NIH Common Fund OSC Share Point Support Bridge Contractview on SAM.gov

1.0 DESCRIPTION: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director (OD), Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPS), Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC), intends to procure IT services for 6 months, on a sole source basis to maintain and enhance the Common Fund OSC Share Point site and its sub-sites, the Strategic Initiatives Database budget site and the Common Fund Budget Tracking Database (CFBTD) from LCG Systems, LLC, at 6000 Executive Blvd, Suite 410, Rockville, Maryland, 20852. OSC oversees the NIH Common Fund, which supports research in areas of emerging scientific opportunities, rising public health challenges, and knowledge gaps that deserve special emphasis that would benefit from strategic coordination and planning across the NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs). Members of Working Groups (WGs) administering Common Fund programs are located throughout the 27 ICs. Providing a web-based, collaborative workspace for WGs to access Common Fund guidance and programmatic information and a database for budget information is essential for program implementation. This acquisition is for a six-month bridge contract to ensure continuity of critical services to support ongoing Common Fund operations and Office of the Director mission requirements, while a competitive procurement is prepared. The services include but are not limited to: Data Warehousing and Data Mining Web Development and Support Business Intelligence Records/ Document Management Communications Management Accessibility Services (508 and 504 compliance) Requirements Analysis, Design, Coding, and Testing Production Deployment Administrative and General Decision Support Software The publicizing of this notice is in accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (RFO) 5.101(a). This will be done as a modification under the current contract HHSN316201200155W/75N98021F00004, based on the Contracting Officer's determination that only one source is available to meet the Government's requirements due to the urgent need for operational continuity and the technical risks associated with transitioning to a provider within the required timeframe. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541512 – Computer Systems Design Services, and the associated small business size standard is $34 million. 2.0 UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE CONTRACTOR LCG Systems, LLC is the incumbent contractor supporting NIH OSC under Contract No. HHSN316201200155W/75N98021F00004, which expires August 30, 2026. Due to the significant delays caused by staffing reductions and process changes, the full and open competition of the recompeted contract will not be in place before the contract ends. LCG Systems is uniquely qualified for this work, because they are the incumbent contractor who currently develops and manages the Common Fund's SharePoint. As the incumbent contractor, LCG Syst…