Health Services Research-in-Progress (HSRProj) Professional and Research Support

Health Services Research-In-Progresss (HSRProj) Professional And Research Support SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS NIHLM2014181 The National Library of Medicine, part of the Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health, is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement to provide analytic, technical and outreach support to NLM/NICHSR with regard to its health services research information program. Specifically: 1) to identify organizations and researchers involved in health services research projects of merit that are not otherwise represented in the HSRProj database, for possible inclusion in HSRProj; 2) to identify unmet training and education needs of the health services research community that might be addressed by the NICHSR and its partners; 3) to identify unmet information resource needs of the health services research community that might be addressed by improvements or modifications to the information resources of the NICHSR and its partners; and 4) to conduct publishable research projects on high-interest health services research topics using HSRProj and other NLM resources to raise awareness of the value of these resources for HSR. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 813920 Professional Organizations. The small business size standard is $14.0 million. The government anticipates a period of performance of five years (one base year plus four option years) with an estimated start date on or about September 1, 2014. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements. The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements; 3) implement a successful project management plan that includes: compliance with tight program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance; hiring and retention of key personnel and risk mitigation; and 4) provide services under a performance based service acquisition contract. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE ISSUED AS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE OR SOLE SOURCE. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by June 23, 2014 at 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Justin.Fraser@nih.gov. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact: Justin Fraser at 301-435-4375.