SOURCES SOUGHT
D -- Scientific Computing Support - Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) - Scientific Computing Support Draft SOW
- Notice Date
- 10/21/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services, 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2129, Rockville, Maryland, 20857-0001
- ZIP Code
- 20857-0001
- Solicitation Number
- SourcesSought_RFI_Scientific_Computing
- Archive Date
- 9/28/2012
- Point of Contact
- Sherry Solodkova, Phone: 301-827-7165, Sandra R Bellinger, Phone: 301-827-7159
- E-Mail Address
-
sherry.solodkova@fda.hhs.gov, sandra.bellinger@fda.hhs.gov
(sherry.solodkova@fda.hhs.gov, sandra.bellinger@fda.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Draft SOW Food and Drug Administration Sources Sought/Request for Information for the Scientific Computing Support Contract Type: Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) This Sources Sought / Request for Information (RFI) is for information, planning and market research purposes only and shall not be construed as either a solicitation or obligation on the part of the Food and Drug Administration or its Centers. The purpose of this RFI is to help the FDA understand the industry best practices and technical solutions capable of providing the full range of services described in this RFI and the draft SOW. FDA will use this market research information to assess the market's capability to successfully meet FDA's Scientific Computing Support requirements. FDA welcomes responses from all interested parties. FDA does not intend to make a selection decision or award a contract on the basis of responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted or FDA's use of such information. Acknowledgment of receipt of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified of the outcome of the FDA's review of the information received. Additionally, the FDA does not intend to hold discussions concerning this RFI with any interested parties. However, FDA reserves the right to contact vendors if additional information is required. Instructions: Interested parties shall provide responses to the following requested information: 1. The Draft SOW describes the high-level task areas under which task orders may be released to obtain specific scientific computing engineering and technical support services. The representative technologies described in the SOW are not comprehensive; they are intended to provide an overall understanding of the breadth and technical sophistication of the technologies employed by the FDA scientific community and the level of expertise and capabilities sought by the FDA under this contract. • Are the task areas and the capabilities required clear? • Are there additional, complementary task areas that you would suggest to fully support the FDA's stated objectives? • What changes, additions, updates, and clarifications would you suggest? 2. Please provide a narrative explaining how you would approach providing the range of highly specialized, highly technical, science-facing IT services to a scientific community. If applicable, describe how the approach has proven successful in past efforts that are similar to this one in size, scope and complexity. Recommend performance and customer satisfaction measures and indicators that would give FDA adequate ability to monitor the quality of the services provided. (Limit 5 pages.) 3. If you identified any gaps in the task areas in the Draft Statement of Work, please describe any relevant projects where your company provided the service or support identified and what complementary scientific objectives were achieved. 4. FDA activities have had success with Scientific Computing Support models where the personnel assigned have multiple years of Scientific Laboratory experience and/or an advanced Scientific Education (BS/MS+). Please provide a list of suggested Labor Categories to support the work described in the draft SOW. Include a brief narrative description of each Labor Category that identifies education, certification, and experience you deem critical or necessary to successfully execute this work. In addition, please provide an estimated range of labor rates for the suggested Labor Categories. 5. Please provide documentation of the size of your business. If you are classified as a small business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone small business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business and/or SBA 8(a) certified small business, please provide a capability statement in addition to the other information for acquisition strategy determination. 6. FDA has critical field locations - including 19 district offices and 16 field laboratories across the country. NCTR operates from its headquarters in Jefferson, Arkansas. Task orders under this contract may involve either sustained support or on-demand support at some of these locations - or both. Describe your approach to addressing requirements and projects outside the National Capital Region. 7. How would you address divergent task order reporting requirements across FDA Centers? How would you streamline the information into a single report at the Contract level? 8. How would you accommodate simultaneous task orders that require multiple resources with specialized technical capabilities in diverse technologies - both current and emerging? 9. Please provide documentation of the size of your business. If you are classified as a small business, HubZone small business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman-owned small business and/or 8(a) certified small business, please provide a detailed capability statement, focusing on your firm's proven ability to provide the range of scientific computing support services. Additionally, please demonstrate your firm's capability to meet the requirements of FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting. 10. Please provide suggested appropriate North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and rationale. 11. Please provide the following: a. Organization name b. DUNS number c. Organization's website d. Contact Name e. Contact Telephone f. Contact E-mail address g. Size designation h. Number of employees in your organization i. Your organization's current and gross revenue (past year?) 12. Provide information concerning contract vehicles available to be used by the FDA in acquiring the services outlined in the draft SOW (GSA Federal Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contract, etc.). All Interested Parties Shall Respond By Sending CDs (1 original & 1 copy) To the Following Address: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Office of Acquisition & Grants Services ATTN: Sherry Solodkova, Contracting Officer 5630 Fishers Lane, HFA-500 Room 1087 Rockville, MD 20857 Attachments: 1. Draft IDIQ SOW
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Please see Draft IDIQ SOW, United States
- Record
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