Journal Copy-editing & Page Composition Environmental Health Perspectives

Added: Sep 09, 2016 2:39 pm Modified: Oct 17, 2016 3:03 pmTrack Changes

The purpose of this Amendment is to provide responses to additional industry questions (page 2).

1. The Request for Quote (RFQ) closing date remains October 18, 2016 10:00 AM EST.

Added: Sep 09, 2016 2:39 pm Modified: Oct 06, 2016 2:48 pmTrack Changes
The purpose of this Amendment is to (1) Provide responses to industry questions (pages 2 to 5); (2) Revise the Request for Quote (RFQ) as highlighted throughout this amendment; (3) Revise Attachment I - the Performance Work Statement (PWS); (4) Incorporate Attachment VI - IT Security Requirements Instructions & Guidance at Section J of the RFQ; and (5) To extend the RFQ closing date.
 

1. The RFQ closing date is hereby extended to October 18, 2016 10:00 AM EST.

2. All changed items are highlighted in "yellow" in the conformed copy of the RFQ.

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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 in conjunction with FAR 13.5, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. All items within the Request for Quote (RFQ) must be fully completed and returned by the due date and time indicated above.

(1) This solicitation document, NIHES2016092, is issued as an RFQ to provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to execute a broad range of copyediting and typesetting support services for the scientific journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) located at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Services (as specified in each task order under the resulting contract) shall be performed in strict compliance with the Attachment I - the Performance Work Statement (PWS), Attachment II - Quality Assurance Requirements Summary (QARS), Attachment III - Reporting and Deliverable Schedule, and all specifications, terms, conditions, clauses, and all other provisions contained herein.

(2) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAR; HHS Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR); FAR Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) FAC 2005-89 effective July 14, 2016.

(3) Notice of Set-Aside, Associated NAICS Code, and Size Standard: This solicitation is being competed on a full and open competitive basis/unrestricted basis. The associated NAICS code is 519130; "Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services" and has a size standard of 1,000 employees.

(4) List of Contract Line Item Number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s): See document titled RFQ, NIHES2016092, Journal Copy-editing & Page Composition - Environmental Health Perspectives.

(5) Description of Requirements for the Items to be Acquired: The purpose of this requirement is to provide copyediting and typesetting services for the scientific journal EHP using a more customized and automated composition platform. The contractor shall take over some interactions with authors that are currently handled by EHP staff, including the author proofing process. A Fixed Price (FP) requirements contract with a total estimated ceiling of $1,870,153.80 for this acquisition. The requirement currently includes defined and undefined tasks that will be issued as task orders. As needed task orders will be placed by the NIEHS. Specific performance dates, locations, and tasks will be specified on task order PWSs. The types of orders that are authorized for use under this requirements contract are FP orders only. The number of awards anticipated as a result of the solicitation is one (1).

(6) Date(s) and place(s) of performance and acceptance and FOB point: The requirement has an anticipated five (5) year ordering period (March 1, 2017 through February 28, 2022). The EHP requires a 60 day phase in period within the first year. The phase in period shall be from March 1, 2017 through April 30, 2017. The management office place of performance, and the place of performance for EHP's customer support representative, shall be anywhere in the United States. Additionally, copyeditors can be anywhere in the United States, as these positions require high-level language skills due to the customer support requirement. Any other personnel involved in the contract outside of these particular positions, can be anywhere in the world as long as they are available in the required times of operations so as not to delay any contract requirement to the Government.

(7) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. See document titled RFQ, NIHES2016092, Journal Copy-editing & Page Composition - Environmental Health Perspectives.

(8) Applicability of the provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items. See document titled RFQ, NIHES2016092, Journal Copy-editing & Page Composition - Environmental Health Perspectives.

(9) FAR 52.212-3, applies to this acquisition: Representation, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors - In accordance with provisions FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, IF YOU INTEND TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL, YOU MUST: (1) Go to the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) and complete the Representations and Certifications. Offerors must access ORCA through the System for Award Management (SAM) at http:// www.sam.gov; and (2). Complete, and INCLUDE as part of your price proposal.

(10) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. See document titled RFQ, NIHES2016092, Journal Copy-editing & Page Composition - Environmental Health Perspectives.

(11) FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items. See document titled RFQ, NIHES2016092, Journal Copy-editing & Page Composition - Environmental Health Perspectives.

(12) Questions are Due: The Quoter shall submit written questions to the following e-mail address: The Contracting Officer (CO) at uche.washington@nih.gov at or before Wednesday September 28, 2016 at 10:00 AM EST.

(13) The Date, Time and Place Quotes are Due: The Quoter shall submit dated quote to the following e-mail address: The CO at uche.washington@nih.gov at or before Wednesday October 12, 2016 at 10:00 AM. EST.

(14) The point of contact (POC) for this acquisition is the CO, Ms. Onyenauché Washington at (919) 541-0423/uche.washington@nih.gov.