SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Chemical Structure Data Professional Services
- Notice Date
- 11/6/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 518210
— Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 105, Bethesda, Maryland, 20894, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20894
- Solicitation Number
- NIHLM2014008
- Archive Date
- 11/27/2013
- Point of Contact
- Keturah D. Busey, Phone: 3014966546
- E-Mail Address
-
buseyk@mail.nlm.nih.gov
(buseyk@mail.nlm.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. BACKGROUND: The Division of Specialized Information Services (SIS) at The National Library of Medicine offers a variety of toxicological and environmental health databases to the public through the web including the ChemIDplus database. The files are built and maintained by the National Library of Medicine. The database is updated every day, and new features and data are required to be kept in synchronization for the users. This is very important because the ChemIDplus points to over 100 internet resources, including Toxline and PubMed, and is heavily used. A specialized component of the ChemIDplus database is the chemical structure data and search capability. Specifically, 2D structures are entered and updated, and 3D chemical structures and structure identifiers must be generated from these structures for the database. Moreover, the loading of these structures must be incorporated into the database maintenance system to allow public access and searching of these structures by scientist, professionals and the general public. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES: The Division of Specialized Information Services at NLM requires professional services for integration, analysis and development of chemical structure data and software with the ChemIDplus database system. The purpose is to generate 3D chemical structures and other chemical structure identifiers, including Simplified Molecular Input Line Entry Specification (SMILES) and International Chemical Identifier (InChI) and its corresponding InChiKey for incorporation into the database. Also, professional services are required to assist database web developers with complex code to integrate chemical structure software within the database maintenance system. PROJECT REQUIREMENTS: 1. Maintain 3D structures using Corina for all compounds in ChemIDplus. 2. Maintain SMILES strings and InChI strings and keys for all compounds. 3. Maintain maintenance program to generate these data when a structure is entered or modified. 4. Modify maintenance and retrieval web pages as needed for new features in ChemIDplus. 5. Run the program Accelrys Cheshire to systematize the representation of chemical structures in ChemIDplus using a web interface. 6. Ensure proper editing and normalizing of chemical structures for accurate database querying and rendering. ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The estimated award date is 12/1/2013 - 11/30/2014 with two 12-month Option Years. OTHER IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS The proposed acquisition will be procured in accordance with the policies and procedures under FAR 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which will be considered by the National Library of Medicine. This Sources Sought Notice is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ), nor is an RFQ available. Interested firms responding to this Sources Sought Notice must adhere to the following: (a) Provide a capability statement demonstrating relevant experience, skills and ability to fulfill the Government's requirements for the above. The capability statement should contain enough sufficient detail for the Government to make an informed decision regarding your capabilities. (b) The capability statement must identify the responder's: small business type and size; DUNS number; NAICS code; and technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. (c) All respondents must submit an electronic capability statement no later than Tuesday, November 12, 2013 by 1:00PM Eastern Time to buseyk@mail.nlm.nih.gov ; ATTN: Keturah Busey, Contract Specialist. Disclaimer and Important Notes: 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. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: TBD, United States
- Record
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