Software Asset Management

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, "Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items," under the rules and regulations of FAR Part 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This solicitation is a Request for Proposals (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-01/01-22-2019.

The National Library of Medicine is seeking to acquire Information Technology (IT) services under a single enterprise contract to support the acquisition and lifecycle management of commodity software at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Responses to this posting must be submitted via NLM's Electronic Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) system at https://ecps.nih.gov/, no later than 12:00 p.m., (Eastern-Daylight Savings Time), August 13, 2019.

NOTE: For directions on using eCPS, go to https://ecps.nih.gov/ and click on "How to Submit." To submit your electronic proposal using eCPS, all offerors must have a valid NIH External Directory Account, which provides authentication and serves as a vehicle for secure transmission of documents and communication with the NLM. The NIH External Directory Account registration process may take up to 24 hours to become active. Submission of proposals by facsimile or e-mail is not accepted.

All proposals received by August 13, 2019 will be considered by NLM. NLM Synopsis No. 75N9701Q00066. Firms interested in responding to this notice must be able to provide the products and services required by NLM. The offeror shall include all information necessary to document and/or supports the qualification criteria in one clearly marked section of its proposal. All responses from responsible sources will be considered.

Inquiries regarding this procurement may be made to the National Library of Medicine, Office of Acquisitions, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 105, MSC 5488, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, Attention: Karen D. Miller, Contracting Officer, on (301) 827-6403. The contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, executive orders, rules and regulations applicable to its performance under this order. Full text of clauses and provisions are available at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): http://farsite.hill.af.mil.

Questions:

Please provide questions to Karen D. Miller, kr33v@nih.gov, with the referenced solicitation number. The government will accept and respond to all questions received within a reasonable time, prior to submission deadline.
Questions received from the previous solicitation have been uploaded for review.

The FAR provisions and clauses sited herein are incorporated by reference into this solicitation. Offerors are advised to propose in accordance with the provision of FAR 52.212-4, FAR 52.2.2-5 Terms and Conditions -- Simplified Acquisitions (Commercial Items) (Oct 2018) and FAR Part 52.227-14, Rights in Data - General (May 2014). Offerors are advised to provide with their offer a completed copy of the following provisions: FAR 52.204-8, Annual Representations and Certifications (Oct 2018).

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