Notice to Extend Services for Contract No. HHSN273201000004C

Added: Apr 11, 2012 7:38 am This notice is being published by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5.201 requiring notice of a proposed contract action. This is a notice of intent to extend the services provided by Instem LSS under Contract No. HHSN273201000004C. This is NOT a request for competitive proposals. The statutory authority for this sole source action is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), intends to issue a sole-source, firm fixed price modification to extend the performance period of Contract No. HHSN273201000004C. This extension will provide the National Toxicology Program (NTP) with continued access to Provantis®, which is the mechanism by which three reproductive toxicology studies' data will be collected. An extension of Contract No. HHSN273201000004C will facilitate the continuation of data collection on three reproductive toxicology studies until the recompetition is awarded.

This system is a proprietary database of Instem LSS. At this time, the Option Year on the aforementioned contract has been exercised and has a period of performance end date of 31 May 2012.

This contract will be recompeted and awarded in FY 2012 as a total small business set aside.

This notice of intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. However, the Government shall consider all responses received within five days of this posting. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement.

A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bonafide capability to fulfill this requirement. NIEHS will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice.

Please email Victoria Cunningham with responses regarding this requirement at: victoria.cunningham@nih.gov.

This notice will close on 17 April 2012, 05:00PM EST.