical, logistics, & administrative tasks under the. During the contract period, the Government will identify tasks required to complete each specific project. Task orders with more specific details will be placed as needed by the NIEHS. Specific performance dates and quantities will be specified on each individual task order. This is a non-personal services contract.(6) Date(s) and place(s) of performance and acceptance and FOB point: The resultant requirements contract has an anticipated 5 year ordering period (from date of award). See Statement of Work (SOW) for place of performance.(7) The Provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. See document titled RFQ, NIHES201800005, Technical, Logistics, & Administrative Support Services.(8) Applicability of the provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items. See document titled RFQ, NIHES201800005, Technical, Logistics, & Administrative Support Services.(9) FAR 52.212-3, applies to this acquisition: Representation, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors - In accordance with provisions FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-- Commercial Items, IF YOU INTEND TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL, YOU MUST: (1) Go to the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) and complete the Representations and Certifications. Offerors must access ORCA through the System for Award Management (SAM) at http:// www.sam.gov; and (2). Complete, and INCLUDE as part of your price proposal.(10) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. See document titled RFQ, NIHES201800005, Technical, Logistics, & Administrative Support Services.(11) FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-- Commercial Items. See document titled RFQ, NIHES201800005, Technical, Logistics, & Administrative Support Services.(12) Questions: The Quoter shall submit written questions to the following e-mail address: The Contracting Officer (CO) at uche.washington@nih.gov at or before Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 10:00 AM ET.(13) The Date, Time and Place Quotes are Due: The Quoter shall submit dated quote to the following e- mail address: The CO at uche.washington@nih.gov at or before Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 10:00 AM. ET.(14) The Point of Contact for this acquisition is the CO.
NIHES201800005 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health
5/12/18, 11:15 PM Analytical and Technical Support
Added: Dec 19, 2017 9:53 am
This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to serve as a follow-up to the Request for Information (RFI) and will be used to obtain information regarding: (1) The availability and capability of qualified sources/ availability of competition; and (2) the business size and socioeconomic status (e.g. small or large business, HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small business; woman-owned small business; woman-owned small businesses; small disadvantage businesses; or large business), relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. The Government will utilize this information in determining an acquisition strategy, including whether a set-aside is possible.BACKGROUND: The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, is one (1) of 27 research institutes and centers that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The mission of the NIEHS is to discover how the environment affects people in order to promote healthier lives. The Office of the Director (OD) provides leadership, coordinates initiatives, and oversees the scientific research, administration, and communications for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and National Toxicology Program (NTP). The Office of the Director works with other federal agencies, as well as public and private institutes and organizations, to coordinate and support research on environmental health sciences. The Office of the Director must communicate effectively with all divisions of NIEHS, play a lead role in the development of communication and outreach materials that inform both Institute and external stakeholders of the activities and scientific information related to environmental health and build partnerships with external organizations. This requirement will directly support the Immediate Office of the Director (IOD), Immediate Office of the Deputy Director (IODD), Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, (OPPE), and Office of Science Education and Diversity(OSED).
PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES: The Contractor shall execute a broad range of analytical and technical support services in support of the IOD, IODD, OPPE, and OSED. During the contract period, the Government will identify specific tasks required to complete each project.
ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The resultant requirements contract will consist of a basic ordering period of 60 months for a total of a five (5) year ordering period. Task orders will be placed as needed by the NIEHS. Specific performance dates, locations, and task areas, will be specified on Task Orders. Single task orders cannot exceed 12 month period.
NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE: The intended procurement will be classified under the NAICS code 541611; "Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services" with a size standard of $15M.
ANTICIPATED CONTRACT TYPE: The types of orders authorized for use under the resultant requirement contract will be firm-fixed price.
PERFORMANCE LOCATION: See Draft Statement of Work.
CAPABILITY STATEMENT/INFORMATION SOUGHT: Interested organizations are required to submit their capability statements via email to uche.washington@nih.gov, and should not exceed five (5) pages in length; not including a standard product brochure that clearly details the ability to perform the aspects of the notice described in the Statement of Work and should be tailored to the "Project Requirements" as concise as possible. Capability statements should also include the following information:
1. DUNS Number 2. CAGE Code: 3. Organization Name: 4. Company Address: 5. Point of Contact (including name, title, addresses, telephone number, fax number and Email address) 6. Business size (e.g. small or large): 7. Socio-economic Status (e.g., 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): 8. GSA Contract Number.
Note: standard product brochures will not be considered a sufficient response to this sources sought synopsis.
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).
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. Potential Quoters 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.
Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. The Government shall consider all responses received within ten (10) days of this posting. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish their capability to fulfill this requirement. NIEHS will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice. Please email, with the sources sought notice number in the subject line to the Contracting Officer listed below.
NIHES201800005 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health
12/19/17, 9:53 AM