Coursera Inc - FBO Notice of Intent to Award - Sole Source_FINAL.pdf
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This notice of intent to award announces a sole-source contract to Coursera, Inc. for data science training software licenses. The National Library of Medicine will provide 400 fully transferable individual user licenses to the Coursera online learning platform for NIH staff training in topics including data science, computer science, and health informatics. The licenses will allow unlimited enrollment in courses and specializations, and the NIH project team can assign and reassign licenses at their discretion. Coursera will also provide access to their Coursera Labs Rhyme platform for developing custom NIH training content. The initial contract value is $300,000 and was awarded to Coursera on August 3, 2020 under contract number 75N97020P00164. Responses to justify awarding the contract to another source were due by August 3, 2020 to the National Library of Medicine.
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Coursera Data Science Training Software Licenses
General Information
Document Type: Notice of Intent to Award
Solicitation Number: 75N97020Q00036
Posting Date: 7/30/2020
Response Date: 8/3/2020
Closing Date: 8/20/2020
Classification Code: U099 – Education/Training - Other
NAICS Code: 611430 – Professional and Management Development
Training
Contracting Office Address
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, 6707 Democracy Blvd, Suite 105, Bethesda MD 20892-5488.
Description
This is a notice of intent to award a non-competitive purchase order to Coursera, Inc, 381 E.
Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94041 to secure the services of a Contractor to provide licenses for NIH staff to access the Coursera platform. This platform provides training through individual courses and multi-course specializations in topics including data science, computer science, and health informatics. These licenses will enable NIH staff to complete self-paced training using the platform. The platform also includes a backend system that allows the NIH project team to view aggregate usage data.
- 400 fully transferable individual user licenses
- Controlled access to a backend platform for viewing aggregate usage data
- Marketing and promotional materials
- Tracking on unused or underutilized licenses
This requirement will be awarded to Coursera, Inc based upon the authority at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1(a)(2), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This requirement is being awarded by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH.
These licenses provide each user enrollment in an unlimited number of courses and specializations on the platform and gives the project team the ability to assign and re-assign licenses at their discretion. There is no limit to the number of times a license may be transferred.
This requirement provides access to the Coursera Labs Rhyme platform for NIH staff interested in development of custom, hands-on NIH training content. The platform allows for development of hands-on projects that can be launched through a web browser and provides learners an opportunity to learn, practice, and apply data science skills.
Coursera Inc’s existing software will allow them to execute on the requirements of this acquisition within 0-30 days of execution of the contract.
Sources having the ability to the resources that include all the functionalities described above shall provide clear and comprehensive information supporting these abilities. RESPONSES
ARE DUE BY AUGUST 3, 2020 AT 12:00PM PREVAILING TIME AND SHALL BE SENT
VIA E-MAIL TO: audrey.chamberlin@nih.gov.
Point of Contact
The Points of Contact for this solicitation are:
Audrey Chamberlin, Contract Specialist audrey.chamberlin@nih.gov
Vinton Grant, Contracting Officer vinton.grant@nih.gov mailto:audrey.chamberlin@nih.gov mailto:vinton.grant@nih.gov
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