Publication of supplement

INTRODUCTION

THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION.

The National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD), in support of the work of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities,(NIMHD) intends to award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition to Ethnicity & Disease, Inc., 9812 Sherwood Farm Rd, Owings Mills, Maryland 21117 for the Publication of supplement to Ethnicity & Disease.

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH, supports developing a print plus online supplement of approximately fifteen papers to solicit input from the scientific community highlighting the progress researchers have made on the constructs of racism and discrimination and their impact on minority health and health disparities. The idea for a supplement emerged from the 2017 NIMHD workshop on this same subject. The workshop was limited to a small number of invited researchers. The supplement will allow the NIMHD to engage a greater portion of minority health and health disparities researchers to contribute to highlighting the advances and challenges associated with these fundamental constructs and minority health and health disparities.

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH, supports
developing a print plus online supplement of approximately 112 pages to advance
the development and use of structural racism/discrimination as a research
construct.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE
The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 424920 with a Size Standard 200.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Circular (FAC) 2005-95 effective 19 Jan 2017. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($250,000) and FAR Subpart 12- Acquisition of Commercial Items.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c) under provisions of the statutory authority of FAR Subpart 6.302- FAR 6.302-1-Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1).

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
Base period of 1 year after award

Place of Performance
National Institutes of Health
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda MD 20892
United States

CLOSING STATEMENT
This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov."

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.

All responses to this notice shall be submitted electronically by 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, on June 24, 2019 to verne.griffin@nih.gov

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