SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Technical Support for Radiation Dosimetry Studies
- Notice Date
- 5/17/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Blvd., EPS Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- NCI-120069-MW
- Archive Date
- 6/16/2012
- Point of Contact
- Melissa R. Ward, Phone: 301-402-4509, Caren N Rasmussen, Phone: (301) 402-4509
- E-Mail Address
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wardmr@mail.nih.gov, cr214i@nih.gov
(wardmr@mail.nih.gov, cr214i@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Contracting Office Address Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Boulevard, EPS Suite 600, Room 6072, Rockville, MD 20852, UNITED STATES. Description The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), Radiation Epidemiology Branch (REB) plans to procure on a sole source bases with JaLa Dose Assessment, 16401 Henry Dr., Gaithersburg, MD 20877 for Technical support for radiation dosimetry studies. The services herein are being procured in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures as authorized by FAR Part 13.106-1 (b)(1). The North American Industry Classification System Code is 541990 and the business size standard in $14.0M. Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price type contract. Period of Performance: Performance shall be for six months with one twelve month option period. It has been determined that there is no opportunity to acquire green products or services under this procurement. The REB within the NCI carries out studies to characterize the risk of radiation-induced cancer in terms of tissues at risk, dose response, biological effectiveness, dose rate, time since exposure, sex, age at exposure and at observation, and possible modifying influences of other environmental and host factors. Dosimetry is a key component of the research program of the REB. Dosimetrists in the Branch mainly (1) provide estimates of radiation doses for specified or unspecified individuals, along with the corresponding uncertainties associated with the doses, to incorporate in epidemiological studies conducted by Branch investigators; and (2) conduct research to improve radiation dose estimation, reduce associated uncertainties, and advance the science of dosimetry. The contractor shall provide services to support REB research activities in the area of radiation dosimetry in support of health risk studies. Services of the contractor shall include analysis of data on: a) studies related to the assessment of the radiation doses resulting from global fallout from nuclear weapons tests and from the Trinity nuclear test; b) radiological countermeasures used after the Chernobyl accident, and c) assessment of the individual radiation doses received by the subjects of the epidemiologic studies related to the Chernobyl accident. The contractor shall finalize two manuscripts on radiological countermeasures for submission to a journal. The contractor shall review and produce draft publications related to Chernobyl studies and the Global fallout study. The contractor will also review efforts related to construction of the I-131 dose and risk calculator. The contractor shall be a radiation physicist with a Ph.D. in physics and at least twenty years of experience in the estimation of radiation doses resulting from environmental releases of radioactive materials. He or she shall have at least twenty publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals that would demonstrate full understanding of radiation dosimetry including at least five related to dosimetry of radioactive fallout, ability to analyze measurement data, and skill to calculate radiation doses. The contractor should have a full technical understanding of radioactive fallout, nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site and the Trinity test, methods to assess doses from exposure to fallout from nuclear weapons tests as well as from the radioactive releases from the Chernobyl accident. The contractor should have a detailed understanding of the design and technical requirements of the radiation-related dosimetry and epidemiologic studies of the REB. Finally, in order to satisfactorily complete these tasks, the contractor must have experience with overseeing the development of a calculator for radioactive fallout. Fallout occurred in the 1950s and 1960s. It took the remainder of the 20th century (about 40 years) for the most important publications to be produced that led to an understanding of it. Because fallout never occurred again, only an older generation of scientists ever studied it. Twenty years of experience in the field is the minimum that is necessary to know the details of the publications and the field. The Sole proprietor for JaLa Dose Assessment has more than 30 years of experience in assessing radiation doses from radioactive fallout, one of two important components of the REB research program. He directed the development of the original NCI Radiation Risk calculator. He also has 25 years of experience in assessing doses from the Chernobyl accident, the second important component of the REB research program. Finally, the owner of the company has more than 25 years of experience as a researcher in radiation-related health risk studies at the NCI. These three components are essential to fulfill this acquisition for services. The company's expertise and technical understanding of issues related to the estimation of radiation doses from fallout from nuclear weapons tests and from the Chernobyl accident have been extensively recognized at the national and international levels. Because the director is the only person who has previously developed a fallout dose calculator and can provide the quality assurance that the calculations are correct, combined with their thorough knowledge of the status and history of the environmental studies carried out at REB, the company is the only known source that can carry out the tasks described above. The REB presently has a contract with SENES Oak Ridge, Inc. to program a new version of a web-based calculator to calculate radiation doses and cancer risks from Nevada Test Site Fallout. The only online calculator for radiation dose to the thyroid in existence is that of the NCI. To satisfactorily complete this task, the contractor must have experience with overseeing the development of a calculator for radioactive fallout. Because the owner of JaLa Dose Assessment directed the development of the original NCI calculator, only JaLa Dose Assessment has the experience in existence for this task. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotations. However, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, they may submit a statement of capabilities. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow the NCI to determine if it can meet the above unique specifications described herein. An original and one copy of the capability statement must be received in the NCI Office of Acquisitions on or before 11:00 AM EST on June 1, 2012. No electronic capability statements will be accepted (i.e. email or fax). An original and one copy must be sent to the NCI Office of Acquisitions at the address stated above. All questions must be in writing and can be faxed (301) 402-4513 or emailed to Melissa Ward, Contract Specialist, atwardmr@mail.nih.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. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In order to receive an award, contractors must have valid registration and certification in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) www.ccr.gov and the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA), http://orca.bpn.gov. No collect calls will be accepted. Please reference solicitation number NCI-120069-MW on all correspondence.
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