National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM)

Amendment No. 12 (dated 5/18/2010)

Reason: Correction to total points for Evaluation Criteria III B. The correct total points is 125 (not 130). Items 1 through 5 under Criteria III B. equal total points of 125.

Amendment No. 11 (dated 5/18/2010)

Reason: Inform offerors of annual new staff orientation held in the Fall of each year for new staff. This is a 2-day orientation. There is usually no need for contractors to budget for this orientation as it can usually be absorbed within the main contract budget. However, if offerors prefer to included a budget line item for this orientation it is fine to do so.

Amendment No. 10 (dated 5/18/2010)

Reason: To specify number of proposals to be submitted by offerors on June 3, 2010.

Technical Proposal: *Original hard copy plus 14 paper copies

Business Proposal: *Original hard copy plus 8 paper copies

Your proposal shall also include one (1) Compact Disk (CD) containing all contents of your proposal (Technical and Business proposal, NNO Forms, Spreadsheet, Attachments, etc.).

*The signed originals should be clearly labeled and readily accessible for date stamping purposes.

Deliver to:

Alex Navas
Contract Specialist
National Library of Medicine
Office of Acquisitions
6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 105, MSC 5488
Bethesda, MD 20892

Amendment No. 9 (dated 4/28/2010)

Reason: To provide downloadable forms for list of attachments on page 27 of RFP. The attachments are listed in the order they appear in the RFP.

Amendment No. 8 (dated 4/28/2010)

In reference to guidance for 508 Compliance:

Resource link http://www.hhs.gov/od/vendors/vpathhsinstructions.html

The formal guidance for 508 Compliance is still under development. Offerors are expected to stay current with guidance as it becomes available through the resource link above. Please note the following coordinators on the subject matter (from resource link above):

Section 508 Coordinators, Officials & Other Public Contacts

NIH
• Stacy Charland [C] - 301-496-1168
• Judy Blair [B] - 301-402-4466
• Gary Morin [B] - 301-402-3924

Legend:
• [C] Section 508 Coordinator
• [CC] Section 508 Co-coordinators
• [B] Authorized Backup or Technical Resource
• [A] Additional Contact
• [O] Section 508 Official

Amendment No. 7 (dated 4/28/2010)

Reason: To include pages 6 through 10 for Attachment "Line Item Expenditure Categories Definitions and Instructions for Narrative Justification". This new attachment name is: Attachment 8-Revision #2 (4-28-2010).

Amendment No. 6 (dated 4/1/2010)

Reason: Revise the Program Areas listed on page 5 of Attachment "Additional Business Proposal Instructions". The Program Areas have been revised to match the Programs noted on pages 10 through 13 of the Statement of Work (SOW). This amendment also reflects the revised NNLM Forms 1 and 2 under Amendment No. 5, dated 3/24/2010.

See - Revised Attachment No. 8

Amendment No. 5 (dated 3/24/2010)

Reason:

1) Specify the number of proposal copies.
Please submit one signed original, plus ten (10) copies of your complete proposal (technical and business) to the attention of the Contracting Officer listed on Section A, Block 6 of Solicitation Form. You are also requested to submit and electronic version of your complete submission in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) to Contracting Officer's email noted in Section A, Block 11 of Solicitation Form.

Please note, you will be requested to submit a complete revision of the technical proposal as part of your Final Proposal Revision. The final version of the technical proposal must reflect all changes incorporated during the discussion and negotiation phases of this procurement.

2) Revised NNLM Forms 1 and 2.
The titles for columns D, E, F, and G have been re-worded to match the Statement of Work pages 10 through 13, for the following sections:

B. Outreach Programs
1. Health Professionals and Public Health Workers (Column D of NN/LM Forms 1 and 2)

2. Consumers (Column E of NN/LM Forms 1 and 2)

3. Exhibits and Presentations at Meetings (Column F of NN/LM Forms 1 and 2)

4. Information Technology and Policy Awareness (Column G of NN/LM Forms 1 and 2)

5. Technology Improvement (Column G of NN/LM Forms 1 and 2)

Amendment No. 5 (dated 3/18/2010)
Reason: Correction to point scores for two sub bullets of Evaluation Criteria for National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM)

Criterion III. B.4 Total points equal 10 (NOT 15 Points)

Criterion IV.C. Total points equal 55 (NOT 50 Points)

No other changes made to Evaluation Criteria. 

Amendment No. 4 (dated 3/11/2010)
Reason: Replace Attachment No. 23 with New Revised Version dated 3-11-2010

Note: The new version of Attachment No. 23 reflects changes to total labor hours, and changes to the Outreach Evaluation Resource Center (OERC). All other information remains the same.

Amendment No. 3 (dated 3/9/2010)
Reason: Correction to attachment number for Technical Proposal Instructions reference on page 4 of Statement of Work, paragraph "Description of Work". The correct attachment number is 7.

The following sentence is hereby deleted:

Specific instructions on the preparation of the Regional Services Plan are included in the Instructions to Offerors, Technical Proposal Instructions, included with this RFP (see Attachment IV).

The replacement is as follows:

Specific instructions on the preparation of the Regional Services Plan are included in the Instructions to Offerors, Technical Proposal Instructions, included with this RFP (see Attachment 7).

Amendment No. 2 (dated 3/8/2010)
Reason: Upload Attachments for Appendix Nos. 1 through 5

Amendment No. 1 (dated 3/8/2010)
Reason: Upload Attachment 23 "Estimated Level of Effort"

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is soliciting proposals from medical libraries for the purpose of establishing and managing a variety of health information services at a regional level in accordance with Public Law 89-291, the Medical Library Assistance Act of 1965 and its latest extension. Public Law 89-291 and its amendments limit participation in the Nation Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) program via the contract mechanism to existing public and private non-profit medical libraries (or parent institutions of medical libraries) so as to enable each of them to serve as the Regional Medical Library (RML) for the geographic area in which it is located. The mission of the NN/LM program is to advance the progress of medicine and improve the public health by 1) providing equal access to biomedical information to all U.S. health professionals and 2) improving the public's access to health information. The program is coordinated by the National Library of Medicine, and carried out through a nation-wide network of health science libraries and information centers. Awards under this NN/LM program will be made in eight regions. The RML for Region 1 must be located in and provide service to the states of Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The RML for Region 2 must be located in and provide service to the states of Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The RML for Region 3 must be located in and provide service to the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The RML for Region 4 must be located in and provide service to the states of Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Utah, and Wyoming. The RML for Region 5 must be located in and provide service to the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The RML for Region 6 must be located in and provide service to the states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The RML for Region 7 must be located in and provide service to the states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and U.S. Territories in the Pacific Basin. The RML for Region 8 must be located in and provide service to the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Each RML must possess a strong collection of health science literature, must be able to exercise strong leadership in developing and coordinating activities with other libraries in the region, and must have a strong commitment to providing outreach services to health professionals and to the public. It is anticipated that eight (8) awards will be made under this solicitation (one award per Region). The awards are anticipated to be cost-reimbursement type contracts with a total performance period of five (5) years.

Reference attachment for complete solicitation.