Acquisition and Annotation of Malaria Images and Screening Software Field-Test

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) intends to award a sole source, fixed-price purchase order under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, to the University of Oxford at University Offices, Oxford, OX1 2JD, United Kingdom to purchase blood smear images to be carried out in a malaria-endemic region as set forth in the attached Draft SOW. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through August 15, 2016 Federal Acquisition Regulation revision, which includes the consolidation of all Federal Acquisition Circulars through 2005-89-1

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 611310: Colleges, universities, and professional schools with the small business size standard of $27.5 million.

NLM anticipates the period of performance to be for 12-months from the date of the award with two (2) successive 12-month Option Years.

In addition, please note that FAR 52.227-14: Rights in Data - General, dated May 2014 has been included in this Notice of Intent as Attachment 2 and will be incorporated in any resultant contract. This clause establishes procedures for the right of the Government to use, disclose, reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publically and display publically in any manner and for any purpose whatsoever and to have or to permit others to do so.

This is not a Request for Quotation (RFP), nor is a RFP available. Notwithstanding, any responsive source that believes it is capable of meeting NLM's requirement, as stated herein, may submit their corporate capabilities, which, if received by the response date of this announcement, may be considered. Responses to this posting must be submitted via NLM's Electronic Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) system at https://ecps.nih.gov/nlm, no later than 12:00 p.m., (Eastern Daylight Savings Time), September 9, 2016. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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