RFI_Project_Program_and_Portfolo_Management.pdf

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

National Institute of Health

Intramural Research Program Project, Program, and Portfolio (P3) Support Services

1.0 Description

1.1 The National Institute of Health (NIH) is seeking information on how an interested and qualified contractor could provide Project, Program, and Portfolio Support Services to provide a specialized, customized, and comprehensive solution, tailored to the specific project, program or portfolio; in accord with each TO requirement; and/or COR’s instruction or concurrence.

1.2 THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the NIH is not at this time seeking quotes/proposals and will not accept unsolicited quotes/proposals. RFI respondees are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFQ/RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the SAM Opportunities (SAM.gov) website and the GSA E-Buy website at https://www.gsa.gov. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

2.0 Background

NIH Intramural Research Program (IRP) is known for its synergistic approach to biomedical science, distinctive ability to leverage extensive resources, and expertise to perform truly interdisciplinary research, from the bench to the bedside. With approximately 1,200 Federal Principal Investigators (PIs) and more than 6,000 postdoctoral fellows conducting basic, translational, pre-clinical and clinical research, including 1,900 clinical research protocols, NIH IRP is the largest intramural biomedical and behavioral research program in the United States.

NIH Office of Intramural Research (OIR) is responsible for the oversight, coordination, and program management of NIH IRP. OIR’s responsibility includes the development and implementation of NIH-wide projects and policies; oversight, coordination, and program management of intramural research; training; technology transfer conducted within NIH laboratories and clinics; human subject protections; animal welfare; research integrity and reproducibility; policy development; and laboratory safety. NIH’s intramural facilities are located on the NIH main campus in Bethesda, Maryland, as well as in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina; Baltimore, Maryland; Frederick, Maryland; Hamilton, Montana; and Phoenix, Arizona.

NIH IRP also includes a 240-bed research hospital (the Clinical Center) dedicated entirely to clinical research protocols.

2.1 Delivery Period: Services are to be implemented NLT 28 February 2022 (estimated date).

2.2 Limitations: Not specified at this time.

2. Security Requirements: All support shall be performed in accordance with the HHS provision, Security and Privacy Language for Information and IT Procurements.

3.0 Requested Information

THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT/RFI IS ISSUED SOLELY

FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION.

THE SUBMISSION OF PRICING, CAPABILITIES FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AND OTHER

MARKET INFORMATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED UNDER THIS RFI IN

ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 15.201(e).

The requested information is to confirm government cost estimate (GCE), service implementation timeline, and available service providers.

DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. IAW FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI.

4.0 Responses

4.1 Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI with a white paper.

4.2 White papers in Microsoft Word for Office 365 compatible format are due no later than 22 December 2021, 08:00 EST. Responses shall be limited to 5 single-sided pages and submitted via e-mail only to the NIH Government Point of Contact (PCO): Tednette White, Contract Specialist, tednette.white@nih.gov. Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, please segregate proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. If any respondee does not currently have a Proprietary Data Protection Agreement (PDPA) that would permit the NIH personnel to review and evaluate white papers submitted in response to this RFI, the respondee is requested to sign PDPAs with the NIH personnel identified for this purpose.

4.3. Company Information. The RFI whitepaper shall provide the following administrative information as a minimum:

4.3.1. Name, mailing address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), phone number, fax number, and e-mail of designated point of contact.

4.3.2. Recommended contracting strategy.

4.3.3 Identify the service contract approach that your firm can provide for this requirement.

a. Is the work required within the scope of your firm’s ability? Please give a brief explanation.

b. Is the requirement clear? If not, in what ways do you recommend to improve it?

c. Does any specification listed for this requirement appear restrictive? If yes, please give a brief explanation.

d. Do you have the capability to perform?

e. Would you need a sub-contractor to perform?

f. If the Government issued a Request for Quote or Proposal for this requirement in the next 30 to 45 days, would you submit a quote/proposal?

g. Does your company have prior experience with the service for this requirement within the past three years? If yes, please briefly explain the magnitude of your prior experience.

i. Contract Number

ii. Origination (Branch or Service)

iii. Government POCs name, phone number, and email address.

4.3.4 Proprietary Information. Identify and handle of respondee’s company proprietary information should include either: 1) Copies of executed NDAs with the Government or 2) A statement stating the respondee will not allow the Government to release its proprietary data for the RFI whitepaper evaluation.

4.3.5 Business type (woman-owned small business/WOSB) based upon North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services. “Small business concern” means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria and size standards in 13 CFR part 121. A small business concern for the purposes of this procurement is generally defined as a business, including its affiliates, averaging no more than _$16.5_ million dollars in annual receipts. Annual receipts of a concern that has been in business for 3 or more complete fiscal years means the annual average gross revenue of the concern taken for the last 3 fiscal years. Annual receipts of a concern that has been in business for less than 3 complete fiscal years means its total receipts for the period it has been in business, divided by the number of weeks including fractions of a week that it has been in business, and multiplied by 52. Respondees are cautioned, however, that this is a general description only. Additional standards and conditions apply.

Please refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR 19 for additional detailed information on Small Business Size Standards. The FAR is available at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-19.

5.0 Industry Discussions The Government representatives may or may not choose to meet with potential RFI service provider. Such discussions would only be intended to get further clarification of potential capability to meet the requirements, especially any development and certification risks.

6.0 Questions

Questions and the whitepaper regarding this RFI should be submitted in writing by e-mail to the Contract Specialist, email address provided. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions will be answered by posting the on the e-commerce website. Questions shall not contain proprietary or classified information. The Government does not guarantee the question received after 16 December 2021 at 11:00 will be answered.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-19