Notice 75N97024Q00085 for ClinicalTrials.gov.pdf

Sources Sought Notice 75N97024Q00085

This RFI Notice is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). No solicitation is being issued at this time.

Title: Operations, Maintenance, and Modernization Support for ClinicalTrials.gov

Description:

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM), is issuing this

Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for Operations, Maintenance, and

Modernization Support for ClinicalTrials.gov Service Contract for NIH. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; 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; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. The applicable North American Industry Classification System

(NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services and the Size standards for Small Business is $34.0 million.

There is no solicitation at this time. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. Office of

Acquisition (OA) may use the information acquired from this market research to determine an acquisition strategy including small business set aside.

All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which will be considered by the

National Institutes of Health. Capability statements must address the organization's qualifications and the ability as a contractor to perform tasks as described in the attached draft Statement of

Work (SOW).

Interested firms responding to this Notice must provide a capability statement that includes the following:

- Vendor name, address, e-mail address, website address, and telephone number.

- What Task Areas best support the requirements in the Statement of Work?

- Capability statement addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of corporate experience, organizational and staff capability, and expertise.

- If subcontracting or teaming is anticipated to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements; and

- Past Performance for a Federal agency of a similar requirement in terms of complexity and size.

Interested firms should submit a Capability Statement not to exceed 5 pages (font size 10 to 12 point), excluding resumes, which are optional. A link to a website address is not an acceptable alternative to a Capability Statement. All proprietary information should be marked as such.

Sources Sought Questionnaire

Questionnaire responses are not mandatory; Offerors have the option of responding to any of the questions they choose. All responses are confidential and will be used solely for the purpose of determining the Offeror’s understanding of the requirement and potential capability, as well as developing a future procurement strategy.

1. What specifically interests your firm in this requirement?

2. Do you foresee any areas of concern or challenges for your firm?

3. Are there any changes or clarifications you would suggest in the drafting of the S.O.W.?

4. Are there any changes in the labor categories or quantities you would likely suggest?

5. Would you consider a Teaming Arrangement to meet the needs of this requirement?

6. Have you ever been awarded a similar requirement? If so, what was the vehicle used?

(e.g., BPA – Multiple or single award, Task Order against GSA Schedules, GWAC, etc.).

7. Has your company ever worked on similar requirements, whether in the public or private sector? If so, what was the contract type (e.g., firm ]fixed ]price, time & materials, labor hours, hybrid)?

8. What type of annual budget would you assume for this requirement?

9. How likely are you to respond to a potential future solicitation related to this need?

10. What experience do you have to onboarding employees with PIV card and badging

Requirements?

11. Provide an experience with modernization of a complex legacy system, without comprehensive documentation.

12. What experience do you have with Contracts or Sub-contracting in a timely manner?

13. Based on your experience, could any of the tasks currently marked as Time & Materials be done as Firm Fixed Price type? Provide details if possible.

14. Do you anticipate any issues with transitioning from the incumbent contractor? The current contract includes Operations, Maintenance, and Modernization of the clinicaltrials.gov. Do you foresee any potential issues with transitioning specially with the modernization portion?

15. What NAICS code do you believe best fit this requirement?

All Capability Statements in response notice must be submitted to Delfo

Sacomizhquiri at delfo.sacomizhquiri@nih.gov by 9/5/2024, 16:30 ED.

Attachment: Statement of Work (SOW) mailto:delfo.sacomizhquiri@nih.gov