MODIFICATION
A -- Management of the Primate Aging Database
- Notice Date
- 9/10/2007
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (NAICS 2002)
- 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
- NIHAG2007001
- Response Due
- 9/13/2007
- Point of Contact
- Louis Kuta, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-496-8024, Fax 301-402-0178
- E-Mail Address
-
kutal@od.nih.gov
- Description
- This is a sources sought synopsis seeking potential vendors that have the experience and capability to fulfill the attached requirement. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR TECHNICAL OR COST PROPOSAL. NO SOLICITAITON IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME AND REQUESTS FOR SOLICITATION PACKAGES WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. This sources sought announcement is in support of market research being conducted by the National Institutes of Health to identify small business sources (including small business programs: 8(a), HubZone, and Service Disabled Veteran) that are capable of performing the requirements identified in the Description and in the paragraphs below. The intended procurement will be classified under 2007 NAICS 541712 (previously 541710 under the 2002 NAICS). The Primate Aging Database (PAD) is a searchable database developed to allow analysis of age-related traits in non-human primates (NHP). Currently, the database contains data from 20 species at 11 different institutions, comprising over 3000 individual animals and 500,000 data points. About 80% of the data is from rhesus monkeys. Current data fields are primarily lifespan, body composition parameters, and blood chemistry parameters, although addition of other parameters is possible. The PAD is useful for analyses of species differences in normal aging processes, studies on biomarkers of normal aging and age-related pathologies, and determination of baseline levels in geriatric NHP colonies. The PAD was written on a Microsoft Access platform and was converted to a web-based platform under the current contract, N01-AG-3-1014. The purpose of the Primate Aging Database (PAD) is to compile data on biological measurements in non-human primates (NHP) from as many primate colonies as possible and disseminate this information to the scientific community. This will provide a new research resource to allow investigators to analyze the effect of aging on many biomarkers with the goal of identifying parameters that define the aging process. It will serve the added function of providing normative values for researchers and veterinarians providing care to aged NHP, allowing them to better assess the health of their charges. This resource will promote advances in aging research without requiring additional animals since it will bring together a large amount of data generated by many different institutions and investigators. The objective of this contract is to host and maintain PAD on the Contractor?s server, provide it to investigators in the research community, provide technical assistance with its use, and continue to add data on biological measurements in non-human primates. The Government will provide to the Contractor the PAD and software that have already been developed. All data in the database, the software, and the codebook shall remain property of the Government. Independently, and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall provide all the necessary services, qualified personnel, material, and equipment (except for those to be furnished by the government as specified elsewhere in this contract) to perform the work required by this contract as set forth below. Specifically, the Contractor shall: 1. Transfer PAD and the PAD customer database to a secure server at the Contractor?s facility and maintain a back-up copy, provide all maintenance and repairs to keep the server functioning properly. A transition period of no more than one month should be proposed, and the PAD shall be off-line for no more than 48 hours during the transition period. Note: offerors should provide details on the transfer of the database and how the transition period will be structured. 2. Provide the PAD to investigators in the research community via the password protected website. All costs associated with distribution of the PAD to investigators shall be borne by the contract. As liaison with the research community, the Contractor shall be responsible for evaluating all applications for a password to PAD to ensure the users are legitimate researchers and for informing investigators of the publication policy as set forth by the PAD Steering Committee and communicated to the Contractor by the Project Officer. 3. Provide technical assistance to investigators using PAD, through one-on-one consultations and refinements to the codebook. 4. Fix any reported problems with the PAD software and the hardware housing the database. Any significant problems affecting utilization of the database by investigators shall be reported to the Project Officer immediately. The Contractor shall keep a log of all significant problems encountered by investigators attempting to access PAD, and report these problems in the semi-annual progress reports (4.A. below). 5. Maintain viewer controls on access to data. Data in PAD is available to users as means, medians and graphs, but individual data points are not identified. Only submitters are allowed to see their own raw data. The Project Officer will inform the Contractor of any changes in the policy on data access that the PAD Steering Committee implements. The Contractor does not have the authority to make changes to data access without the authorization of the Project Officer. 6. Solicit new data from the research community as directed by the Project Officer, enter the data into PAD, and perform quality control analyses of the data. Data will be solicited from institutions that have already contributed data to PAD, as updates and data on new animals becomes available, and from new sources identified by the Project Officer or by the Contractor and approved by the Project Officer. The Contractor shall be responsible for informing investigators of the data ownership policy, as developed by the PAD Steering Committee and provided by the Project Officer. Note: the format in which the data will be submitted will vary from source to source. Some data will be submitted electronically in a format compatible with electronic transfer into the database; other data will be submitted as paper copies that need to be manually entered. 7. Maintain a list of all recipients of the passwords to the database and all publications resulting from the use of PAD. 8. Maintain a back-up copy of the database, codebook and software to protect against accidental loss. The back up should be up-dated every week and stored off-site or on-site in a fireproof safe. 9. Provide security for all computers that contain copies of the database and all supporting information required by this statement of work, including locking down computers and using password protection for access to the computer files containing information relating to the database and investigators using the database. 10. Advertise the PAD by demonstrations at scientific meetings. Contract personnel shall attend and sponsor a booth at 2-3 scientific meetings per year, to be approved in advance by the Project Officer, and provide directed, hands-on demonstrations of the PAD. The period of performance will be based on continued scientific interest in this resource. Therefore, a contract consisting of one base year and four option years is suggested. The anticipated start date is September 1, 2008 continuing through August 31, 2013. Semi-annual progress reports shall be delivered to the Project Officer (1 copy) and the Contracting Officer (1 copy) within thirty (30) calendar days of the end of each six month period of the contract. The initial report shall be submitted for the first full six months of the contract performance including any fractional part of the initial month. Thereafter, the reporting period shall consist of six full calendar months. A semi-annual report will not be required for the period when the final report is due. Semi-annual progress reports shall include any changes in Contractor personnel, the number of staff-hours committed to the contract project for the reporting period, the source and number of data points entered into the database for each species, a summary of revisions to the codebook completed during the reporting period, a list of investigators who received login passwords to the database, a list of publications resulting from use of the database, and any technical problems reported by investigators and how they were addressed. A final report shall be submitted to the Project Officer (1 copy) and the Contracting Officer (1 copy) on or before completion of this contract. The final report shall include a summation of the work performed under the entire contract period of performance, including the number of data points entered for each species, investigators who received the database, publication resulting from use of the database, and any technical problems reported by investigators and how they were addressed. Two (2) copies (CDs) of the most up-to-date version of the database shall be submitted to the Project Officer with the final report. Interested small businesses are invited to submit a capability statement addressing the ability to satisfy the requirement. The capability statement should reference sources sought synopsis number NIHAG2007001 and should be no longer than 15 pages in length (personnel qualifications are not included in page count) and shall include the following: (1) name and address of the company; size standard and small business program status of the company as listed under www.ccr.gov; (2) point of contact with name, title, telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address; (3) DUNS number; (4) contractor's capability statement that demonstrates the firm's ability, knowledge, and experience specific to the requirements set forth in the draft statement of work; (5) lists of three clients to whom similar types of services have been previously provided within the last three years to include contract number, dollar value, and name and telephone number of point of contact; and (6) qualifications and experience of any key personnel likely to perform directly under any resultant contract. Technical Specifications of current version of the PAD: - Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux - Web Server: Apache - Language: Java - Database: MySQL v5.0.27 THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether sufficient small businesses possess the experience, expertise, and qualifications to ensure competition under a set-aside acquisition. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement as a set-aside based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested firms are to mail two copies of their capability statement to the address identified in this synopsis no later than 2 pm EST September 13, 2007. Faxed or e-mail responses will not be accepted. When utilizing a courier service, Federal Express, UPS, or Express Mail, the city, state, and zip code MUST read ROCKVILLE, MD 20852. Points of Contact Primary Point of Contact: Louis A. Kuta, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 496-8024, Fax (301) 402-0178, Email kutal@od.nih.gov. Secondary Point of Contact: Robert T. Coonley, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 496-8413, Fax (301) 402-0178, Email coonleyr@od.nih.gov. NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (10-SEP-2007). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 29-OCT-2007, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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