NINDS Scientific Research Preparatory Summer Course Program
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) or REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS (RFQ). THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS (RFQ) NO. 75N95024Q00097, ENTITLED: "NINDS Scientific ... THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) or REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS (RFQ). THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS (RFQ) NO. 75N95024Q00097, ENTITLED: "NINDS Scientific Research Preparatory Summer Course Program" WILL BE ISSUED VIA CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES ON WWW.SAM.GOV ON OR ABOUT February 14, 2024. The anticipated close date of the solicitation is on or about February 28, 2024. The purpose of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Scientific Research Preparatory Summer Course is to prepare students from populations traditionally underrepresented in science, such as the American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN), to be competitive applicants for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Summer Intern Program (SIP). NIH seeks colleges, universities and medical schools uniquely situated near AIAN communities and suited to provide a scholarly scientific curriculum and administer the AIAN SIP Prep Program. The Traditional Knowledge component of course cannot be presented by anyone outside the Native community. The estimated period of performance shall include one 12-month base period and one 12-month option period. It is anticipated that this requirement is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, which is $250,000. The NIDA Office of Acquisition on behalf of NINDS anticipates awarding one, multiple or no fixed-price purchase orders from the solicitation with a base period and one option period. There is no obligation for the NINDS to exercise any Option Period; NINDS may end the performance after the Base Period expires. It is also anticipated that the award(s) will be made in March of 2024. Offerors are required to be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) for all awards when submitting an offer or quotation and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from a solicitation. Processing time should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered in SAM should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this pre-solicitation notice. See FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2018) and https://www.sam.gov for information on registration. This is NOT a Request for Proposals (RFP) or Request for Quotations (RFQ). Request for Quotations (RFQ) No. will be available electronically and may be accessed through the Contract Opportunities on www.sam.gov 15 or more calendar days after the issuance of this pre-solicitation notice. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY ONLY. OFFERORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ROUTINELY CHECKING THE WEBSITE FOR ANY POSSIBLE SOLICITATION AND/OR AMENDMENTS THAT MAY BE ISSUED. NO INDIVIDUAL NOTIFICATION OF ANY AMENDMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered by the agency.
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NINDS Scientific Research Preparatory Summer Course
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. For equipment/supply requirements, responses must include the place of manufacturing (i.e. address if supply/equipment is a domestic end product and include country of manufacture). 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This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. Background: The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) has a requirement for Scientific Research Preparatory Summer Course services. The 2023 Scientific Research Preparatory Summer Course is a two-year program to prepare students from traditionally underserved populations to be competitive applicants for the NIH Summer Internship Program (SIP). As recent NIH policy dictates that students under 18 years old are no longer eligible for the program unless accompanied by a legal guardian, many students, especially those from underserved areas, are no longer able to make arrangements to attend the program. NINDS is taking this opportunity to approach this very important part of the NIH mission from a different tact. NINDS in collaboration with the NIH Tribal Health Research Office, will provide a program that will not only continue to provide an opportunity for underserved students to have a science research experience, but will prepare theses students so that once able to attend the students will be competitive with their peers. Moreover, the mission of the NIH is to develop, maintain, and renew scientific human resources that will ensure the Nation's capability to prevent disease. Therefore, encouraging enrollment of new trainees in NIH Program would be in line with the mission. Purpose and Objectives: The purpose of the Scientific Research Preparatory Summer Course is to prepare students from populations traditionally underrepresented in science, such as the American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN), to be competitive applicants for the NIH Summer Intern Program (SIP). NIH seeks colleges, universities and medical schools uniquely situated near AIAN communities and suited to provide a scholarly scientific curriculum and administer the AIAN SIP Prep Program. The Traditional Knowledge component of course cannot be presented by anyone outside the Native community. Objective of this program is to expose diverse students to basic laboratory procedures, including planning experiments, evaluating data, keeping a laboratory notebook, reading and evaluating journal articles, and understanding basic laboratory techniques. Each program will also include a medical or clinical component exposing the students to opportunities and research in the medical field as well as a Traditional Knowledge component and internship and college application preparation. The objective of this contract is to provide comprehensive summer training to AIAN students in support and preparation of attending the NIH in the next few years. This is to include strategic planning and program development to support Scientific Research Preparatory Summer Course. Project requirements: The contractor shall conduct a summer internship program. The base period summer program will be based on a curriculum and schedule provided by NINDS. The internship participants shall number between 10-15 rising junior AIAN high school students for an introductory to research session (base period summer program) and a one day fall activity that will build off of the summer program for the students. Option Period One shall have a one-day spring of 2025 activity building off of the prior summer curriculum and fall activity for the same group of students. The contractor shall develop their own curriculum for option period one summer program which is more advanced and builds off of the lessons learned in the base period summer program. In Option Period One, the contractor shall utilize best efforts to retain the same group of students who participated in the Base Period. In the event a student who participated in the base period summer program elects to not participate in the option period one summer program, the contractor shall recruit and replace the departing student with a rising senior student capable of meeting the requirements of the more advanced curriculum in the option period summer program. This requirement is specific to AIAN students, therefore any recruitment of students who are not specifically AIAN are subject to approval from the Contracting Officer's Representative. The Contractor shall furnish services, qualified personnel, material, equipment, and facilities, not otherwise provided by the Government under the terms of this contract. The Contractor must have demonstrated extensive experience providing program support services, working with underserved populations, specifically AIAN populations, and coordinating programs to increase scientific experience. The contractor must have evidence of an ongoing relationship with the tribal community for whom they will provide training. The Contractor shall Coordinate with local universities and/or medical schools in region to provide a laboratory environment to host the summer program; provide personnel to staff the summer program; coordinate local travel for students to summer program; and coordinate with local universities to provide oversight for a Traditional Knowledge activity. Anticipated period of performance: The anticipated period of performance shall include one 12-month base period effective at time of award and one 12-month option period. Other important considerations: In case domestic sources are available and capable of fulfilling the Government’s need, and a future solicitation is published, the Government will use evaluation preferences in accordance with FAR 25. Capability statement /information sought. Companies that believe they possess the capabilities to provide the required products or 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 Rieka Plugge via e-mail at rieka.plugge@nih.gov. The response must be received on or before 12/27/2023, 4:00 P.M., 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. 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