SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Two Pediatric Autism Researchers for Exploratory Multidisciplinary - Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Children's National Medical Center
- Notice Date
- 9/7/2016
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541720
— Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 3155, MSC 9593, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-NOI-16-690
- Archive Date
- 10/2/2016
- Point of Contact
- Keshia McDonald, Phone: 301-827-5301, Nancy Lamon-Kritikos, Phone: 301.480.2447
- E-Mail Address
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keshia.mcdonald@nih.gov, nancy.lamon-kritikos@nih.gov
(keshia.mcdonald@nih.gov, nancy.lamon-kritikos@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Notice of Intent to Sole Source to Children's National Medical Center PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this potential requirement is the acquisition of two (2) pediatric autism subject matter experts to perform research and assist the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Section of Cognitive Neuropsychology, Laboratory of Brain and Cognition during an autism research program that operates multi-faceted investigations of the brain in autism through neurogenetic, functional and structural imaging, neurocognitive and diagnostic characterizations of children and young adults on the autism spectrum. The contractor shall provide clinically and research valid diagnostic characterization of the participants in these studies who have an autism spectrum disorder, consultation regarding autism specific features and questions to be investigated; development of neurocognitive paradigms to measure clinically relevant features in autism; collection and databasing of cognitive data for phenotyping and hypothesis generation; and dissemination of scientific findings. PROJECT REQUIREMENTS: The Contractor shall be responsible for providing the following tasks: • Attending weekly meetings in order to advice LBC postbac IRTAs, post doctoral fellows and Dr. Martin on clinical considerations for data collection and hypothesis generation • Assist in the supervision of all diagnostic characterization; production of written reports describing diagnostic and neurocognitive findings from the study for participants who request them • Oversight of neurocognitive data collection and management, and dissemination of scientific findings both through publications and conference presentations • Administer gold standard autism diagnostic characterizations of all participants with autism • Assist with neurocognitive data collection and management, and dissemination of scientific findings both through publications and conference presentations EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: At a minimum the Hospital and two personnel should have the following education and experience: Be a Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders that serves families across the states of Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia with multidisciplinary comprehensive services for children on the autism spectrum. Personnel #1 - Pediatric Neuropsychologist: - Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology - At least 20 years of experience as a pediatric neuropsychologist - At least10 years of experience working with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders - At least 10 years of experience with NIMH's Laboratory of Brain and Cognition - Experience in developing research paradigms and evaluation procedures as well as training staff in the cognitive assessment of individuals with autism Personnel #2 - A Psychology Investigator: - Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology - At least 5 years of experience studying autism and developmental disabilities with a focus on pediatric autism - Completed a clinical psychology internship and is a psychology post-doctoral fellow in the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders and CNHS CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted. Specifically, Children's National Medical Center is the only vendor in the marketplace that can provide the services required by NIMH. In accordance with FAR part 10, extensive market research was conducted to reach this determination. Specifically, a sources sought notice was posted to FedBizOpps referencing the above detailed requirements and no responses were received from other vendors. Additionally, contacts with knowledgeable individuals both in industry and Government, as well as reviews of available product literature, revealed no other sources. Finally, a review of the GSA Advantage, and Dynamic Small Business Search returned no results that meet all of the requirements. Therefore, only Children's National Medical Center is capable of meeting the needs of this requirement. The Intended Source Is: Children's National Medical Center CLOSING STATEMENT THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. 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. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. 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. 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. All responses must be received by the closing date and time of this announcement and must reference the solicitation number, HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-NOI-16-690. Responses must be submitted electronically to Keshia McDonald, Contract Specialist, at keshia.mcdonald@nih.gov. U.S. Mail and Fax responses will not be accepted.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institutes of Health, Maryland, United States
- Record
- SN04261483-W 20160909/160908000649-9c6db072010bd2060ec939f65547cfeb (fbodaily.com)
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