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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 31, 2008 FBO #2439
SPECIAL NOTICE

R -- Ethic Support Services

Notice Date

7/29/2008
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

541611 — Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
 

ZIP Code

20892-7902
 

Solicitation Number

NHLBI-PB-AR-2008-215-RCO
 

Response Due

9/11/2008 5:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

9/26/2008
 

Point of Contact

Rosie C Owens,, Phone: (301) 435-0365, Kathleen Marsden,, Phone: 301.435.0364
 

E-Mail Address

rowens@mail.nih.gov, marsdenk@nhlbi.nih.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

THIS IS A SOLE / SINGLE SOURCE, NON-COMPETITIVE NOTICE. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This sole/single source, non-competitive notice is prepared in accordance FAR Parts 5 and 13. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. FAR Part 6 – Competition Requirements, is not applicable to contracts awarded using the simplified acquisition procedures of FAR Part 13, not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. This announcement constitutes the only notice; proposals are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The resultant acquisition will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 13, simplified acquisition procedures and the resultant purchase order will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 05-26 (as of June 12, 2008). The total estimated amount of this contract is NOT expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold of $100,000.00. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System code 541611, with size standard of $6.5. Market Research conducted by the Government in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 10, Market Research, has determined that only HAUSMANTECH can perform the requisite services specified herein. THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Office of Acquisition (OA), for the National Institute of Arthritis intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a sole source noncompetitive basis to HAUSMANTECH, 13704 Valley Drive, Rockville, MD, 20850-5440 to complete ongoing Ethics Support Services. Background: Many Ethics documents and processes are known to have long latency period. In addition, analysis of financial disclosure forms often require extensive follow-up to obtain additional information and clarification. Therefore, it is likely that some items by the end the project period are pending. The Consultant will therefore, supply to the Institute at the conclusion of the contract period a report listing those items not yet been completed. Task Performed during Phase I, Phase II and the final Phase are as follows: 1) Review and recommend actions on financial disclosure, outside activities, and official duty activities with outside organizations. 2) Manage all aspects of public and confidential disclosures. 3) Coordinate the notification of employees as it relates to reporting procedures. 4) Review NIH ethics forms for completeness and compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. 5) Provide advice to NIAMS managers, supervisors, contractual employees, and vendor personnel on matters covered by the Ethics in Government Act, federal criminal Conflict of Interest Statutes, Procurement Integrity Act, and Standards of Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch. 6) Coordinate the solicitation, processing, tracking, analysis and follow-up of all Public Financial Disclosure Forms (SF-278), Confidential Financial Disclosure Forms (OGE-450), and Annual Report of Outside Activities (HHS-521), using the NIH Enterprise Ethics System, such that they can be certified by the DEC. 7) Prepare and submit the annual ethics training reports. Provide, as requested, an ethic orientation to new Advisory Council Members. 8) Identify specific ethics problem(s) to be addressed by obtaining information and input from the Office of the Director, NIAMS. 9) Review in concert with NHLBI Committee Management Service Center, financial disclosure forms for each Advisory Council member, before each Council meeting. 10) Prepare a poster on conflict of interest ethics, if required, at the annual Intramural Ethics retreat. 11) Coordinate and review other ethic activities as needed, including official duty activities, outside activities, honorary degrees, awards, widely attended gatherings, CRADAs, clinical protocols, Materials Transfer Agreements, waivers and authorizations, HHS-716 review, and the like, so that they can be signed by the DEC. 12) Review travel documentation for ethics purposes. Serve as the Liaison with the NIH Ethics Office. 13) Define Ethics communication objectives and identify the intended audience (s) and potential distribution partners, thereby developing a communication strategy and plan. 14) Attend meetings of the DECs and Ethics Coordinators. 15) Respond to ad hoc ethics inquiries from institute staff. 16) Maintain ethics files. 17) Transfer ethics records to other Institutes and Centers as appropriate 18) Prepare other reports as requested by the NIH Ethics Office during the course of the project period. The service level of effort is not to exceed 1000 hours. The period of performance is from date of award to April 30, 2009. Through competitive procedures Hausmantech was awarded a purchase order to conduct Phase I and Phase II of Ethic Support Services. The Government anticipates that there will be one performance based service contract awarded for this requirement. Deliverables: The consultant will work under the direction of the NIAMS Office of the Directors, who will provide guidance an overall direction related to completion of the objectives of this assignment. The consultant will meet the needs of the NIAMS, as they arise, within general guidelines provided by the assigned Project Officer (PO). This will be in the form of specific monthly written reports as set by the PO. A final inspection and acceptance of all work performed by the consultant will be performed by the Director as the Project Officer. Place of Performance: NIAMS, Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, Maryland 20892. Government will provide standard office furniture, telephone, computer equipment and all other secure supplies and equipment to perform and maintain sensitive and confidential information. When parking off and on site the consultant will be provided with a parking permits. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. The resulting acquisition will be entered into pursuant to the acquisition authority set forth in FAR 6.302-1 and 41 U.S.C. 253(c) (1) and HHSAR 306-302-1. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The sole source determination is based upon HAUSMAN’S in-depth experience, knowledge skills and experience gained during the process of working with NIAMS Office of the Director, Project Officer and immediate staffers; which entails sensitive internal personnel information. Mr. Hausman is uniquely familiar with NIH and NIAMS Ethics service is best needed to conduct this highly delicate transfer. Therefore an award to any other source is not feasible nor practical. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within 45 days after publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquires to this notice, referencing number NHLBI-PB-(AR)2008-215-RCO may be submitted to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Office of Acquisition, Procurement Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 6128, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7902, Attention: Rosie C. Owens, Contract Specialist. Response may be submitted electronically to rowens@nhlbi.nih.gov or marsdenk@hlbi.nih.gov and by fax to (301) 480-3345. Responses will only be accepted if dated on or before 5:00pm on September 11, 2008, and signed by an authorized company representative.
 

Web Link

FedBizOpps Complete View
(https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=0e21ead873adf3875e64403bf2442a9b&tab=core&_cview=1)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0001, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-0001, United States

Zip Code: 20892-0001
 

Record

SN01625344-W 20080731/080729223533-0e21ead873adf3875e64403bf2442a9b (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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