SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Informatics Support for NIDA
- Notice Date
- 11/23/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541512
— Computer Systems Design Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 4211 - MSC 9559, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SBSS-16-005
- Archive Date
- 12/23/2015
- Point of Contact
- Andrew Hotaling, Phone: (301) 443-6677, Kenneth Goodling, Phone: (301) 443-6677
- E-Mail Address
-
hotalingar@mail.nih.gov, kgoodlin@nida.nih.gov
(hotalingar@mail.nih.gov, kgoodlin@nida.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a 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. PROJECT REQUIREMENTS: The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) seeks capability statements from qualified Small Businesses having in-house capability to perform the following tasks: (1) maintenance of software, database and infrastructure, such as: • Supporting and maintaining information technology (IT) software and infrastructure. A brief description of systems supported and a summary of maintenance (i.e. ability to application of software upgrades and patches, security upgrades, etc.) will be acceptable. Experience with National Institutes of Health (NIH)-required security measures and familiarity with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-53, Revision 4 security controls and continuous monitoring requirements is preferable. • Maintaining and supporting a document management system (for example, OpenText's Livelink) that supports at least 550 individual password protected users and that is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with equal to, or less than, 5% downtime. • Maintaining a data management system with data repository, data warehouse and data share capabilities. A description of system(s) developed and what types of data were housed and how access was made available to the public will be acceptable. • Creating and maintaining documents required for compliance with all Federal, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and NIH Automated Information System security requirements as prescribed by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-130, Appendix III, "Security of Federal Automated Information Systems," and the DHHS Automated Information Systems Security Program (AISSP) Handbook. A listing of the types of Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) compliant documents developed, a description of experience with the Security Assessment and Authorization (SA&A) process, and demonstrated familiarity with the continuous monitoring process and NIST standards will be acceptable. • De-identifying clinical trial datasets following Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines and making them available to the public for download and data analysis. • Maintaining a controlled, secure environment in which eligible researchers can access, request, and obtain clinical trial data in Statistical Analysis System (SAS) and/or other formats. A brief description of system(s) developed including what security measures were implemented (i.e. multifactor authentication, strong encryption of the data at rest and in transit, etc.) and how they were made available to the public will be acceptable. (2) systems development, such as: • Creating and maintaining new research support software applications. A brief description of systems developed and a summary of their use will be acceptable. (3) workflow development, such as: • Creating and maintaining multi-step workflows in document management software. A brief description of workflows developed will be acceptable. The NIDA Informatics Program provides an enterprise-wide architecture for NIDA's programs for the scientific discovery and clinical evaluation of promising new anti-addiction therapies and companion behavioral interventions. NIDA depends on specialized information applications to support collaboration among development partners, monitor program operations and regulatory compliance, provide electronic document repositories, and analytical and report tools and services to the NIDA research community. The Informatics Program supports two principal computing environments that are fully integrated with the NIH enterprise. Internal NIDA users rely on a combination of desktop and local and wide area network services provided to all NIH users. External user's access information assets and services via web-based applications built and maintained by the Informatics Program. Currently, the Informatics Program supports over 600 users that access one or more core services of document management, database management, or specialized line-of-business applications supporting pre-clinical or clinical programs. The Informatics Program must successfully support new projects and provide information through a variety of reporting vehicles. On-going informatics initiatives currently support grantees as users, and continue development of analytic reporting capabilities regarding specialized content focused on safety, efficacy and effectiveness. CAPABILITY STATEMENT/INFORMATION SOUGHT: The established NAICS code is 541512. Information sent should be relevant and specific in the technical area under consideration, on each of the following qualifications: (1) Experience: An outline of previous similar projects and work in the field of drug development; (2) Personnel: Name, professional qualifications and specific experience of scientific and/or technical personnel who may be assigned as project director and other key positions; (3) Facilities: Availability and description of facilities and equipment required to conduct this type of work. Any other specific and relevant information about this particular area of procurement that would improve our consideration and evaluation of the information presented is desirable. Interested organizations must demonstrate and document, in any capability statements submitted, extensive experience with and the ability to perform the above tasks. Organizations should demonstrate capability to administer and coordinate interrelated tasks in an effective and timely manner. Documentation may include, but not be limited to, contracts both Government and commercial the organization performed, references, i.e., names, titles, telephone numbers and any other information serving to document the organizations capability, e.g., awards, commendations, etc. All capability statements must provide the following: 1) company name and address; 2) point of contact, 3) phone/fax/email; 4) NAICS Code(s); 5) business size and status; 6) capability information in response to the requirement and qualifications identified in this notice; and 7) type of small business your organization classifies itself as (i.e.: women-owned, HUBZONE, etc.). Written capability statements must be RECEIVED NO LATER THAN December 8, 2015 and mailed to the NIDA Contracting Officer at the address below. Electronic capability statements will be accepted by the primary point of contact. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. 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. Any proprietary information should be so marked. Respondents are advised that the Goverment is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or to provide feedback to the 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. Contracting Office Address: National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH NIDA R&D Contracts Management Branch 6001 Executive Blvd., Suite 4211 - MSC 9559 Bethesda, MD 20892-9559* *Note: Use Rockville, MD 20852 for Fed-Ex/UPS/Courier Hand-Delivery
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