D--Cancer Data Standards Repository (caDSR), National Cancer Institute, Center for Bioinformatics

The contract pertains to a competitive Request for Quote (RFQ) issued by GovWorks on behalf of the National Cancer Institute’s Center for Bioinformatics under the Department of the Interior Franchise Fund. The purpose is to solicit selected General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule contract holders to enter into a Task Order using an existing GSA schedule contract in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 8.4. This acquisition involves the development or support of the Cancer Data Standards Repository (caDSR), a key bioinformatics initiative managed by the National Cancer Institute. Technical questions related to the solicitation were due by November 11, 2002, with government responses posted subsequently on FedBizOpps, and final technical and cost proposals were required by December 9, 2002. The contract is administered through the Department of the Interior’s Acquisition Management Division, with the office located in Sterling, Virginia. The posting was a re-issue due to earlier technical upload issues concerning the solicitation documents and government responses. Interested parties were directed to GovWorks’ website for RFQ instructions and the statement of work, and were expressly instructed that no phone inquiries would be accepted regarding the solicitation. The contract reflects an effort to leverage existing GSA schedule contracts to efficiently procure the specialized data standards services necessary to support the cancer bioinformatics mission.