Education about Research Integrity

Pursuant to the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), the Contracting Officer may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source is reasonably available. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Program Support Center (PSC), Acquisition Management Services (AMS) on behalf of PSC, Office of Research Integrity (ORI) intends to sole source to: Vetwork Learning Solutions, Inc. 10000 Falls Rd Suite 303 Potomac, MD 20854-4103 The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Research Integrity (ORI) promotes integrity in biomedical and behavioral research supported by the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) at more than 5,000 institutions worldwide. ORI accomplishes its mission through the activities of two divisions: The Division of Investigative Oversight (DIO) and The Division of Education and Integrity (DEI). DIO monitors investigations of alleged misconduct in research, conducts independent oversight review of the institutional reports, recommends research misconduct findings and administrative actions to the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health for decision, assists the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) in presenting cases before the HHS Departmental Appeals Board, provide technical assistance to institutions that respond to allegations of research misconduct, respond to instances of alleged retaliation and implement programs to improve the handling of allegations of research misconduct. DEI manages assurances submitted by PHS-funded institutions to ensure that they have in place policies and procedures for handling allegations of research misconduct; review institutional policies and procedures; develop educational resources and programs to help institutions foster an environment that promotes the responsible conduct of research; evaluate the effectiveness of these resources and programs; fund research on research integrity; and communicate information about research integrity through conferences, workshops and interactions involving national and international partners and also through various media, including the ORI website, ORI newsletter, ORI annual report and social media platforms. The principal need of this proposed contract is to deliver high quality products and services for educating people about research integrity and research misconduct. These products and services are designed to target the following primary audience: researchers, research administrators, research integrity officers, institutional legal counsel, research integrity educators, graduate students, and post-doctoral scholars. Vetwork Learning Solutions, in partnership with WILL Interactive, Inc. developed "The Lab" in 2009 and "The Research Clinic" in 2014 and Vetwork Learning Solutions currently possesses copyright for both products. Vetwork Learning Solutions is uniquely qualified to perform these tasks due to copyright and other intellectual property issues. This is not a solicitation for competitive proposal. No solicitation document is available. All responsible sources that have determined that they can provide the same services may submit product information and a capabilities statement addressing their specific abilities regarding this requirement. The email subject line must reference OS151527. All responses are due by July 9, 2015, 9:00 AM Eastern Time and can be sent to Flora Gomes at contact@example.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract base upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.