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(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This annou... (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is 75N95023Q00243 and the solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2023-04, with effective date June 2, 2023. (iv) The associated NAICS code is 541611 and the small business size standard is $24.5 million. This requirement is full and open with no set-aside restrictions. (v) This requirement is for the following services: collaboration and statistical analyses services of data for various studies and projects ran by NIA LCS and TGB, which are required to successfully publish in scientific journals. (vi) Please see the attached Statement of Work for additional details regarding this requirement. (vii) The Government anticipates award of a firm fixed-price purchase order for this acquisition, and the anticipated period of performance for the base period is July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024.The Government anticipates two option periods as well: Option 1: July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025; Option 2: July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026. (viii) The provision at FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998), applies to this acquisition. This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at these addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/hhsar/index.html (End of provision) The following provisions apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018) FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Aug 2020) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Mar 2023) FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Dec 2022) FAR 52.222-52, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Certification (May 2014) HHSAR 352.239-73, Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Notice (December 18, 2015) The clause at FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998), applies to this acquisition. This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at these addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/hhsar/index.html (End of clause) The following clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018) FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Aug 2020) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Dec 2022). Addendum to this FAR clause applies to this acquisition and is attached. HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (December 18, 2015) FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000). . HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (December 18, 2015) HHSAR 352.239-74, Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility (December 18, 2015) The following provisions, clauses, and procedures apply to this acquisition and are attached in full text. Offerors MUST complete the provisions at 52.204-24 and 52.204-26 and submit completed copies as separate documents with their proposal. FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021) FAR 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (Oct 2020) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items (June 2023) NIH Invoice and Payment Provisions Information and Physical Security Terms and Conditions (ix) The provision at FAR clause 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items (Nov 2021), applies to this acquisition. (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (ii) price; (iii) past performance (see FAR 13.106-2(b)(3)). Technical and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than price. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (x) The Offerors to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Dec 2022), with its offer. If the offeror has completed FAR clause 52.212-3 at www.sam.gov, then the offeror does not need to provide a completed copy with its offer. (xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Nov 2021), applies to this acquisition. Addendum to this FAR clause applies to this acquisition and is attached. (xii) There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions applicable to this acquisition. (xiii) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) are not applicable to this requirement. (xiv) Responses to this solicitation must include clear and convincing evidence of the offeror’s capability of fulfilling the requirement as it relates to the technical evaluation criteria. The price proposal must include the labor categories, an estimate of the number of hours required for each labor category, fully loaded fixed hourly rate or each labor category, breakdown and rationale for other direct costs or materials, and the total amount. The Unique Entity ID from SAM.gov, the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. All quotations must be received by June 21, 2023 at 10:00 am Eastern, and reference solicitation number 75N95023Q00243. Responses must be submitted electronically to both of the following individuals: Hashim Dasti, Contract Specialist, Hashim.Dasti@nih.gov Karen Mahon, Contracting Officer, Karen.Mahon@nih.gov Fax responses will not be accepted.

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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; (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition; and (4) availability of domestic sources manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities and of a satisfactory quality. 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. This notice is issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. Background: The National Institute on Aging requires a contractor to provide collaboration and statistical analyses services of data for various studies and projects ran by NIA LCS and TGB, which are required to successfully publish in scientific journals. Project requirements: The statistician shall collaborate with LCS and TGB scientists on all aspects of their studies: - Design – determine how may subjects/animals should be used; how often they should be measured. - Analysis – perform appropriate statistical analyses of the observational or experimental data to address the research questions. The statistical approaches applied will vary depending on the type of data and the design of the study. - Graphics – construct graphics to illustrate the results of the data analyses for discussion, presentations, and manuscripts. - Writing – including writing initial drafts of methods and results sections and editing manuscripts to obtain the final submitted version. The statistician shall conduct educational seminars to instruct post-baccalaureate, post-doctoral, and other researchers on how to analyze various types of data. In addition, he/she shall mentor and train post-baccalaureate and other junior researchers with their statistical work. The LCS is currently pursuing analyses of data from the following studies, each at different stages of the overall project: Sardinia The relationship between Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) and arterial aging in the presence of diabetes. The association between longitudinal changes in Carotid Intima-medial thickness (IMT) and pulse wave velocity (PWV) with aging. Impact of thalassemia (iron) on longitudinal PWV trajectories. The reanalysis of PWV now that additional repeated measures are available. BLSA (MUGA) Longitudinal changes and cross-sectional differences in peak VO2 including subject specific rates of change (ROC) and the association of other factors on these ROCs. Photobiomodulation: The effect of exposure to a specific light source on numerous heart structure and function and arterial structure and function variables as whether the effect of this light differs by sex. The following studies are underway and accumulating data. The statistician shall work with researchers to construct a data set of the data from the study, perform the statistical analyses, and construct visualizations, as needed. Alzheimer’s in Rats – perform analyses of the repeated measures data that will result from this study. TGB analyses that are ongoing in which a statistician is participating: Dietary restriction in mice. Repeated measures over time for various types of dietary restriction. Evaluate at which time-points the various dietary groups differ. Non-human primate (NHP) studies. Various analyses related to data from the NHPs. Joint LSC/TGB project: In the SLAM/REJU study, cardiovascular and other measurements are made on mice of two strains from several cohorts at a number of ages (6, 14, 20, 26, and 34 months). Earlier cohorts have measurements at older ages and tend to have fewer repeated measurements while later cohorts start at younger ages and tend to have more repeated measures. The process is on-going with plan on obtaining additional measurements on the mice as they age. The services shall be conducted remotely. The services shall be conducted in an on-going fashion. Virtual meetings shall be conducted as needed to report on progress and determine the way forward when questions arise. The services shall be conducted using the computer and software provided by the LCS. The work requires equipment consisting of a computer with Microsoft Office, Sigma Plot , R and RStudio (a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics). Anticipated period of performance: Base Period: 07/01/2023 – 06/30/2024 Option 1: 07/01/2024 – 06/30/2025 Option 2: 07/01/2025 – 06/30/2026 Other important considerations: The key personnel required under this contract must have an advanced degree (Ph.D.) in Statistics with several years (5-10) of experience working with statistical models for Longitudinal Data sets. Capability statement /information sought. Companies that believe they possess the capabilities to provide the required services should submit documentation of their ability to meet each of the project requirements to the Contracting Officer. The capability statement must specifically address each of the project requirements separately. Additionally, the capability statement should include 1) the total number of employees, 2) the professional qualifications of personnel as it relates to the requirements outlined, 3) any contractor GSA Schedule contracts and/or other government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs) by which all of the requirements may be met, if applicable, and 4) any other information considered relevant to this program. Capability statements must also include the Company Name, Unique Entity ID from SAM.gov, Physical Address, and Point of Contact Information. The response must include the respondents’ technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. Interested companies are required to identify their type of business, applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code, and size standards in accordance with the Small Business Administration. The government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in a response to this notice. However, responses that indicate the information therein is proprietary will be properly safeguarded for Government use only. Capability statements must include the name and telephone number of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to this market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will be considered non-responsive. When submitting this information, please reference the solicitation notice number. One (1) copy of the response is required and must be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format using 11-point or 12-point font, 8-1/2” x 11” paper size, with 1” top, bottom, left and right margins, and with single or double spacing. The information submitted must be in and outline format that addresses each of the elements of the project requirement and in the capability statement /information sought paragraphs stated herein. A cover page and an executive summary may be included but is not required. The response is limited to ten (10) page limit. The 10-page limit does not include the cover page, executive summary, or references, if requested. All responses to this notice must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer. Facsimile responses are NOT accepted. The response must be submitted to Hashim Dasti, Contract Specialist, at e-mail address Hashim.Dasti@nih.gov and Karen Mahon, Contracting Officer, at e-email address Karen.Mahon@nih.gov. The response must be received on or before May 5, 2023 at 9:00 am, Eastern Time. 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 presolicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in www.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).