HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH-IN-PROGRESS PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), part of the Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health, is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement to provide analytic, technical and outreach support to NLM/NICHSR (National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology) with regard to its health services research information program and to support and enhance the information infrastructure for health services research represented by the HSRProj (Health Services Research in Progress) database. Specifically: 1) to identify, solicit, and select organizations and researchers involved in health services research projects of merit that are not otherwise represented in the HSRProj database, for possible inclusion in HSRProj; 2) to identify unmet training and education needs of the health services research community that might be addressed by the NICHSR and its partners; 3) to identify unmet information resource needs of the health services research community that might be addressed by improvements or modifications to the information resources of the NICHSR and its partners; and 4) to conduct publishable research projects on high-interest health services research topics using HSRProj and other NLM resources to raise awareness of the value of these resources for HSR to support and enhance the information infrastructure for health services research represented by the HSRProj database; 5) to collect, review and edit descriptions of new and additional research projects from publicly available resources and from the wide variety of funders and producers of ongoing health services research projects already represented in HSRProj; 6) to maintain and enhance the quality of information in the HSRProj database, adding to the records links to publications that result from the funded research; and 7) to identify and implement changes and improvements to the database record structure and functionality.
The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 813920 Professional Organizations. The small business size standard is $15.0 million. The government anticipates a period of performance of five years (one base year plus four option years) with an estimated start date on or about September 1, 2017.
THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.
If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) Capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational and staff capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.
Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services must be submitted via NLM's Electronic Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) system at https://ecps.nih.gov/nlm, no later than 4:00 p.m., (Eastern Daylight Savings Time), Friday, May 26, 2017.
NOTE: For directions on using eCPS, go to https://ecps.nih.gov/nlm and click on "How to Submit." To submit your electronic proposal using eCPS, all offerors must have a valid NIH External Directory Account, which provides authentication and serves as a vehicle for secure transmission of documents and communication with the NLM. The NIH External Directory Account registration process may take up to 24 hours to become active. Submission of proposals by facsimile or e-mail is not accepted.
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).
Uyen H Phuong, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-496-6546, Fax 301-402-0642, Email phuongu@mail.nlm.nih.gov
