SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- Health Services Research Literature and Vocabulary Support - Statement of Work
- Notice Date
- 12/16/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- #519190
— All Other Information 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
- NIHLM2017920-UHP
- Archive Date
- 1/14/2017
- Point of Contact
- Uyen H Phuong, Phone: 301-496-6546
- E-Mail Address
-
phuongu@mail.nlm.nih.gov
(phuongu@mail.nlm.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Statement of Work It is the intent of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), to negotiate on a sole source with Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI Institute), 5200 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462-1298 to procure a number of proprietary information products and databases relating to health services research and healthcare technology assessment from ECRI. ECRI shall provide the following data and services: (1) machine-readable records relating to health services research and healthcare technology assessment reports and literature collected, abstracted, and indexed by ECRI; (2) delivery of the updated Universal Medical Device Nomenclature System (UMDNS) vocabulary according to NLM's Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) updating schedule; and (3) support for medical device nomenclatures and classification systems, clinical decision support, and health data standards activities. **See Statement of Work for full description of these three (3) tasks**. The Library recognizes the value of improving access to the health services research (HSR) and healthcare technology assessment (HTA) literature by including records in its databases from a number of sources, including important sources of grey literature, that is, publications that are not generally distributed through commercial publishing organizations. ECRI produces a number of information products and databases that cover HSR and HTA literature and some of ECRI's publications, e.g., Windows on Medical Technology, incorporate and synthesize findings from a wide variety of publications including grey literature publications. Additionally, NLM has an ongoing project, the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS®), which consists of major medical source vocabularies and classification systems, including ECRI's own Universal Medical Device Nomenclature System (UMDNS TM ). It is important that ECRI's UMDNS vocabulary is updated in the UMLS on an annual basis. The work of ECRI is consistent with other efforts NLM has funded in the past to enhance access to important HSR information and medical source vocabularies. NLM is the U.S. affiliate to the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organization (IHTSDO) and provides financial (membership), technical, and governance support to IHTSDO's vocabulary activities. It is anticipated that NLM will require additional support from ECRI in future years relating to medical device nomenclatures and classification systems, clinical decision support, and health data standards activities, especially those that relate to IHTSDO. ECRI is a contributing member of the Global Medical Device Nomenclature and has specialized, unique experience and expertise with this vocabulary. Additionally, ECRI has unique and specialized experience and expertise in preparing information for implementation within clinical decision support systems from their work with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National Guidelines Clearinghouse. This expertise is needed for NLM's own information products and services. ECRI, an independent, non-profit organization, is a publisher and producer of a number of proprietary databases and information products, e.g., the Healthcare Standards Directory, relating to health services research and healthcare technology assessment. ECRI, a World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Information Transfer on Medical Devices, also produces the Universal Medical Device Nomenclature System TM (UMDNS), a proprietary, international nomenclature and computer coding system for medical devices used by thousands of healthcare organizations worldwide. The National Library of Medicine has identified ECRI as the only company qualified to provide the requirements of this project. ECRI's proprietary databases and information products as well as its proprietary UMDNS vocabulary are unique and are not available from any other source. ECRI is therefore uniquely qualified to provide HSR-related machine-readable bibliographic records and its updated UMDNS vocabulary to the National Library of Medicine in the shortest possible timeframe and at least cost. ECRI also possesses the unique experience and expertise in working with the Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN) that is required for incorporation into the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organization (IHTSDO) vocabulary activities and efforts (NLM is the U.S. affiliate to the IHTSDO). Responses to this posting must be submitted via NLM's Electronic Contract Proposal Submission (eCPS) system at https://ecps.nih.gov/nlm, no later than 4:30 p.m., (Eastern-Daylight Savings Time), Friday, December 30, 2016. NOTE: For directions on using eCPS, go to https://ecps.nih.gov/nlm and click on "How to Submit." To submit your electronic proposal using eCPS, all offerors must have a valid NIH External Directory Account, which provides authentication and serves as a vehicle for secure transmission of documents and communication with the NLM. The NIH External Directory Account registration process may take up to 24 hours to become active. Submission of proposals by facsimile or e-mail is not accepted. All proposals received within fifteen (15) days from the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by NLM. NLM Synopsis No. NIHLM2017920-UHP. EMAILS AND FACSIMILES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTABLE. Firms interested in responding to this notice must be able to provide the products and services required by NLM. The offeror shall include all information necessary to document and/or supports the qualification criteria in one clearly marked section of its proposal. All responses from responsible sources will be considered. Inquiries regarding this procurement may be made to the National Library of Medicine, Office of Acquisitions, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 105, MSC 5488, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, Attention: Uyen H. Phuong, Contracting Officer, on (301) 496-6546. The contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, executive orders, rules and regulations applicable to its performance under this order. Full text of clauses and provisions are available at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): http://farsite.hill.af.mil. The FAR provisions and clauses sited herein are incorporated by reference into this solicitation. Offerors are advised to propose in accordance with the provision of FAR 52.212 1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (Oct 2016). FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (Oct 2014). Offerors are advised to provide with their offer a completed copy of the following provisions: FAR 52.212 3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (Oct 2016)-With DUNS Number Addendum [52.204-6 (April 2008)]. The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212 4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (May 2015) with Addenda [Stop Work Order, FAR 52.242-15 (August 1989) and Year 2000 Warranty-Commercial Supply Items (July 1997)]; FAR 52 212 5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (Nov 2016).
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI Institute), 5200 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, 19462-1298, United States
- Zip Code: 19462-1298
- Zip Code: 19462-1298
- Record
- SN04354058-W 20161218/161216234308-fd9a6b082680901f6954761e971cf572 (fbodaily.com)
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