SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- STATISTICAL SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 8/9/2018
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 611310
— Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Nat'l Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, & Kidney Diseases, 2 Democracy Plaza, Suite 700W, 6707 Democracy Blvd., MSC 5455, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5455
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5455
- Solicitation Number
- NICHD-18-091
- Archive Date
- 8/15/2018
- Point of Contact
- Verne Griffin,
- E-Mail Address
-
verne.griffin@nih.gov
(verne.griffin@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 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. The National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD), in support of the work of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Section of Nutritional Neuroscience intends to award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition to University of Bristol, Barley House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol BS8 2BN for 1100 hours of statistical work. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 611310 with a Size Standard of $27.5 REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Circular (FAC) 2005-98 effective 19 Jan 2017. This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($250,000) and FAR Subpart 12- Acquisition of Commercial Items. STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c) under provisions of the statutory authority of FAR Subpart 6.302- FAR 6.302-1-Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1). PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 12 Months after award Place of Performance National Institutes of Health NIAAA/DICBR/LMBB 5625 Fishers Lane Building 5625FL, Room 3N-07E Rockville MD 20892 United States DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT These statistical services extend collaborative projects between The Neurodevelopmental Group within the Centre for Child and Adolescent Heath, University of Bristol, UK and NIAAA. Both projects will utilize data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children ("ALSPAC") cohort of approximately 14,500 pregnancies originally enrolled, genetic characterizations and longitudinal follow-up data on the offspring. The statistical work to be carried out will examine two projects. Project One, Predictors of Adolescent Aggressive, Antisocial, and Bullying Behaviors, will examine effects of genomic variations in ALSPAC offspring, early adolescent dietary patterns, specific food that comprise the dietary patterns, including meat and fish and potentially confounding social and economic variables. Project Two, Dietary Predictors of Depression Among Adolescents, will examine dietary patterns specific food that comprise the dietary patterns, including meat and fish and potentially confounding social and economic variables among 13-year old's as predictors of depression at age 16. In both projects. Impacts of dietary factors on epigenetic modifications of neurotransmitter systems relevant of self-harm will be examined 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. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: 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 to this notice shall be submitted electronically by 11:00AM Eastern Standard Time, on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 to verne.griffin@nih.gov
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