SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Admin Support Services
- Notice Date
- 3/23/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 561110
— Office Administrative Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Administration, 6011 Executive Blvd, Rm 538, Rockville, MD, 20892-7663, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7663
- Solicitation Number
- 263-2007-Q-DT-0117
- Response Due
- 4/5/2007
- Point of Contact
- Lloyd Garnes, Purchasing Agent, Phone 301-402-3341, Fax 301-480-3476, - Lloyd Garnes, Purchasing Agent, Phone 301-402-3341, Fax 301-480-3476,
- E-Mail Address
-
lgarnes@od.nih.gov, lgarnes@od.nih.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- NIH is seeking qualified, capable and interested small business, small disadvantaged business, HUBZone small business, veteran owned small, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, and women owned small business, very small business and emerging small business concerns that can provide the NIH with the following: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and capability of interested businesses to provide support services for the Vendor Prompt Payment Act compliance study. C.1 The Contractor shall have substantial knowledge and experience in Government contracting NIH operating environment, the NIH Service and Supply Fund (SSF), accounting environment, NIH purchasing and contracting process, NIH supply inventory system and other systems and processes as they relate to the various facets of the NIH, Office of Financial Management (OFM) payment operation. C.2 The Contractor shall have extensive knowledge and experience in federal acquisition regulations, HHS and NIH policy and procedures relating to the acquisition and payment process. C.3 The Contractor shall have extensive knowledge and experience (a minimum of five years) in working with NIH staff members at all organizational levels, and representatives from businesses and industry transacting business with the Government to discuss various aspects of receiving, payments and invoice processing. C.4 The Contractor shall have the ability to review the below listed chapters of the Vendor Pay Process Study to Improve Compliance with the Prompt Payment Act final report dated April 14, 2006, conducting appropriate analysis and coordinating with appropriate OFM management and assisting in the design and development of an operating plan designed to improve the vendor payment process and enhance compliance with legislative and regulatory accounting requirements. a) Chapter 4, Observations, made from the study of the NIH current payment process, (Attachment 1) and; b) Chapter 5, Recommendations that addresses the issues identified in Chapter 4 for improving the NIH PPA compliance. (Attachment 2). C.5 The Contractor shall coordinate and prepare corrective action approaches and written guidance and/or instructions or changes that will promote overall improvement of the NIH, OFM services to the NIH community and the vendor payment processes. C.6 The Government will provide the necessary office space, office equipment, supplies, system access and other items or materials needed to perform the work on-site. C.7 The Period of Performances shall be one year from the date of award. This request is for interested firms with the capability of providing the required position to submit a capability statement along with projected pricing, to assist the Government in determining in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.502-2(b) whether or not this acquisition will be set-aside for any of the programs described above. The intended acquisition will be classified under North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code 561110 All respondents are requested to identify their firm’s size and type of business. Interested firms responding to this market survey must provide (a) capability statement demonstrating their experience, skills and capability to fulfill the Government?s requirements for the above. The capability statement shall be in sufficient enough detail, but not to exceed 10 pages, so that the Government can determine the experience and capability of your firm to provide the requirements above. Your capability statement, not to exceed 10 pages, should include references. A copy of the capability statement must be received at the address identified in this synopsis by no later than close of business (1:00p.m local time) on April 04, 2007. Responses by fax or e-mail WILL BE ACCEPTED. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Point of Contact Lloyd Garnes, Purchasing Agent, Phone (301) 402-3341, Fax (301) 480-3476, Email garnesl@od.nih.gov NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (23-MAR-2007). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 28-MAR-2007, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/OoA/263-2007-Q-DT-0117/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, MD
- Zip Code: 20892
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN01261647-F 20070330/070328224124 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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