NCATS Secure Scientific Platforms Environment Support

SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Solicitation Number: 75N95022R00056

1. Title:  NCATS Secure Scientific Platforms Environment Support
2. Classification Code:  DH10 – IT and Telecom – Platform as a Service: Database, Mainframe, Middleware.
3. NAICS Codes:  511210 Software Publishers; 518210 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; 541519 Other Computer-Related Services

Description: 

This is a Small Business 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; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-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 responses 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.

This notice is issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition.  It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract.  Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes.  No award will be made as a result of this notice.  The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice.  This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only.

Background:  The NCATS Secure Scientific Platform Environment (the "Environment") is a specialized cloud-based data aggregation and analytics enclave that can integrate, manage, secure, and analyze any kind of scientific data, and provide secure, controlled access to internal and external collaborators.

Within the Environment, multiple NIH institutes and centers (ICs), Federal agencies, and Federal task forces integrate, manage, secure, and analyze all types of scientific data using dedicated platforms, and, equally importantly, make that data available in specific and controlled collaborations with each other and with external collaborators.

Purpose and Objectives: In accordance with the software requirements defined in the Draft Statement of Work (attached), the contractor shall provide the NCATS Secure Scientific Platforms Environment, professional services as needed to support these requirements, and cloud hosting to support these requirements.

Project requirements: See the attached Draft Statement of Work for a full discussion of the requirements for this project.

Anticipated period of performance: Performance to begin 9/28/2022. Anticipated period of performance is at least one year and possibly up to three years, depending on the results of market research and the outcome of acquisition planning.

Other important considerations: The current contract, 75N95020D00016, expires on 9/27/2023. Performance must begin on 9/28/2023 with no interruption in services.

Capability statement /information sought.

Respondents must provide a capability statement that provides information regarding respondents’: (a) staff expertise, including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information;

The respondent must also provide their SAM.gov UEI, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HubZone, etc., pursuant to the applicable NAICS code, and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements.

The information submitted must be must be in and outline format that addresses each of the elements of the project requirement and in the capability statement /information sought paragraphs stated herein.  A cover page and an executive summary may be included but is not required.

The response is limited to ten (10) page limit.  The 10-page limit does not include the cover page, executive summary, or references, if requested.

The response must include the respondents’ technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses.

The response must be submitted by e-mail to Samson Shifaraw, Contract Specialist, at samson.shifaraw@nih.gov.

Responses must be received on or beforeJuly 2, 2022 at 12:00 pmEastern Time.

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 information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work.

Respondents are advised that 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 presolicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. 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(s).