Sources Sought - HHS Innovation Lab
Sources Sought #: HHS-OS-ASPR/BARDA-SS-15-011

The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Readiness (ASPR), Division of Analytic Decision Support (ADS), is seeking interested sources that are capable of designing, procuring, installing and maintaining the operations of an immersive visualization system to support ADS's content development of mathematical medical consequence modeling in The HHS Innovation Lab. ASPR is conducting this Market Survey to improve the Government's understanding of the current marketplace and to identify capable sources. Interested sources must respond with information to confirm evidence of their qualifications and capabilities. This survey will support market research obtained from multiple sources and will be utilized for planning purposes only.

This notice is for informational and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. This notice is intended strictly for Market Research is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations.

The NAICS code is 334310.

Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible.
Please see the attached SOW for additional information and preliminary requirements.

This is not a request for proposal - no proposals are being requested nor accepted at this time. All interested parties are advised that ASPR will not pay for any information or any administrative costs incurred that are associated with any response received from industry in response to this market survey. Any information provided under this market survey is for informational purposes only and will not be released. Any propriety information submitted will be protected if appropriately market. Vendor participation in any informational sessions is not a promise of future business with ASPR.
Respondents who believe that they possess the expertise and experience to meet the government's needs as described above are invited to submit technical and management capabilities addressing those requirements. These may include but are not limited to: (a) staff expertise, including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information. All respondents must indicate in their capability statement the following:

• Organization name
• Address
• DUNS number
• Business size Classification (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone, etc.) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code
• Points of contact
• Email
• Telephone number

Page Limitation: No more than five (5) pages, 8 ½ x 11.

Reponses must be received no later than 2:00 P.M. EST, 3 February 2015. Market Survey response received after the time and date specified will be determined to be late and may not be considered.

ASPR prefers that all submittals, including attachments, be submitted electronically to the following:

E-mail: [email protected]

If e-mail is your method of submission, please include "MARKET SURVEY REPONSES - HHS INNOVATION LAB" in the subject line of your e-mail. Information provided will not be released but please mark PROPRIETARY on all documents submitted. If you cannot respond electronically, please send at least two copies buy the indicated deadline to:

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Readiness
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal Building
Office of Contracts and Grants Management
Attn: Jonah Lerman - Contract Specialist 11K26
200 C Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20024

Questions and Comments:
The Government welcomes questions regarding this market survey and SOW. Questions and comments will be accepted by the point of contact identified herein via email until 28 January 2015 5:00 P.M. EST; no other form of questions or comments will be accepted. If determined relevant to the preparation of industry responses to this market survey, selected Questions and Comments may be publicly posted to www.FBO.gov.

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