SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Pre-Doctoral Training In Genetic Counseling
- Notice Date
- 12/13/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 611310
— Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- 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-CSB-(HG)-2011-044-DLM
- Archive Date
- 12/30/2010
- Point of Contact
- Dorothy Maxwell, Phone: 301-435-0352
- E-Mail Address
-
maxwelld@mail.nih.gov
(maxwelld@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Office of Acquisition (OA) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a noncompetitive sole source basis to Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 North Broadway, Hampton House 255, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 for expenditures towards the Pre-doctoral training in Genetic Counseling. The sole source determination is based on the fact that National Institute of Health (NIH) is the nation’s largest medical research agency and the primary Federal agency conducting, supporting and making medical discoveries that improve people’s health and save lives. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), NIH Intramural Research Program in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University have a shared interest in scientific progress in the field of genetic counseling and the training of the next generation of outstanding investigators that will advance in the filed in the interest of national health. These organizations have chosen to jointly cooperate in the training of master’s level and doctoral level students in genetic counseling. The John’s Hopkins University will provide didactic instruction, academic support and thesis mentoring including the awarding of master’s and doctoral degrees to candidates that have successfully completed the program requirements. The Bloomberg School of Public Health will provide the basic formal educational structure for the students within its present programs, including administrative and course support. The National Institute of Health and Johns Hopkins University has a history of excellence in genetic counseling research and it is valuable to jointly cooperate in the training of the master’s level and doctoral level students in genetic counseling. Due to the shared academic vigor and research focus of both institutions, there is no institution better suited to provide a formal education structure, academic, administrative, and course support to candidates for their masters of science. Only one responsible source and no other institution will satisfy agency requirements. The Contractor: • The Contractor shall offer day-to-day administrative support towards the program as well as academic course support for each graduate school student. Contractor Requirements: • The Contractor shall maintain long term commitments to all graduate students for continued guidance. • The Contractor shall encourage students to have short-term research opportunities. • The Contractor shall ensure that additional students recruited are of at least the same academic standard of current students. • The Contractor shall adjunct faculty status for NIH investigators involved in program. • The Contractor shall offer admissions support through the Office of Graduate Admissions. Government Responsibilities: • The Government shall (faculty) meet criteria for initial and continued membership in the graduate faculty; • The Government shall (faculty) participate in graduate courses, seminars, research conferences journal club and the creation of new graduate level courses; and • The Government (faculty) shall receive adjunct faculty appointment at the Johns Hopkins University. Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 611310, Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools with size standard in dollars $7.0M Per Annum. The acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 13, simplified acquisition procedures, therefore the requirements of FAR Part 6 B Competitive Requirements are not applicable (FAR Part 6.001) and the resultant purchase order will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-46 (October 29, 2010). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this synopsis, by December 15, 7:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The determination by the Government not to compete the 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 future competitive procurement. Inquires to this announcement, referencing synopsis number NHLBI-CSB-(HG)-2011-044-DLM, may be submitted to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Office of Acquisition, COAC Services Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 6149, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7902, Attention: Dorothy Maxwell. Response may be submitted electronically to maxwelld@mail.nih.gov. Faxes will not be accepted. Responses will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN02343347-W 20101215/101213234059-d6b917bc18aea45221e72ed97c5693a1 (fbodaily.com)
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