75N94023Q00086.pdf

INTRODUCTION

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO

AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR

OPEN COMPETITION. The National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD), in support of the work of the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disease (NIDDK), intends to award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to

Steppingblocks, 3423 Piedmont Road NE, STE 248, Atlanta, Georgia 30305 to procure a NIDDK and NCATS Training Program Evaluation.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 541618 with a Size Standard $19M.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Circular (FAC) 2023-04 effective 06/02/2023. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($250,000) and FAR Subpart 12- Acquisition of Commercial Items.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6— Competition Requirements.

Place of Performance National Institutes of Health 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda MD 20892 United States

PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

The National Institutes of Health, The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), in support of the work of the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney-Disease (NIDDK) has a requirement to procure on a sole source basis with NIDDK and NCATS together, have significant interests and investments in training the next generation of researchers to contribute to their missions. As such, both NIDDK and NCATS have developed institutional training programs to recruit, train, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds. These programs are embodied in the Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional National Research Service Award (T32) supported by the NIDDK and the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA). Each program provides institutions support to appoint trainees and scholars to a targeted program of experiential training and didactic professional development. Given the large investments in both programs, it is imperative to conduct evaluation of the outcomes to determine the effectiveness of the programs and return on investment.

The objective of this requirement is to acquire data on the employment outcomes of trainees and scholars supported by the NIDDK T32 program and the NCATS CTSA program during the period between 2007 and 2017. These outcomes will provide NIDDK and NCATS program staff the ability to evaluate the degree of retention of supported trainees and scholars in the research workforce. This information would directly support the training goals embodied within the mission of both NIDDK and

NCATS.

REQUIRED FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS

This requirement is to procure services that will utilize unique matching methodology to associate NIDDK and NCATS supported trainees and scholars with their employment histories.

The types of services expected to be provided include:

• Employee profile entry/matching for up to 30,000 entries

• Maintenance and disposal of government-provided data per the executed

Confidentiality Disclosure Agreement (CDA) agreement between the Government and the offeror

• Utilization of multiple matching methodologies to employment histories of supported trainees

• Secure data storage and disposal of matched data upon delivery to

NCATS/NIDDK

• Delivery of the final dataset containing employment outcomes to the Government

TASK AREAS:

Task Area 1 – Establishment of appropriate agreements for data access and use Task Area 2 – Mining public information sources to link trainees and scholars to their employment histories.

Task Area 3 – Transition Support

Period of performance is Base Year August 1, 2023 thru July 31, 2024.

NOTE TO CONTRACTOR: The contractor shall provide a completed copy of FAR 52.204-24, "Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment" with their quote in response to this solicitation.

CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION

(INCLUDING BRAND- NAME) DETERMINATION

The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted as prescribed in FAR Part 10—Market Research. Only one source is available: Per FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) the Contracting Officer has determined that Steppingblocks, Inc. is authorized to provide NIDDK and NCATS Training Program Evaluation

CLOSING STATEMENT

This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice.

Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provided feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement, unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Vendor/Contractor’s (UEI) the Unique Entity ID from SAM.gov is now the authoritative identifier for those doing business with the federal government. The DUNS Number is no longer valid for federal award identification, the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.”

http://www.sam.gov/

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.

All responses to this notice (75N94023Q00086) shall be submitted electronically by 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, on July 20, 2023.