NIAAA Alcohol Policy Information System

UPDATE TO 2.27.22 SAM Contract Opportunities Posting:

SAM Contract Opportunities Attachment entitled Sol_75N94022R00011.pdf 74 KB, 2 pages, does not apply to this acquisition and is hereby removed/deleted. Offerors should NOT complete and return this Standard Form 1447 as this form is not applicable to this acquisition.

ORIGINAL POSTING 2.27.22 LANGUAGE BEGINS HERE:

This Solicitation is issued by the NICHD Office of Acquisitions on behalf of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).

This acquisition is being competed as a 100% Set-Aside for Small Business concerns whereby only Small Business concerns will be eligible for award. The small business size standard for the associated NAICS is 1,000 employees.

A small business ¿concern¿, as defined by FAR 19.001, means any business entity organized for profit (even if its ownership is in the hands of a nonprofit entity) with a place of business located in the United States or its outlying areas and that makes a significant contribution to the U.S. economy through payment of taxes and/or use of American products, material and/or labor, etc. "Concern" includes but is not limited to an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association, or cooperative. For more information, see 13 CFR 121.105.
Additionally, for acquisitions conducted under a 100% Small Business Set-Aside, per FAR 19.505(b)(1)(i), ¿Limitations on Subcontracting¿, the concern [small business prime contractor] will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities [e.g. also small businesses]. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the concern's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.
In other words, for acquisitions conducted under 100% small business set-asides, the small business prime contractor cannot function as a ¿pass-though¿ entity where the majority of the contract expenditures are going to ¿other than¿ small business concerns.

This acquisition represents a follow-on requirement to the active NIAAA Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS) contract, HHSN275201800002C, with The CDM Group, Incorporated.

The purpose of this acquisition is to provide continued operation and maintenance of the NIAAA Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS), including the public web site at http://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov and the associated data structures and repositories. In addition to maintaining and updating the public website, the contractor performs legal research, synthesis and analysis to provide detailed, reliable, and timely information on alcohol-related policies as well as cannabis policies adopted by governments at the State and Federal levels in the United States. The purpose of APIS is to provide researchers with accurate information so they can conduct studies of the effects of specific changes in these policies. Intended primarily as a tool for researchers, APIS features compilations and analyses of alcohol and cannabis statutes and regulations. APIS is designed to simplify the process of ascertaining the state of the law for studies of the effects and effectiveness of alcohol and cannabis policies.

The NIAAA anticipates awarding one (1) cost plus fixed fee term level-of effort contract with a base period of one year plus four successive 12-month term options for a total potential period of performance of five years if all term options are exercised. It is anticipated that the award will be made on or around December 15, 2022, with an effective start date of January 1, 2023.

THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY ONLY. OFFERORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ROUTINELY CHECKING THE SAM.GOV CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES WEBSITE FOR ANY POSSIBLE SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS THAT MAY BE ISSUED.

Any responsible small business concern offeror may submit a proposal, which will be considered by the Agency. This notice does not commit the Government to award a contract. No collect calls will be accepted. No facsimile transmissions will be accepted.

For this solicitation, the NICHD on behalf of NIAAA requires proposals to be submitted via the NIH¿s electronic Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) website at https://ecps.nih.gov. Submission of proposals by facsimile or e-mail is not acceptable. For directions on using eCPS, go to the website (https://ecps.nih.gov) and then click on ¿How to Submit.¿

This Solicitation is issued by the NICHD Office of Acquisitions on behalf of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).

This acquisition is being competed as a 100% Set-Aside for Small Business concerns whereby only Small Business concerns will be eligible for award. The small business size standard for the associated NAICS is 1,000 employees.

A small business ¿concern¿, as defined by FAR 19.001, means any business entity organized for profit (even if its ownership is in the hands of a nonprofit entity) with a place of business located in the United States or its outlying areas and that makes a significant contribution to the U.S. economy through payment of taxes and/or use of American products, material and/or labor, etc. "Concern" includes but is not limited to an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association, or cooperative. For more information, see 13 CFR 121.105.

Additionally, for acquisitions conducted under a 100% Small Business Set-Aside, per FAR 19.505(b)(1)(i), ¿Limitations on Subcontracting¿, the concern [small business prime contractor] will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities [e.g. also small businesses]. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the concern's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.

In other words, for acquisitions conducted under 100% small business set-asides, the small business prime contractor cannot function as a ¿pass-though¿ entity where the majority of the contract expenditures are going to ¿other than¿ small business concerns.

This acquisition represents a follow-on requirement to the active NIAAA Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS) contract, HHSN275201800002C, with The CDM Group, Incorporated.

The purpose of this acquisition is to provide continued operation and maintenance of the NIAAA Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS), including the public web site at http://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov and the associated data structures and repositories. In addition to maintaining and updating the public website, the contractor performs legal research, synthesis and analysis to provide detailed, reliable, and timely information on alcohol-related policies as well as cannabis policies adopted by governments at the State and Federal levels in the United States. The purpose of APIS is to provide researchers with accurate information so they can conduct studies of the effects of specific changes in these policies. Intended primarily as a tool for researchers, APIS features compilations and analyses of alcohol and cannabis statutes and regulations. APIS is designed to simplify the process of ascertaining the state of the law for studies of the effects and effectiveness of alcohol and cannabis policies.

The NIAAA anticipates awarding one (1) cost plus fixed fee term level-of effort contract with a base period of one year plus four successive 12-month term options for a total potential period of performance of five years if all term options are exercised. It is anticipated that the award will be made on or around December 15, 2022, with an effective start date of January 1, 2023.

THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY ONLY. OFFERORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ROUTINELY CHECKING THE SAM.GOV CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES WEBSITE FOR ANY POSSIBLE SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS THAT MAY BE ISSUED.

Any responsible small business concern offeror may submit a proposal, which will be considered by the Agency. This notice does not commit the Government to award a contract. No collect calls will be accepted. No facsimile transmissions will be accepted.

For this solicitation, the NICHD on behalf of NIAAA requires proposals to be submitted via the NIH¿s electronic Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) website at https://ecps.nih.gov. Submission of proposals by facsimile or e-mail is not acceptable. For directions on using eCPS, go to the website (https://ecps.nih.gov) and then click on ¿How to Submit.¿