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Notice ID:75N95022R00086
This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the avai...
This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. Background The National Institute on Aging’s (NIA) Primate Aging Database (PAD, https://primatedatabase.org/) is a web-based searchable database that allows for the analysis and comparison of biological data collected throughout the lives of healthy non-human primates (NHPs). It is used by members of the research community to determine species and sex differences in normal aging processes, examine the impact of diet and environment on aging, study biomarkers of aging, and establish a normal range for comparison to values obtained from experimental or diseased groups of NHPs. The PAD currently exists on the DataQi2TM platform from Clemetric, LLC and contains approximately 1.2 million lifespan, body composition, and blood chemistry data points from 9,000 individual NHPs from 43 species at 17 different institutions. In 2018, NIA awarded a 5-year contract for the maintenance of the PAD; this request for proposal (RFP) is for development of a new contract to continue this resource. Purpose and Objectives The objective of this contract is to securely host and maintain the PAD, make it accessible to investigators in the research community, provide technical assistance with its use, track its use, continue to add data to the 67 data fields that currently comprise the PAD, expand the database to include new data fields, make the data linked to donors of the tissues stored in the NIA NHP Tissue Bank accessible through the PAD, and perform marketing outreach to increase the size and range of the database. Project requirements The Contractor shall transfer the PAD data and the PAD customer database to the Contractor’s platform; maintain backups to protect against accidental loss; and maintain the security of the database and all information regarding the users of the database. The Contractor shall provide investigators in the research community access to the PAD via a password-protected website, verify registration requests, maintain a list of all PAD registered users, provide assistance to website users through a user guide and/or tutorials posted to the website and through one-on-one consultations, and fix any problems affecting the utilization of the database. To encourage the use of the PAD, the Contractor shall give demonstrations at scientific meetings held virtually or in person. To track the usage of the database, the Contractor shall inform investigators of the publication policy, maintain a list of all publications resulting from the use of PAD data, and track and analyze the number of users, bounce rates, average session durations, and page views. The Contractor shall solicit new data from primate centers, NHP researchers studying both captive and wild populations, and zoos; enter the data into the PAD; develop analytical tools to allow for the comparative analyses of the data; and perform quality control analyses of the data. These data shall include MRI, RNASeq, DNA methylation, immune cell population and cytokine data in addition to lifespan, body composition, and blood chemistry data. Data shall be solicited from institutions that have already contributed data to the PAD, from new sources, and from the published literature. In some cases, it may be necessary for the Contractor to travel to a site to acquire data. The Contractor shall also coordinate with the National Institute on Aging’s NHP Tissue Bank so that recipients of Tissue Bank samples can easily access all biological data collected from the donor animals through the PAD. Anticipated period of performance Base Year: 8/1/2023 – 7/31/2024 Option Year 1: 8/1/2024 – 7/31/2025 Option Year 2: 8/1/2025 – 7/31/2026 Option Year 3: 8/1/2026 – 7/31/2027 Option Year 4: 8/1/2027 – 7/31/2028 Capability statement NIA is interested in soliciting capability statements from all qualified Offerors demonstrating their ability to perform this effort. At a minimum prospective Offerors must document capabilities in the following areas: Staff expertise, including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; Current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; Prior completed projects of similar nature; Corporate experience and management capability; and Examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information. We ask that the capability statement use 12 font minimum, 8 ½ by 11 paper size, not exceed 20 single sided in length (including reference material). Electronic format can be Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF, or Microsoft Power Point including attachments, resumes, charts, etc. Organize material in such a manner that clearly identifies and address capability requirements and provide an executive summary. Please provide your Unique Entity ID from SAM.gov, organization name, address, technical and administrative points of contact (including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses), and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone, etc.) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code. Please identify your size classification relative to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 541715 (Size Standard of 1000 employees) which is being contemplated for this requirement. Include a statement whether or not you are a small business; HUBZone small business; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small business; women-owned small business; or small disadvantaged business in order to assist the government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An electronic copy of the capability statement must be emailed to rashiid.cummins@nih.gov no later than_Monday, August 22nd, 2022 at 9:00 AM Eastern Time. Telephone and facsimile responses will not be 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 on SAM.gov. 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). Contracting Office Address: National Institutes of Health National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Office of Acquisition 11601 Landsdown St 3WF Rockville, MD 20852-6012 Primary Point of Contact: Rashiid Cummins, Contract Specialist E-mail: rashiid.cummins@nih.gov
