NIA Information Resource Center

NOTICE: Offerors should not use the "Draft SOW" under NIHAG2009051 or NIHDA-2008-065R for the submission of your proposal. Offerors should be using the "ATTACHMENT 3" Statement of work included in the "NIHDA-2008-065-R RFP dated February 20, 2009. IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT THE SOLICITATION NUMBER: THIS PROJECT ENTITLED NIA INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTER WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED UNDER THE NUMBER NIHDA2008065, BUT WAS LATER CANCELLED DUE TO A CHANGE IN THE NAICS CODE. A NEW SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE (FOR THE NEW NAICS CODE) WAS ISSUED ON 01/12/09 FOR THE SAME PROJECT UNDER A DIFFERENT SOLICITATION NUMBER: NIHDA-2008-065-R. THE SUBSEQUENT PRESOLICITATION NOTICE FOR THIS PROJECT WAS ISSUED UNDER NUMBER NIHAG2009051 ON 01/26/09. IT HAS SINCE BEEN DETERMINED BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICE THAT FROM THIS POINT FORWARD THE PROJECT WILL USE THE FOLLOWING NUMBER: NIHDA-2008-065-R. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT ALL INTERESTED PARTIES OR OFFERORS HAVE A FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS THE SOLICITATION IN FBO IF SEARCHING UNDER EITHER NUMBER, THE SOLICITATION FOR THIS PROJECT (WHICH WILL HENCEFORTH BE KNOWN AS NUMBER NIHDA-2008-065-R), HAS BEEN POSTED SIMULTANEOUSLY UNDER BOTH NUMBERS IN FBO: NIHDA-2008-065-R AND NIHAG2009051. POTENTIAL OFFERORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE NUMBER FOR THIS PROJECT IN THEIR COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE CONTRACTING OFFICE: NIHDA-2008-065-R. The National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), seeks the support of a Contractor to provide all management, technical, logistical, and administrative services, including, facilities for the continued operation of the NIA Clearinghouses, which include the NIA Information Center (NIAIC) and the Congressionally mandated Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center. In dealing with the public and other clearinghouse users, each of these two national information centers has a separate and unique identity. The NIAIC disseminates aging-related health education and disease prevention information, and the ADEAR Center provides accurate, timely, research-based information about Alzheimer's Disease (AD), its consequences and potential treatments, research, and available services. Each clearinghouse serves a broad audience of the general public, patients and family members, physicians and other health professionals, researchers, special interest groups, service organizations other government agencies, and the mass media. The Contractor shall provide day-to-day management and operation of both NIA clearinghouses, as well as database development and information management, Web site management and maintenance, public inquiry response, materials/publication development, communications research, outreach, logistical support, conference support, and warehousing/materials storage and distribution. It is anticipated that a one (1) year performance based, cost-plus-award-fee type contract with four (4), one (1) year options will be awarded on or about September 30, 2009. This RFP will be available on or about February 5, 2009 may be accessed through http://www.fedbizopps.gov. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments, if any. This is a 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The NAICS code is 511199, with a size standard of 500 employees. It is estimated that 21 Full-Time Equivalents (FTE's) will be required on a yearly basis. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a proposal that will be considered by the Government. This notice does not commit the Government to award a contract. No collect calls will be accepted. See numbered notes 1 and 26. Please contact Kathleen Giuliano, NIA Contract Specialist, at 301-443-6427 or email to, giuliank@mail.nih.gov for further information or questions.