FBO_4_NAS_FY25_Notice_of_Intent_1.docx

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 (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME).

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Office of Acquisitions (OA) intends to negotiate and award a contract without providing for full and open competition (Including brand-name) to:

National Academy of Sciences 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE

The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 541690 with a Size Standard $40M.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-99-1, July 16, 2018. 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).

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.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The FDP is a program convened by the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable of the National Academies of Science (NAS.) The FDP is a cooperative initiative among many federal agencies: National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Naval Research (ONR), Department of Agriculture (USDA), Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), Army Research Office (ARO), Army Medical Research and Material Command (AMRMC), National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Department of Homeland Security.

FDP’s mission is to streamline the administration of federally sponsored research and foster collaboration to enhance the national research enterprise while maintaining high standards of stewardship and accountability. The interaction between university and federal representatives takes place in FDP’s annual meetings and, more extensively, in the many collaborative working groups and task forces that meet often by conference calls to develop specific work products. The FDP is a unique forum for individuals from universities and nonprofits to work collaboratively with federal agency officials to improve the national research enterprise. FDP has a wide variety of 217 member institutions including large and small, public and private, research-intensive universities, predominantly undergraduate institutions, research hospitals and medical centers, emerging research institutions, and independent research institutes and labs. FDP provides federal agencies easy access for testing systems, analyzing the impact of policy changes, or conducting surveys to the broad research community.

Task Description:

NIH/OER, leads administrative burden reduction efforts for NIH/HHS, working in collaboration with other participating federal agencies, requires the assistance of an external organization with the credibility and respect of the NAS to convene meetings, engage leaders of industry, government, and universities in discussions that identify critical issues, and propose ways to improve the conditions and relationships between those organizations. The overall goal of this activity is to improve the quality, content, and productivity of the national research enterprise.

OER would like these efforts to continue, specifically:

1. Continue to enhance federal and university engagement. Effectively engage all representatives in FDP activities.

2. Dedicate resources towards effort to reduce administrative burden for researchers.

3. Identify and prioritize the highest value-added opportunities to streamline research administration.

Deliverables:

A. FDP will hold at least three meetings each year – virtually or in Washington, DC. (This task order will not cover travel costs.)

B. FDP will engage in activities and projects related to the relationship between federal research agencies and the academic community.

C. FDP will issue meeting summaries.

Period of Performance:

Base Year: September 25, 2024 through September 24, 2026

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. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include a technical proposal, a cost-price proposal, the period of performance, the Unique Entity ID (UEI), 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.

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 must be received by September 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM Eastern time. Responses may be submitted electronically to Mr. Moe FILALI, Contracting Specialist at Moe.filali@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted.

"All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency.

The following Federal Acquisition Regulations clauses are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Mar 2005), 52.212-4 (Sept 2005), 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Aug 2006). (6)(i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2002) (E.O. 11246). (18) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (19) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793). (20) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001) (38 U.S.C. 4212). (31) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

Telecommunication Clause and Provision:

FAR 52.204–24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment, and the clause at FAR 52.204–25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment as prescribed—

Section 889 of the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2019, includes two prohibitions in Section 889(a)(1)(A) and Section 889(a)(1)(B):

Primary Point of Contact:

MOE FILALI Contracting Office Address:

NIH/NICHD Office of Acquisitions 6710B Rockledge Drive, Room 1145D Bethesda, MD 20817

(w) 301.827 7737 Moe.filali@nih.gov