Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE PROJECT TITLE: Magnet Recognition Program Consultant DEPARTMENT: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center (CC), Nursing Department INTRODUCTION The National Institute... SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE PROJECT TITLE: Magnet Recognition Program Consultant DEPARTMENT: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center (CC), Nursing Department INTRODUCTION The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center (CC), Office of Purchasing and Contracts (OPC) is issuing this Sources Sought Notice as a means of conducting Market Research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for a Magnet Recognition Program Consultant for the NIH Clinical Center (CC), Nursing Department. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE The primary place of performance for this requirement is as follows: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (CC) Nursing Department 10 Center Drive, Building 10 Bethesda, MD 20892 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The Period of Performance for this requirement shall consist of a Base Period of twelve (12) months commencing at the time of Contract Award and three (3) one (1) year Option Periods. Options to increase quantities may be exercised by formal modification to the contract should there be a need to provide additional services or support. FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, will be included and shall not exceed one hundred and eighty (180) Calendar Days. The services pertaining to the this requirement must be in place No-Later-Than (NLT) September of 2021 CONTRACT TYPE In accordance with FAR PART 16.202, a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract type will be utilized for this acquisition. DISCLAIMER This Sources Sought Notice is for informational purposes only. This Notice does not constitute a Solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Federal Government. Responses of any form are not offers and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. No funds are available to pay for preparation of responses to this announcement. Any information submitted by Respondents to this notice is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned to the Responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future Request for Quote (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Proposal (RFP), if any issued. If a Solicitation is released, it will be released via the Government-Wide Point of Entry (GPE). It is the responsibility of potential Offerors to monitor the GPE for additional information pertaining to this requirement. BACKGROUND REQUIRED CAPABILITIES Further detail/requirement specifics are provided in the draft Statement of Work (SOW) attached to this announcement. If your organization has the potential capacity to meet this need, please provide the following information: Organization Name and Mailing Address Organizational Point of Contact (Include Telephone Number and E-mail Address) CAGE Code and DUNS Number Business Size Website Address Title your response with “Sources Sought Response for NIH/CC/OPC for a ” Tailor Capability Statements to effectively address the particulars of this effort. ELIGIBLITY In accordance with FAR 19.502-2, a Total (100%) Small Business Set-Aside is being considered for this requirement. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code contemplated for this project is 541990 (All Other Professional,Scientific and Technical Services). The NAICS code size standard for 541 is $16.5 to be considered a Small Business. However, Respondents may identify other potential NAICS Codes and the reasoning to support the recommendation. This Sources Sought Notice is not intended to discourage competition from any business interested in this requirement. Since the current capabilities must be confirmed, ALL ELIGIBLE BUSINESSES (including Large Business efforts) are encouraged to respond. The Government is not obligated and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this Sources Sought Notice. Potential Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to conduct business with the Federal Government. The registration process is free, but does take time and effort on behalf of a firm to complete. Interested parties are encouraged to start the registration process early so the firm can be considered for award. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUBMISSION DETAILS Interested parties shall submit a Capability Statement in the following format: Page Limit: 20 Pages Single-Sided Page size shall be no greater than 8 1/2" x 11". The top, bottom, left, and right margins shall be a minimum of one (1) inch each. Font size shall be no smaller than 11-point. Arial or Times New Roman fonts are required. Characters shall be set at no less than normal spacing and 100% scale. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no smaller than eight (8)-point and may be landscape. Line spacing shall be set at no less than single space. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. Page numbers, company logos, and headers and footers may be within the page margins only and are not bound by the 11-point font requirement. Footnotes to text shall not be added. Annexes, documentation, attachments or the like, not specifically required by this announcement, such will count against the page limitations. Pages in violation of these instructions, either by exceeding the margin, font, or spacing restrictions or by exceeding the total page limit for a particular volume, will not be evaluated. The deadline for response to this Sources Sought Notice is No-Later-Than (NLT) 12:00 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday, July 29, 2021. Please submit all documentation via email in PDF Format and state in the subject line “Sources Sought Response for NIH/CC/OPC for "Magnet Recognition Program Consultant Services" to Gail Akinbinu, (Contract Specialist) at gakinbinu@nih.gov. Responses received after this date and time will not be reviewed. It is your responsibility to ensure your response is received. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Respondents WILL NOT be notified of the results of this Sources Sought Notice. If and when a Solicitation is issued, the Solicitation will be posted via https://sam.gov/content/home under Contract Opportunities. It is the Respondent’s responsibility to monitor the aforementioned site for the release of any Synopsis or Solicitation. The Government will not award a Purchase Order or Contract as a result of this announcement. The Government shall not assume any costs for preparing or submitting any information in response to the market survey or the Government's use of the information. Any Proprietary Information should be clearly identified as “Proprietary Information”. This Sources Sought Notice is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), Request for Quote (RFQ), or Request for Proposal (RFP), and should not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue an Order/Contract or otherwise pay for the information solicited. This Sources Sought Notice is for information and planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to any Contractual Agreement. All questions must be submitted to the individual(s) identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no Basis for Claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought Notice.