HIV/AIDS Community Information Outreach Project 2018

Added: Jun 11, 2018 3:47 pm This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12 as supplemented with additional information contained in this notice. This procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through May 31, 2018 Federal Acquisition Regulation revision, which includes the consolidation of all Federal Acquisition Circulars through 2005-98.

The NAICS code for this acquisition is 624190-Social Assistance/624190 -- Other Individual and Family Services. The small business size standard for this acquisition is $11.0 million. This announcement constitutes the formal Request for Quote (RFQ) and NO additional written solicitation will be issued.

The purpose of the HIV/AIDS Community Information Outreach Project and
this RFQ is to solicit Quotations to procure professional services to design
and conduct outreach projects that will improve access to HIV/AIDS related
health information by patients, the affected community, their caregivers and
the general public.

Vendors must submit questions via email to Markita Simmonds, Contract Specialist at Markita.Simmonds@nih.gov and must include "RFQ NIHLM201800068" in the subject line. The deadline for vendors to submit questions is noon on June 26, 2018.

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) requires quotations to be submitted via eCPS.:

1) Electronic copy via the NLM electronic Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) website at https://ecps.nih.gov. All submissions must be submitted by 12:00 PM Eastern Time on July 10, 2018.

2) For directions on using eCPS, go to https://ecps.nih.gov/howto and click on "How to Submit."

NOTE: To submit your electronic proposal using eCPS, all offerors must have a valid NIH External Directory Account, which provides authentication and serves as a vehicle for secure transmission of documents and communication with the NLM. The NIH External Directory Account registration process may take up to 24 hours to become active. Submission of proposals by facsimile or e-mail is not accepted.

Firms interested in responding to this notice must be able to provide the professional supplies and/or services required by NLM. The offeror shall include all information necessary to document and/or support the qualification criteria in one clearly marked section of its proposal. All responses from responsible sources will be considered.
Vendor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and Local laws, executive orders, rules and regulations applicable to its performance under this order. Full text of clauses and provisions are available at Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). The following clauses and provisions shall apply to this acquisition and maybe obtained from the web site: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (January 2017), FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items (October 2014). Offerors are advised to provide with their offer a completed copy of the following provisions: Unique Entity Identifier [52.204-6 (October 2016)].

The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.214-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (January 2017)-With Addenda [Stop Work Order, FAR 52.242-15 (August 1989)]; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (January 2017), as well as the following clauses cited therein: FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999); FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (March 2000); FAR 52.222-18, Availability of Funds (February 2001); and FAR 52.242-17, Government Delay of Work (April 1984).