R -- Management Consulting

The Purpose of this notice is to determine if there are any small businesses that can provide administrative management consulting services for a period of one year beginning February 2008 through February 2009. The purpose of the requirement is to provide operational continuity with minimum interruption to the daily tasks of the Administrative Services Branch (AASB) of NHGRI during its transition to the new NBS System, with acquisition and contract services, and other special projects. This support is necessary due to the fact that several key staff members have either retired or moved to other positions within NIH, leaving no experienced staff members to run the daily operations of the ASB. The vendor will work 2 days per week, and perform the following duties: ? Serve as a HPOC for the NBS Property System, trouble shooting and helping other staff members that are learning to use the new system ? Serve as an IC PCO for the OD/DER, making certain that all accountable property is decaled and entered properly into NBS, and all property is properly disposed of ? Oversee search for missing property and reconciliation of latest property inventory ? Provide reports to NHGRI PAO ? Work with NHGRI staff to ensure that internal controls are in place for property management ? Help train new staff regarding policies and regulations for managing government property ? Assist in developing an umbrella contract for meeting support for the NHGRI OD/DER ? Help prepare SOW?s for upcoming planning meetings, and provides guidance on optional procurement mechanisms for logistical support, including HHS Strategic Sources and the GSA contracts. Serves as an intermediary in developing task orders for meetings. ? Provide guidance on the appropriate use of entertainment expenses ? Assist in the transfer of remaining funds from the ADB to the NBS system ? Provide expert advice on appropriate procurement mechanisms for obtaining the goods and services required to advance the NHGRI mission In addition the vendor will: ? Share extensive knowledge regarding established NHGRI business practices ? Advise on a variety of special projects, serve on committees, and prepare reports as needed The evaluation criteria for this solicitation are 1) knowledge of the internal operations of the NHGRI Administrative Service Branch (ASB); Office of the Director (OD); and Division of Extramural Research (DER) 2) knowledge of the of the established NHGRI business practices and internal controls 3) knowledge of the old Administrative DataBase (ADB) system; and of the new NBS system 4) Successful documented past performance working with NIH. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 541611 and the Size Standard is $6.5 Million. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government. Comments to this announcement, referencing number NHLBI-PB-HG-2008-23-KLW may be submitted by mail to the National Heart Lung, and Blood Institute, Office of Acquisitions, Procurement Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 6042, Bethesda, MD 20892-7902, Attention: Kesha Williams, by fax transmission to (301) 480-3345 or by email to williamk@nhlbi.nih.gov