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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.

BACKGROUND

The Exhibition Program at the National Library of Medicine produces special displays, traveling banner exhibitions, education resources, and websites about the cultural and social history of science, medicine, and technology for libraries, museums, and cultural institutions and audiences across the country and around the world.

To find more information about the Exhibition Program and its portfolio of exhibition projects please go to www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibitions

OBJECTIVES

To provide exhibition coordination services for all phases (content development, design, and fabrication) for two distinct projects: the history of domestic violence and forensic nursing, scheduled for promotion mid-August 2015, and the history of health care reform, scheduled to launch before December 2015.

The history of domestic violence includes a special display, traveling banner exhibition, and online exhibition with education resources, and a digital gallery with an extensive digitized archival collection.

The history of health care reform has a traveling banner exhibition, an online exhibition with education resources, and a digital gallery with an undetermined number of digitized materials.

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

The exhibition coordinator performs tasks in support of higher level Exhibit Specialists. Duties include:

The Incumbent assists in the installation of assets and operating exhibitions, educational resources, and online projects. Tasks involve developmental technical work related to research, interpretation, and writing, as well as acquisition, preparation, recording, and cataloging for display assets belonging to the National Library of Medicine, other organizations and institutions, and private lenders.

The exhibition coordinator performs tasks in support of education programs that provide access to exhibition concepts for educators and student audiences. The exhibition coordinator collaborates with Team Lead Exhibit Specialists to create products that enhance formal and informal teaching and learning.

The exhibition coordinator assists in the planning of original visual treatments for printed publications or exhibits, or the visual aspects of oral presentations. The exhibition coordinator participates in review and decisions about design matters such as size, layout, kind and quality of materials, medium, color schemes, typography, lighting effects, specific visual elements or materials to be incorporated (e.g., photos, illustrations, or artifacts), reproduction methods, or fabrication techniques.

The exhibition coordinator tracks and monitors information related to assets and scripts, and education resources. The exhibition coordinator prepares and presents asset data to Senior Exhibit Specialists for subsequent development and production.

The exhibition coordinator works with Senior Exhibit Specialists to ensure the physical and legal security of all assets borrowed from other organizations, institutions, or individuals while in the custodial care of the National Library of Medicine.

The exhibition coordinator assists in the management of a traveling exhibition component of the Exhibition Program including recommending tour schedules, confirming bookings, creating supporting documentation, providing customer service, and troubleshooting. Documentation and reports will be prepared so as to conform to Section 508 accessibility requirements (1194.41). Common application checklists are available at http://www.hhs.gov/web/508/accessiblefiles/checklists.html

ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

The period of performance shall be for a base period of up to six months and one twelve month option year period. The period of performance shall begin around late August 2014.

OTHER IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS

The proposed acquisition will be procured in accordance with the policies and procedures under FAR 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which will be considered by the National Library of Medicine. This Sources Sought Notice is not a Request for Quotations (RFQ), nor is an RFQ available.
Interested firms responding to this Sources Sought Notice must provide a capability statement that displays the following:
(a) Microsoft Word or PDF file in 12 point font
(b) DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone, etc) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code)
(c) Technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses
(d) Staff expertise, including their availability, experience, and formal and other training;
(e) Current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work;
(f) Prior completed projects of similar nature;
(g) Corporate experience and management capability; and
(h) Examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information;
The capability statement should contain enough sufficient detail for the Government to make an informed decision regarding your capabilities; however, the statement should not exceed 3 pages (excluding attachments.)

All capability statements must be submitted electronically no later than 11:00am eastern time on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 to Maryann Carroll, at [email protected].

Disclaimer and Important Notes: 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 pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).

 

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