Science Policy Fellowship Program

This is a Sources Sought Notice. It is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts or quotations. The purpose of this notice is for market research purposes and will be used to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform the potential requirement described herein in the attached draft statement of work. The NIH will have a continuing need to provide highly qualified scientists and engineers into the Federal policy arena and to allow fellows to learn about the analysis, development, and implementation of policies that affect the conduct of medical research. . Please see the attached draft SOW for more details. Submission of Capability Statements and Delivery Instructions In 15 pages or less any interested business organization should submit a capability statement of their organization which demonstrates their ability to supply the services described in the attached draft statement of work OR provide a capability statement that demonstrate how other potential databases can meet the requirement described in the attached draft statement of work. Respondents should also include any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisitions requirements. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 813920 - Professional Organizations with a size standard of $16.5M. Responses must reference the sources sought number HHS-NIH-OD-OLAO-SS-21-003 and include the following: (1) Name and Address of the organization (2) Size and Type of business, pursuant to the applicable NAICS code 813920 (3) Point of Contact with name, title, phone, fax and email (4) DUNS number (5) Contractor's capability statement should address the deliverables in the draft statement of work and the important consideration mentioned above (6) List of organizations to whom similar types of services have been previously provided to include contract/order number, period of performance, dollar value, name and the phone number/email address of contracting officer. ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUCEMENT MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE OF: March 25, 2021 at 3 PM EST to Mr. Timothy Johnson via email at johnsontim@od.nih.gov. (Emailed responses are authorized (either in Microsoft word or PDF), but it is up to the vendor to ensure that the email is received by the government. Responses by Facsimile (FAX) and hard copies WILL NOT be accepted. All questions and/or comments must be in writing and may be emailed to Mr. Timothy Johnson at johnsontim@od.nih.gov. Disclaimer and Important Notes This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response to this announcement. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed 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, responses 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-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).