Regulatory Compliance and Radiation Safety Support

RFP No. NIHOD2015053 - Amendment No. 2 is now posted as an attachment.

The Request for Proposal No. NIHOD2015053 is attached.

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A SOLICITATION FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Research Services (ORS), intends to solicit, negotiate, and award a firm fixed-price/indefinite-delivery contract to provide technical assistance to support the Division of Radiation Safety (DRS) in its radiation safety program. The anticipated period of performance is a one-year base period with four (4) one-year option periods. Option periods will be exercised at the sole discretion of the Government. This procurement is a total 100% small business set-aside.

The Office of Research Services is seeking an organization that has the experience to provide services in the following elements of its radiation safety program:

• Comprehensive Radiation Safety Surveys of Radionuclide Use Areas
• Monthly Surveys of Designated Areas (optional service researchers can order)
• Checks on Security of Radioactive Materials (during and after normal work hours)
• Inspection of radiation-producing equipment and associated lead shields
• Preparation and Decontamination of I-131 Therapy Rooms
• Field Calibration of Survey Meters Used for Contamination Monitoring
• Calibration of Instruments Used to Measure Exposure or Dose Equivalent Rates
• Radioactive material package receipt processing
• Delivery of received radioactive material from central location to laboratories
• Transfers of radioactive material between buildings owned or leased by the NIH
• Inventory of radioactive material
• Delivery and retrieval of radiation safety documents

Capability statements submitted in response to this notice that do not provide sufficient information for review will not be considered. This is NOT a Request for Proposals (RFP), and responses should NOT include budgetary information. Respondents to this notice shall provide capability statements (one original and three (3) copies) no later than 12:00 p.m. EST on January 21, 2015 to Sheryn N. Etti (Ref. NIHOD2015053), National Institutes of Health, Office of Acquisitions, 6011 Executive Blvd., Room 541E (MSC 7663) Bethesda, MD 20892-7663. PLEASE NOTE: If you are using a courier service, Federal Express, or UPS, the city, state, and zip code should read ROCKVILLE, MD 20852). Please be aware that the U.S. Postal Service's "Express Mail" DOES NOT deliver to the Rockville, Maryland address AND delivery to the Bethesda, Maryland address will result in a delayed delivery to our office in Rockville, MD (up to 3 - 5 days). Email and facsimile copies will not be accepted.

Note: This synopsis follows Sources Sought Notice HHS-NIH-OD-OLAO-SBSS-14-011 that was released on August 6, 2014.

Disclaimer: 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. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.