Expert Studies Regarding Biomed Science and Tech Issues for NIH Programs/Staff

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Science Policy Analysis (OSPA), is conducting a market survey to ascertain the availability and potential technical capability of potential offerors to provide NIH with studies, analyses, reviews, assessments, evaluations, surveys, conferences, symposia, or workshops that are deemed important to the mission of the NIH. These activities may be carried out in a manner considered appropriate by the Contractor, drawing upon the scientific and technical expertise of its member organizations as well as that of other representatives of the scientific community, as long as NIH has approved the general approach via the execution of a task order. No work shall be performed unless it has been determined by the Project Officer and Contracting Officer that the Contractor has the unique capability to perform the work. The Contractor shall furnish all the necessary services, qualified personnel, material, equipment, and facilities not otherwise provided by the Government as needed to perform the work outlined below, using the task order approach: a. In depth studies, which may focus on either issues of topical interest or long-range concerns of the biomedical research community, and will result in specific findings and recommendations to the NIH. b. Congressionally mandated studies or reviews c. Policy reviews, and the study of the ethical and legal issues of biomedical research. Such reviews may be either fairly general, covering a broad area of biomedical/behavioral interest, or they my address more narrowly defined issues of the relevance to the NIH. d. Evaluation studies and program assessments. Evaluation efforts will generally focus on, but not be limited to, assessments of ongoing NIH programs, processes, or activities. e. Surveys on topics of specific interest to the NIH. Survey participants could include members of the biomedical/behavioral community, universitites, research institutions, and other elements of the scientific community. f. Conferences, symposia, seminars, or workshops on either general area of interest of specific concern to the NIH. Such forums would result in a written report with recommendations. THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts or quotations. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 541690 with a size standard of $6.5 million. In light of this project summary, all interested concerns are invited to submit a tailored capability statement. The capability statement should reference Sources Sought Number NIHOD2011274 and should be no longer than 15 pages in length and shall include the following: (1) Name and Address of the Organization, (2) The size and type of business: Other than Small Business;Small Business; 8a Small Business;Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business;HubZone Small Business, as listed under www.ccr.gov, (3) Point of Contact with name, title, voice/telephone, facsimile number, and email address,(4) DUNS number,(5) Contractor's capability statement that addresses the organization's ability, knowledge, experience and personnel to perform the services described as above. Pamphlets and standard brochures will not be considered responsive to this Sources Sought Notice.) (6) List of three organizations which equivalent types of services have been previously provided within the last three years - to include contract number, dollar value, and name and telephone number of customer. This market survey is being conducted to reach the widest possible audience and to gather current market information. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responding firms should provide three (3) copies of their capability statement fo Susan Apter (Ref. NIHOD2011274), National Institutes of Health, Office of Acquisitions, 6011 Executive Blvd., Room 537C, (MSC 7663) Bethesda, MD 20892-7663. (NOTE: If you are using a courier service, Federal Express or UPS the city, state, and zip code should read ROCKVILLE, MD 20852). Please be aware that the U.S. Postal Service's "Express Mail" DOES NOT deliver to the Rockville, Maryland address AND delivery to the Bethesda, Maryland address will result in delayed delivery to our office in Rockville, MD (up to 3-5 days). ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE. THE CLOSING DATE FOR RESPONSES IS Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 5:00 Eastern Time. Email and facsimile copies will not be accepted. All questions and/or comments regarding this sources sought notice must be in writing and may be emailed to Susan Apter at apters@od.nih.gov. Comments and questions will NOT be answered, but may assist in creating a solicitation for this requirement. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organizaion responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detalied to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, resopnses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-propriety technical information in any resultant solicitaion(s).