SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- Follow-On Renewal of Labmatrix Software - IT Language - 508 Lanuage
- Notice Date
- 11/27/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NHLBI-CSB-(HG)-2014-005-DLM
- Archive Date
- 12/21/2013
- Point of Contact
- Dorothy Maxwell, Phone: 301-435-0352
- E-Mail Address
-
maxwelld@mail.nih.gov
(maxwelld@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 508 Compliance Language IT Language 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 (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). Notice is hereby provided that the clause 52.232-18 Availability of Funds is applicable to this Solicitation. FAR Clause 52.232-18: Availability of Funds: Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. Please see attachments: ISSO Security Requirements and 508 Compliance Language. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Office of Acquisition (OA) on behalf of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a noncompetitive sole source basis to Biofortis, Inc., 10320 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 410, Columbia, Maryland 21044 for a renewal Labmatrix Software Subscription for users engaged in client study. Procurement: This is a Follow-On Requirement. Background: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation's leading medical research agency and the primary Federal agency conducting and supporting medical discoveries that improve people's health and save lives. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), mission continues to be the study of the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of genome research. NHGRI also supports the training of investigators and the dissemination of genome information to the public and to health professionals. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), Genome Technology Branch (GTB) Period of Performance : Base : January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014 JUSTIFICATION: Labmatrix is used to manage clinical research protocols and store many types of clinical data, including patient data imported from the NIH CRIS data warehouse. The renewal of the Labmatrix license is critical to assuring the continued success of the NHGRI clinical research program. In addition, funding of Custom development and other database services performed by BioFortis is essential to providing for the specialized data management needs of NHGRI clinical research investigators. Nearly one hundred NHGRI users, Labmatrix is currently being utilized in conjunction with 30 active IRB-approved clinical protocols and supports large-scale clinical research projects such as the ClinSeq Project and the Undiagnosed Diseases Program. The Labmatrix software provides functions not currently available in other clinical database packages. Moreover, the software has been customized to meet NHGRI specifications to support specific research projects being conducted by NHGRI investigators. REGULATORY AUTHORITY: This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b) Soliciting from a single source, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION : Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 541511--Custom Computer Programming Services and the Small Business Size Standard is $25.5M. The acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 13, simplified acquisition procedures, therefore the requirements of FAR Part 6 B Competitive Requirements are not applicable (FAR Part 6.001). The resultant Contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-71, November 25, 2013. 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 must be received by December 6, 2013 and must reference synopsis number HHS-NIH-NHLBI-CSB-(HG)-2014-005-DLM, may be submitted to the National, Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Office of Acquisition, COAC Services Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 6149, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7902, Attention: Dorothy Maxwell. Response may be submitted electronically to maxwelld@mail.nih.gov. Faxes will not be accepted. Responses will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative. "All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency."
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIH, 50 South Drive, Building 50, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN03242788-W 20131129/131127234607-c478ceb2c3ebb9dd255f0b14872e3276 (fbodaily.com)
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