D -- Senior Systems Engineer

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) proposes to procure from George C. Cushing, 8320 Linden Oaks Court, Lorton, Virginia 22079. The requirement consists of the professional services of a senior systems engineer to design, implement, and to maintain web based applications for the NIH application services branch. The contractor must verify the functions provided by each application are appropriate for users. The contractor will determine and recommend if additional functionality needs to be added. The contractor must investigate strategies to enhance or replace existing applications as needed. The contractor must document the proposed upgrade strategy, and plan for the proposed strategy implementation. The contractor must also submit proposed upgrade strategy for approval. Finally, the contractor must document upgraded (replacement) strategy and new applications including process documentation. Past Performance and Experience are critical to the success of this requirement. The Period of Performance from is for 10 months starting at contract award effective date. This acquisition is less than the Simplified threshold. This support will be performed under a government-wide contract. George C. Cushing is the only party known to NIH that can meet the above requirements for the existing system. A Sole Source is warranted to maintain the continuity of the environment, avoid service disruptions, and provide the best value to the government. This is not a solicitation for competitive proposals. However, if any other interested party believes that it can meet the requirements it may submit a statement of capabilities. The capability statement and any other information furnished must be in writing, and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow NIH to determine if the party can meet all of the foregoing requirements. Offers must also be accompanied by descriptive literature, warranties, and/or other information that demonstrates that the offer meets all of the foregoing requirements. Capability statements and related materials must be received in this office by 4:00 p.m. EST on the closing date of this announcement. If you have any questions, please contact Maxwell Kimpson at +1 (555) 000-0000 or by email at contact@example.gov. Collect calls will not be accepted. The determination to compete or not compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.