Assure Unique Data

Notice of Intent to Award The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services intends to award a sole source contract, to Trustees of Boston University, BUMC utilizing acquisition procedures under the authority of FAR Part 6.302-1, for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH). This notice of intent to award is not a request for competitive proposals. The purpose of this notice is merely to obtain capability statements to allow interested firms an opportunity to demonstrate their qualifications for the standards below. The purpose of this contract is to assure that a unique data source is maintained in a form that will make it easily accessible to the investigative team that developed it and to their future collaborators. The period of performance for the contract shall be for one 12 month base period. In order to respond to this notice, qualified firms must be able to clearly convey its experience and/or ability to perform the following tasks identified below in a capability statement: 1) Create a unified database that combines data collected across various phases from 1976-2015, on birth defects outcomes and associated surveillance data as described by the Slone Birth Defects Study (BDS); 2) Classify, as much as possible, exposures, outcomes, and covariates to facilitate future analyses; 3) Create user-friendly documentation of all files and variables as well as modifications over the course of the study related to data collection, processing, and quality-control procedures; 4) Develop user-friendly analytic guidelines based on experience in conducting analyses of this dataset; 5) Determine the baseline rate of microcephaly along the study period. Determine if there have been any rate variations through the study period; 6) Determine if there are any birth defects outcomes associated to accidental exposure to Oseltamivir during pregnancy and study period; and 7) Determine if there are any birth defect outcomes associated with administration of Tdap vaccine during pregnancy and study period. Qualified firms must also include the following information a) Company Name. b) Company DUNS number. c) Company point of contact, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and website address 4 d) Name, telephone number, and e-mail address of a company point of contact e) who has the authority and knowledge to clarify responses with government representatives f) Date submitted g) Applicable company GSA Schedule number or other available procurement vehicle. h) Do you have a Government approved accounting system? If so, please identify the agency that approved the system. i) Type of Company (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, veteran owned, etc.) as validated via the System for Award Management (SAM). All respondents must register on the SAM located at https://www.sam.gov No solicitation document is available. Capability statement must be submitted to the contact point and address given above. All capability statements are due to the Contracting Officer by 5:00pm EST July 6, 2016. Capability statements will not be returned and will not be accepted after the due date. The maximum number of pages for submission is 5 pages. If no capability statements are received which specifically demonstrate the requirements above, the Government shall proceed with a sole source contract to Trustees of Boston University, BUMC. Government Official Designated for Receipt of Capability Statements Abdul Kanu Contract Specialist Email: Abdul.Kanu@psc.hhs.gov Phone: 301.443.7604 Fax: 301.594.0736