ICMS PreSol Notice_RG_CaitEO.pdf

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE

RFP Number: 75N93023R00018

Type of Requirement

New Requirement Re-competition (Contract Nos.:_____________) Follow-on (Contract No. 75N93020C00043)

Place of Performance

Place of performance is unknown at this time Place of performance is: 9 W. Watkins Mill Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878

Contracting Office Address Office of Acquisitions National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services 5601 Fishers Lane, Room 3D10, MSC 9822 Bethesda, MD 20892-9821

Primary Point of Contact Rosemary Gomes Contracting Officer rosemary.gomes@nih.gov Phone: 240-669-5374

Secondary Point of Contact Caitlyn O’Connor caitlyn.o’connor@nih.gov Phone: 240-669-5284

Purpose:

The anticipated period of performance will be to extend the contract for 6 months from September 1, 2023 through February 29, 2024.

Anticipated award date: September 1, 2023 The purpose of this action is for renewal of the ongoing contract (75N93020C00043), with Innovative Consulting & Management Services, LLC (ICMS) named as the incumbent.

The NAICS Code is 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services)

Introduction:

The VRC was established to facilitate research in vaccine development and is dedicated to improving global human health through the rigorous pursuit of effective vaccines for human diseases including HIV, agents with bioterrorism potential, emerging infectious diseases and re-emerging infectious diseases (such as pandemic influenza and Ebola). The VRC is dedicated to translating the latest concepts in disease pathogenesis and immunology into new vaccine strategies and providing safe and effective means to prevent and control human diseases.

The Administrative, Logistical, and Facility Support Services supports the NVITAL (now called the Vaccine Immunology Program) and the VPPL (Vaccine Production Program Laboratory), which are VRC laboratories that have programmatic needs requiring them to be housed off of NIH campus, including specialty space requirements for large-scale bioproduction suites. Off mailto:rosemary.gomes@nih.gov mailto:caitlyn.o'connor@nih.gov campus contractor administrative, logistical, and facility support services are required to support these laboratories.

Specifically, the Contractor shall provide administrative, logistical, and facility support to help maintain the research laboratory and adjacent administrative space for combined use of VRC. Independently and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish the necessary qualified personnel, and facilities, not otherwise provided by the Government as needed to perform the work as stated herein. Specifically, the Contractor shall: 1.

Provide facility manager and support personnel to maintain all necessary components ofthe operation of the facility core infrastructure needed to support the day-to-day needs of staff housed at the facility supporting the VRC; 2. The contractor shall maintain the leased space for the current facilities located at 9 West Watkins Mill Road, Gaithersburg MD;3. Contractor shall establish and maintain a Facilities Management and Oversight Plan. The plan shall provide for continuity of operations for the laboratory in case of unforeseen interruption of facility utilities and a facility infrastructure support plan. The contractor shall also address a plan for 24/7 oversight and support to assure facility related issues are addressed immediately in order not to impact the work within the facility. (e.g. plumbing or electrical repairs, parking lot maintenance during inclement weather, etc.). The plan will be provided within 10 days of contract award; 4. The contractor shall provide custodial services for all VRC leased areas, providing all management, tools, equipment and labor necessary to maintain a satisfactory facility condition and present a clean, neat, and professional appearance, in accordance with Good Laboratory Practice/Good Manufacturing Process (GLP/GMP) standards; 5. The contractor shall provide a Quality Control Plan addressing their methods to ensure successful performance of the requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW); 6. The contractor shall provide custodial services for all VRC leased areas, providing all management, tools, equipment and labor necessary to maintain a satisfactory facility condition and present a clean, neat, and professional appearance, in accordance with Good Laboratory Practice/Good Manufacturing Process (GLP/GMP) standards. 7. The contractor shall be responsible for on-site maintenance and management of the bulk gas tanks. Please note that the Government will supply the gas; 7. The contractor shall provide a front desk at the entrance lobby. The front desk shall be staffed at all times during business hours by one full time employee that will check-in and checkout visitors and be the conduit to connect visitors to points of contact. Inaddition, they will manage and track all deliveries that arrive to the building including contacting the appropriate VRC personnel for pick-up. Maintain and deliver a monthly visitor log tracking all non-badged visitors.

The purpose of this acquisition is to extend the services provided to the Government via Contract 75N93020C00043 for six months through February 29, 2024.

The NIAID intends to negotiate, under the authority of FAR Part 6.302-1 and HHSAR Part 306.302-1, on a sole source basis with Innovative Consulting & Management Services, LLC (ICMS), to modify the existing contract to provide an increase to the required Level of Effort by 1.625 FTE (Full Time Equivalent) for an additional six months of the current contract.

Transitionning the work to a new contractor would result in a significant disruption to the critical services provided under this contract. Providing dministrative, logistical, and facility support to help maintain the research laboratory and adjacent administrative space for combined use of VRC is important to the institute. Using the current contractor will allows for continuity of operations and avoid any disruption.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, responsible sources may express their interest by submitting a capability statement. All capability statements received within fifteen days from the date of the publication of this notice will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

This proposed acquisition was previously published under a Non-Research and Development Sources Sought Notice that was posted on the SAM.gov website on May 16, 2023 as notice number HHS-NIH-NIAID-75N93023R00018.

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