SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Scientific Nurse Consultant
- Notice Date
- 11/4/2015
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Facilities, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 13, Rm. 2E47, MSC 5738, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5738, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5738
- Solicitation Number
- NIH-OD3974052
- Archive Date
- 12/1/2015
- Point of Contact
- Tonia Ellen, Phone: 3014968413
- E-Mail Address
-
tonia.ellen@nih.gov
(tonia.ellen@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisitions Procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is NIH-OD3974052 and this is a request for proposal (RFP). (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-83. (iv) This is a small business set-aside and the associated NAICS code is 541611 and small business size standard is $15.M. (v) The contractor shall: •· Attend NINR symposiums and mentoring sessions •· Attend national and regional meetings of significant importance to nursing science •· Develop and present workshops for mid-career nurse scientists •· Review manuscripts, abstracts, research protocols and other material related to nursing science •· Coordinate NINR's Common Data Elements initiative, represent NINR on a task force, and write a subsequent manuscript on the topic (vi) The contractor shall provide documentation evidence of any and/or all work products, including, but not limited to, the following tasks: •· Work products and documents related to the review of manuscripts, abstracts, research protocols and other scientific material. •· Work products and documents related to providing administrative and technical support for outreach activities and programs for training and education in biomedical research. •· Workshop material for mid-career nurse scientists. •· Manuscript related to NINR's Common Data Elements initiative. •· Presentations of workshop material. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. The period of performance will be 12 months with the option to renew for two additional years. Education/Experience •· Master of Science in Nursing and Ph.D. in Nursing •· Published author in an area of nursing science •· A distinguished track record of contributions to nursing science •· History of Department of Health and Human Services grants funding •· Leadership and visionary capabilities in their scientific focus area(s) •· Strong oral and written communications, interpersonal and team building skills. •· Strong project management, program development and evaluation skills. •· Demonstrated leadership and customer service skills. 52.212-2 -- Evaluation -- Commercial Items. Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2014) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to The Government will make one award to the most responsive and responsible vendor that offers NIH the "best value" price and technical factors considered. Since this "best value" approach contains price/technical tradeoffs, award will not necessarily be made to the lowest price vendor or to the most technically qualified vendor. Note: Vendors that take exception to any term or condition of the RFP could make the offer unacceptable. Vendors do not have the option to respond to select requirements and must be able to provide all requirements to be considered for this engagement. The award may be made without discussions; therefore vendors are encouraged to submit proposals that are responsive and most advantageous. If NIH deems discussions necessary, NIH will conduct discussion only with those vendors determined to be within the competitive range for an efficient award. In this RFP, personnel qualifications and past performance are significantly more important than price. However, as proposals become more equal in technical merit, past performance will become more important. The evaluation factors are used by the technical evaluation committee when reviewing the technical proposals. The factors below are listed in the order of relative importance with weights assigned for evaluation purposes. No. Criterion Points 1. Personnel Qualifications Adequacy and feasibility of the proposed professional staff to represent and speak on NINR's behalf, including •· Nurse scientist with demonstrated ability to successfully evaluate research protocols, manuscripts and abstracts •· Scientist with demonstrated ability to receive HHS grant funding •· Demonstrated ability to implement the performance requirements described in this SOW •· History of Department of Health and Human Services grants funding •· Key personnel will have a minimum of qualifications and experiences as described in the Statement of Work 50 2. Past Performance •· Publications in peer-reviewed journals on a topic related to nursing science •· Prior support to NIH in a leadership capacity in an area related to nursing science 40 3. Price Proposal Evaluation 10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR PROPOSAL. •· Vendor will attend at least four national and/or regional meetings using NINR's travel support services. •· Travel expenses for eight trips to NINR in Bethesda, MD will be paid by the contractor and should be included in the price proposal. 52.212-4 -- Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (May 2015) Responses must be submitted no later than 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST), November 16, 2015 to Ms. Tonia Ellen at ellent@od.nih.gov. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow the government to determine if it can meet the above specifications described herein. Please reference the announcement number on all correspondence.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institute of Health, Main Campus, 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
- Zip Code: 20814
- Zip Code: 20814
- Record
- SN03938047-W 20151106/151104235019-c2327c594d7b9a50d8ca6046ef8048ac (fbodaily.com)
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