Request for Information: NCI Primes Meet Subs Event

SYNOPSIS: This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. The NCI is seeking information from interested small business vendors to determine their eligibility to participate in a Small Business Industry Event "Primes Meet Subs". The event is scheduled for Wednesday, April 3, 2019 and will be held at NCI's Campus at located in Shady Grove at 9609 Medical Center Dr., Rockville, MD 20850. A draft agenda is provided as ATTACHMENT C. NCI reserves the right to change the agenda. A final agenda will be provided on the day of the event. The National Cancer Institute is interested in fostering communication between eligible small businesses and prime contractors. The event aims to provide information about upcoming subcontractor opportunities for eligible small businesses while assisting primes with meeting their subcontracting goals. Therefore, the NCI is interested in identifying a variety of small businesses that have expertise and capabilities in a range of North American Industry Classification (NAICS) codes. PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT A of this Notice which contains the list of the required NAICS codes. Please respond to this notice only, if you are registered as having expertise with any one or more of the NAICS codes listed in Attachment A. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS & ELIGIBILITY: The purpose of this RFI is to seek information from small business vendors across all SBA Programs. PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT B of this notice to furnish the requested information. Please note, only one RFI response is permitted per vendor. Please do not provide capability statements or marketing information. Using the Attachment B form, provide only the following information 1. Vendor Name, Address, Website, Phone, Email, Fax 2. Identify which SBA Program(s) you are certified under 3. Identify which NAICS codes from our Attachment A are applicable to your business (Note: at least 1 of your registered NAICS codes must be included on our "Attachment A - Required NAICS codes" list or you will not be considered eligible for this event) 4. CAGE Code and DUNS number If your response form to the RFI does not meet the 4 requirements listed above, you will be considered ineligible for this event. All questions regarding submitting RFI responses shall be sent via email to the following NCI mailbox: NCIOAPRIMESMEETSUBS2019@nih.gov by Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 4:00 PM EDT. RFI responses must be sent via email Using the Attachment B response form to the NCI mailbox: NCIOAPRIMESMEETSUBS2019@nih.gov no later than Friday, February 22, 2019 at 4:00 PM EDT. Late submissions shall not be accepted. Once cap is met this announcement will close. The government will not reimburse for any travel associated with this event. DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY: A small business will be considered eligible to participate in any potential small business event if they: (i) are not on the EPLS list, (ii) are actively registered in SAM, and (iii) provide services that specifically fall under one of the NAICS codes provided by NCI. The Government reserves the right to make final determinations as to the mix (numbers, type, capability category, etc.) of small business vendors it may choose to invite to participate. Those chosen to participate will be contacted for further consideration both in order of receipt of RFI responses and per the NAICS code (Attachment A to this Notice) requirements that need to be fulfilled until space is no longer available- first come(eligible) will be first served. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. This RFI has been issued solely for information and planning purposes. It does not constitute a solicitation (Request for Proposal) or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Furthermore, at this time the Government is not seeking proposals. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the responding party's expense. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked PROPRIETARY will be handled accordingly. Proprietary information or trade secrets should be clearly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract or agreement. The National Cancer Institute will not be obligated to pursue any particular acquisition alternative as a result of this RFI. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if one is issued.