RECOVERY ACT -- INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY -- TECHNICAL WRITER SCIENTIFIC

RECOVERY – “THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. Competition is limited to small business holders of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) issued against a General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts. Offers will be considered only from NIH BPA holders issued against GSA schedule 70 – GENERAL PURPOSE COMMERCIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE, AND SERVICES or schedule 736 TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL STAFFING (TAPS) Services contract. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart Lung, and Blood Institutes (NHLBI) for the Center for Scientific Review is seeking the assistance of an experienced contractor to provide technical writers to review grant applications for compliance with formatting, proof reading, and editing summary statements in support of its ARRA activities. This acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures and FAR Part 8.4 – Federal Supply Schedules. The resultant purchase order will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 2005- 33. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System code 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, with a size standard of $7M. Market research conducted by the Government has determined that two (2) or more GWAC or Federal Supply Service task and/or delivery order contracts that were entered into pursuant to FAR Subpart 16.5 are available with the capability to perform the services. Market research has also determined that there are a significant number of qualified small businesses capable of satisfying the requirement, therefore, the acquisition is being conducted as a total small business set aside. The Government anticipates that there will be one performance-based task / delivery order awarded for this requirement. The proposed performance period is five (5) weeks from the date of the award. Contact Debra C. Hawkins, Contracting Officer for questions or additional information by telephone at (301) 435- 0361 or electronically at [email protected] , referencing synopsis number NHLBI-PB(RG)-2009-201.