Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)

In accordance with FAR 5.205(a), that allows contracting office personnel to provide limited details of the potential project. This is a Research and Development (R & D) Sources Sought notice. This is NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS, PROPOSAL ABSTRACTS, QUOTATIONS, and COST OR PRICE PROPOSALS. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to perform market research and to gain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified sources to perform a potential R & D requirement. POTENTIAL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANY POTENTIAL R&D REQUIREMENT IN THE FUTURE Capability Statements: Submission of a capability statement addressing the nine Task Areas in the draft SOW is considered responsive. A capability statement is defined as a brief outline of an organization that is trying to contract work with a government agency. This statement describes the organization, its capabilities and its expertise in relation to the draft SOW. Sample Task Orders: Responses to sample task orders A&B are NOT required as part of potential interested partys capability statement. The purpose of the draft SOW and mandatory criteria in this R&D sources sought notice is to allow potential interested parties a better understanding if they choose to submit a capability statement. Additionally, the draft SOW has been provided to allow potential interested parties the ability to become familiar with SEER. DISCLAIMER AND IMPORTANT NOTES: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. 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).