SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- BASIC CLIENT SUBSCRIPTION W/SUBSTRUCTURE SEARCH MODULE
- Notice Date
- 8/13/2008
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 813920
— Professional Organizations
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Nat'l Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, & Kidney Diseases, 2 Democracy Plaza, Suite 700W, 6707 Democracy Blvd., MSC 5455, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5455
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5455
- Solicitation Number
- NIHDK2008077-A
- Archive Date
- 8/25/2008
- Point of Contact
- Tina Robinson, Phone: 301-402-8778
- E-Mail Address
-
robinsti@mail.nih.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation number is NIHDK2008077-A, and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation/contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-26. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 813920 and the business size standard is $6.5M. However, this solicitation is not set aside for small business. This acquisition is being conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. The National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) intends to contract on a sole source basis with Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of American Chemical Society - 1155 16th Street, Washington, DC 20036, for the fulfillment of a requirement for Subscription/SciFinder Database access for Nine (9) single user access for Basic Client Subscription with Substructure Search Module Access. Subscription is based on a 12 month contract term. This database provides a unique and critical resource for resource for researchers working in the area of synthetic organic chemistry. Much of the information provided by these searches is not found in public databases since CAS also catalogs chemical data found in United States patents. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of the 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1), FAR 6.302. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations however, all responses received, within 10 days from the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. The offeror must include a completed copy of the provision of FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items with its offer. The provisions of FAR Clause 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items; FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items; FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items; and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items – Deviation for Simplified Acquisitions applies to this acquisition. The offeror must include in their Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. The clauses are available in full text at http://www.arnet.gov/far. Interested vendors capable of furnishing the government with the service specified in this synopsis should submit their quotation to the below address. Quotations will be due ten (10) calendar days from the publication date of this synopsis or by August 22, 2008, 3pm Eastern Standard Time. The quotation must reference “Solicitation number” NIHDK2008077-A. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. Quotations must be submitted in writing to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 6707 Democracy Blvd., Room 774B, Bethesda, Maryland 20817, Attention: Tina Robinson. Faxed copies will not be accepted. Email copies will not be accepted.
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