SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Cognitive Neuroscience of Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Notice Date
- 7/2/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611310
— Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-15-524
- Archive Date
- 7/24/2015
- Point of Contact
- Paul C. Marsalese,
- E-Mail Address
-
paul.marsalese@nih.gov
(paul.marsalese@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Introduction: This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. This notice is issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. NORTH AMERICAN CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The NAICS code applicable to this requirement is 611310 - Academies, College or University and the associated small business size standard of $25.5M. Background Information: The Laboratory of Brain and Cognition, Neuropsychology Section at the National Institute of Mental Health is working on a study of autism spectrum disorder. The study will occur by: 1. Working with adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorders 2. The administration and scoring of neuropsychological tests 3. The processing and analysis of structural neuroimaging data Purpose of the Requirement: The objective of this potential purchase order is to obtain the services of a trained developmental neuropsychologist with expertise in autism spectrum disorders and structural neuroimaging in the Cognitive Neuropsychology section of the Laboratory of Brain and Cognition (LBC). Contractor Requirements: The contractor shall advise NIMH staff on what to expect when working with patients on the autism spectrum, including common cognitive and behavioral strengths and difficulties. After the instructional period has concluded, NIMH staff will have the opportunity to interact with patients. The contractor shall provide sufficient guidance and oversight to the NIMH staff during the patient interaction period. The contractor will choose reliable neuropsychological assessment tools appropriate for this population in order to answer research questions and test hypotheses. Furthermore, the contractor shall teach NIMH staff the basics of neuropsychological assessment, followed by sufficient practice, training, and scoring sessions to establish good reliability prior to administering tests on patients. The contractor shall possess expertise with the latest surface-based methods which will be used to parcellate and segment the cortex and subcortex in order to provide brain morphometrics of individuals with autism spectrum disorder and control subjects. Additionally, the contractor shall train NIMH staff will to use the highly involved software to quantify brain morphometry in these groups. Contractor Experience Requirements: The contractor must have a Ph.D. in Psychology with over 10 years of documented research experience related to autism spectrum disorders and over 20 years of experience (including applied work) working with individuals on the autism spectrum. Capability Statement: Contractors that believe they possess the ability to provide the required services should submit documentation of their ability to meet the project requirements to the Contract Specialist. Contractors should also provide their Company Name, DUNS number, Physical Address, and Point of Contact Information. Interested organizations are required to identify their type of business, applicable North American Industry Classification Code, and size standards in accordance with the Small Business Administration. The government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in a response to this notice. However, responses that indicate the information therein is proprietary will be properly safeguarded for Government use only. Capability statements must include the name and telephone number of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to this market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will be considered non responsive. When submitting this information, please reference the solicitation notice number. All capability statements sent in response to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Paul Marsalese, Contract Specialist, at Paul.Marsalese@nih.gov in MS Word format within 7 calendar days of the date of this announcement. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. Concluding Statement: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a presolicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. The Government intends to negotiate a fixed price contract.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN03784399-W 20150704/150702234656-71f9d32896c33dab423ebb055f1a7f6b (fbodaily.com)
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