RFI_75N97024R00011__MedlinePlus_Maintenance_1.pdf

RFI 75N97024R00011

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

Title: MedlinePlus Maintenance

Description:

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

RFI Notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for MedlinePlus Maintenance 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 541611.

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? Rough estimates are sufficient.

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

10. Describe your firm's experience with project management for a federal government website, and how you would provide workflow management, organization, quality assurance, support, and accountability of contract staff to MedlinePlus.

11. Describe your firm's experience with content management on a federal government website, and how you would provide support to MedlinePlus staff in the creation, development, and maintenance of health information and associated metadata.

12. Describe your firm's experience and knowledge of medical content and the needs of the consumer audience to write, edit, and update consumer-level health information, including top-level summaries of diseases and conditions, as well as more detailed and specialized health information products such as medical tests.

13. Describe your firm's procedures and qualifications for translating consumer level health information into Spanish.

14. Describe your firm's expertise in application of controlled medical vocabularies such as

MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) and medical coding systems (such as ICD-10 and

LOINC).

15. Describe your firm's ability to provide subject matter expertise in genetics.

16. 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 4/30/2024, 16:30 ED.

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