SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- Professional Audiovisual Systems Engineering Services
- Notice Date
- 8/12/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering 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
- NIHLM2015622
- Archive Date
- 9/2/2015
- 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 Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. This notice is intended strictly for market research. This is a Small Business Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, Quotation 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 National Library of Medicine (NLM) has an established long range goal of encouraging the use of high quality visual information by health professionals and the public. The Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications (LHNCBC), through the Audiovisual Program Development Branch (APDB), has the requirement to perform research and development in the production, distribution, use and evaluation of audio and video materials and systems in support of this NLM goal. Given this mandate, the APDB plans and implements the development of prototype demonstration, instructional and informational projects. APDB also provides technical planning, engineering, and production support for NLM projects utilizing multimedia systems, technology and facilities. As the size and scope of these programs expand, the development of innovative information display and dissemination technologies integrating a wide variety of media becomes critical. Only through the use of current, digital media creation methods and advanced display and distribution systems, can the APDB continue to fulfill its role in meeting the growing demand for awareness and access to relevant biomedical visual information. PURPOSE and OBJECTIVES The purpose of this procurement is to obtain, as part of a quick-reaction tasking arrangement, professional audio and video systems planning, design, engineering, installation, integration, and related testing services, including installation materials and equipment, as required, to upgrade multimedia display systems, conference rooms, and production facilities in the NLM. These upgrades are required to continue to provide NLM with proven, state-of-the-art interactive, multimedia production and presentation systems. The purpose is also to quickly obtain media IT design services, and asset management and multimedia systems expertise required for the final fabrication, installation, and testing of the systems tasked to meet the mandated objectives of the NLM. PROJECT REQUIREMENTS 1) The contractor shall provide the required planning, design engineering, development, production, fabrication, installation and testing services and related equipment and installation materials required to accomplish specific tasks defined by the designated NLM project officer. 2) The contractor shall provide the required media IT design services, asset management methods, display system designs, and production systems engineering to allow full interactive multimedia capability of the specified facilities. Potential contractors must bid on all of the services described in paragraph C. 1) and C. 2) above and clearly describe the services and equipment they could provide to address the requirements presented in any resulting task. The Period of Performance for these services is for one year from the estimated date of award of August 31, 2015, with the right to exercise two successive one-year options. NLM may amend existing tasks and add new tasks, within the scope of this SOW, as necessary. NLM anticipates that it will make one award to the contractor with the required breadth of experience and depth of knowledge of the services required. OTHER IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS The National Library of Medicine anticipates making multiple awards. The proposed acquisition will be procured in accordance with the policies and procedures under FAR 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures and FAR Part 12- Commercial Items. 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; however, the statement should not exceed 10 pages. (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 capability statements must be submitted electronically no later than 12:00pm eastern standard time on August 18, 2015 to Keturah Busey, at buseyk@mail.nlm.nih.gov. 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). Contracting Office Address: 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 105 Bethesda, Maryland 20894 United States Anticipated Period of Performance: September 2015
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN03835218-W 20150814/150812235504-ac7d9b313ee2f51718496ae8fb7e13a3 (fbodaily.com)
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