NIA 21-005750

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Post Date/ Solicitation Issue Date
Closing Response Date
Proposed Award Date
Project Title
In Vivo Study Management Tool
Contracting Office
National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Contact Points

Primary Contract Specialist

Katie
Cartwright
Katie.Cartwright@nih.gov

Secondary Contracting Officer

Malita
Dyson
Malita.Dyson@nih.gov
NAICS Code Number
511210
Software Publishers
Small Business Size Standard
$41,500,000
FPDS Classification Code
D318
Estimated Period of Performance
Delivery is requested within 90 days of award.
Competition Status
Brand Name Only
Single-Sole Source Determination
A robust, research-scale sized program and storage solution, in real-time across several users on the same plate form is required. The material or service must be compatible in all aspects (form, fit, and function) with existing systems presently installed. The new item/service must coordinate, connect, or interface with the existing system by organizing, scheduling, providing alerts, storage, in real-time across several users and media platforms.
Background/Description of Requirement

The National Institute of Aging (NIA) is in need of an In Vivo Study Management Tool for the Successful Trajectories of Aging: Reserve and Resilience in RatS (STARRRS), a newly initiated longitudinal study of neurocognitive reserve and resilience in rats. This tool would:

  • facilitate planning, scheduling, and completing longitudinal assessments ensuring that assessment facilities/equipment as well as staff are efficiently utilized, and
  • store data about animals in the study that would be accessible to all members of the STARRRS team.

 

Specific requirements of the in vivo study management tool are:

  1. Software program designed for organizing and scheduling all procedures for a complicated animal study versus scheduling animal facility operations.
  2. Provide at least 5 user profiles for study management tool.
  3. Store and organize study protocols.
  4. Provide a means to plan and schedule all study activities for all animals in the study in real time so that all entries are synced immediately.
  5. Provide alerts/reminders to users about which assessments must be completed for each rat.
  6. Organize data about physiological samples collected during the study.
  7. Collect, organize and store data entered by technicians about animals in the study.
  8. Must be accessible across media devices with user credentials.
  9. Provide real-time data reports.

 

ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PROVISIONS, AND REPRESENTATIONS 

Offerors MUST complete the provision at 52.204-24 and 52.204-26 and submit completed copies as separate documents with their quotation.

 

 1. FAR 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Aug 2020)

2. FAR 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Aug 2020)

3. FAR 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (Oct 2020)

 

All responses must be received by April 11, 2021 at 5pm EST and must reference announcement / solicitation number 21-005750.  Responses may be submitted electronically to Katie Cartwright, 667-205-2644 (Katie.Cartwright@nih.gov).  Fax responses will not be accepted.

 

Interested parties may identify in writing their interest and capability in response to this requirement. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.

All responses must be received by closing date and must reference the announcement. Responses may be submitted electronically to the attention of the contract specialist. Fax responses will not be accepted.

All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.

Interested parties may identify in writing their interest and capability in response to this requirement. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties’ bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.

All responses must be received by closing date and must reference the announcement. Responses may be submitted electronically to the attention of the contract specialist. Fax responses will not be accepted.

All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.