Small_Business_Sources_Sought_Notice_1.pdf

NCI Cancer Information Service Small Business Sources Sought

Type of Notice:

This is a Small Businesses Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. 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; women‐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. Your response to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set‐aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice.

The NAICS code for this project is 561422. The small business size standard is $25.5M.

Background:

The National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) Cancer Information Service (CIS), also referred to as NCI’s Contact Center, is a federally funded program that was established in 1975 as an essential part of NCI's cancer education and information efforts. This project is for the re‐competition of contract 75N91020C00005 with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. This Small Business Sources Sought (SBSS) is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of NCI.

Purpose and Objectives:

The purpose of this non‐R&D acquisition is to continue activities for NCI’s CIS and provide scientifically based, unbiased information about all aspects of cancer to patients, their families and friends, physicians, and other health professionals, and the public. The type of information includes cancer research and clinical trials; cancer prevention; risk factors; symptoms; early detection; diagnosis;

treatment; living with cancer; survivorship; and tobacco and cessation counseling.

NCI anticipates that the Contractor shall provide information about NCI programs/grants to researchers/investigators and specialists to address first tier questions of the research community.

Additionally, the Contractor shall also provide and manage a bilingual (English and Spanish) omni‐ channel contact center in support of the following scope of work:

1. Cancer information and case management along the cancer continuum.

2. Clinical trials information, education, recruitment, and case management.

3. Nicotine and tobacco cessation counseling, information, and case management.

4. Information about NCI and its Divisions, Offices, and Centers (DOCs), programs, priorities, and activities.

NCI is seeking capability statements from all eligible small business concerns in performing the tasks herein. Based on the responses received from this SBSS notice, the proposed project may be solicited as a Small Business Set‐Aside. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. However, should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against NCI shall arise as a result of a response to this

Small Business Sources Sought notice or the NCI's use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement.

Project Requirements:

A copy of the draft Statement of Work (SOW) pertaining to this requirement, which is subject to revisions, is attached to this notice.

Anticipated Period of Performance:

The anticipated period of performance, inclusive of options, for this proposed acquisition is May 1, 2025 ‐ April 30, 2030. A single award is anticipated.

Capability Statement/Information Sought:

Small businesses possessing experience and demonstrated capability to accomplish the requirements and level of effort are to supply pertinent information in sufficient detail to demonstrate their ability to perform the required services. Information furnished must not exceed 20 pages (12‐point font minimum), including all attachments, resumes, charts, etc.; and should include an outline of previous or similar projects performed. All responses must include an indication of current certified small business status clearly marked on the first page of the capability statement, as well as the eligible small business concern's name, point of contact, address, and UEI number. There is a mandatory qualification requirement that the Contractor shall employ an Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) due to the specialized information needs required.

Information Submission Instructions:

All capability statements sent in response to this Small Businesses Sources Sought notice must be sent electronically (via email) to Grace Wang, Contracting Officer, at nien‐tzu.wang@nih.gov in either MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) by January 19, 2024; 4:30PM Eastern. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time to be considered. Capability Statements received after that date and time will not be considered.

Disclaimer and Important Notes:

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use the information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre‐solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published on SAM.gov. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

Confidentiality:

No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response.

The Government reserves the right to use any non‐proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation.