SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)/ Real Time Location System (RTLS)
- Notice Date
- 7/29/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 105, Bethesda, Maryland, 20894, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20894
- Solicitation Number
- NLM-09-147-RS
- Archive Date
- 8/22/2009
- Point of Contact
- Ryan L Singletary, Phone: 301-496-6546
- E-Mail Address
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Ryan.singletary@nih.gov
(Ryan.singletary@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This Sources Sought Notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. This notice is intended strictly for Market Research. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM) is conducting a market survey to help determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and/or HUBZone small businesses capable of serving the needs identified below. Background The National Library of Medicine (NLM) provides efficient, cost-effective information technology services in support of the research and management programs offered through the National Institutes of Health. The National Library of Medicine is a partner of the Bethesda Hospitals' Emergency Preparedness Partnership (BHEPP), whose other members are the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC), National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (NIH/CC), and Suburban Hospital Healthcare System. BHEPP's main goals include: I. Respond rapidly and successfully to any emergency situation; II. Integrate the collaborative response with other community, regional, and national responses; and III. Create collaborative structures and process to serve as an exportable model for other similar centers in the Nation. The National Library of Medicine is spearheading the planning, procurement and implementation of a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) / Real Time Location System (RTLS) for the Bethesda Hospitals' Emergency Preparedness Partnership (BHEPP). Objectives The National Library of Medicine will be seeking contractor(s) that shall furnish the necessary personnel, products, materials and other services required to plan and implement a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) / Real Time Location System (RTLS) for the Bethesda Hospitals' Emergency Preparedness Partnership (BHEPP). The BHEPP has identified a critical need for the acquisition of a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) / Real Time Location System (RTLS) to directly support the current emergency preparedness initiatives of three of its members, namely, the National Naval Medical Center, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, and Suburban Hospital Healthcare System. The BHEPP requires a system that will operate on a stand-alone network, separate from BHEPP partner production networks, and a scalable system that can be implemented incrementally as more requirements are requested by the Partnership. The RFID/RTLS solution shall incorporate role-based access so as to provide BHEPP the ability to track patients and assets across all three hospitals, while at the same time providing each of the hospitals the ability to track their own patients and assets. Initial RFID/RTLS requirements will focus on patient tracking, inventory management, disaster exercise support, and systems integration as outlined below: I. Patient Tracking: Tracking of disaster victims within each of the Partnership facilities, and of stable medical/surgical patients being transported among facilities during mass casualty situations. II. Critical Asset Management: Managing/tracking critical assets to ensure easy location and mobilization during mass casualty situations. III. Systems Integration: Providing necessary application program interfaces (APIs) to facilitate the integration of the RFID/RTLS system with other BHEPP disaster response applications through open standards. IV. Disaster Exercise Support: Support collaborative multi-agency disaster exercises to demonstrate the effectiveness of RFID/RTLS technology in patient tracking and inventory management during mass casualty situations. Tasking will be performed primarily at the facilities of the Suburban Hospital, National Naval Medical Center, and National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. Meetings and coordination activities will be conducted at National Library Medicine Buildings 38 and 38A, National Institutes of Health main campus, located in Bethesda, Maryland, in addition to the other BHEPP partner locations. The proposed acquisition will be procured under FAR Part 12 in accordance with the policies and procedures under FAR Part 13- Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The period of performance will be for one year from the date of the award. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which will be considered by the National Library of Medicine. This Sources Sought notice is not a Request for Quotes (RFQ), nor is an RFQ available. Interested firms responding to this sources sought notice must adhere to the following: (a) Provide a capability statement demonstrating relevant experience, skills and ability to fulfill the Government's requirements for the above. The capability statement should contain enough sufficient detail for the Government to make an informed decision regarding your capabilities, however, the statement should not exceed 10 pages. (b) The capability statement must identify the responder's small business type and size. (c) All capability statements must be submitted electronically no later than 3:00pm eastern standard time on Friday, August 7, 2009 to Ryan Singletary ryan.singletary@nih.gov
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
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