Updated March 19, 2021
Notice ID: HHS-NIH-NIDA-NOI-2021-714
The National Instiute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Office of Acquisition (OA) on behalf of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) intends to award a sole source contract for a period of sixty-three (63) days (July 14, 2021 – September 15, 2021) to cover critical services during the transition from the single award Scientific, Technical, and Other Professional Services (STOPS) contract (HHSN271201800012I) to the multiple award Scientific, Operations and Administrative Resources (SOAR) contract (HHS-NIH-NIDA-SOL-2021-001). This transition contract is needed to continue services and preserve integrity of the ongoing research programs. With the volume of orders and contractors performing critical services to NIH, an extended transition is critical to avoiding lapses in essential services and support.
Considering these constraints, the current contractor is the only contractor that can successfully fill NIH’s broad range of needs or do so with minimal loss of staff and disruption to critical research programs. If NIDA was to award a contract to any other contractor for this short period of time it would be inefficient and create mass disruption of services and impact millions of dollars of completed and ongoing research.
The current contract to Kelly Services, Inc., (Contract Number HHSN271201800012I) was made via competitive award on July 14, 2018. This contract is a three (3) year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with fixed price task orders and a contract ceiling of $747,519,575. The period of performance is from July 14, 2018 through July 13, 2021. NIDA is in the process of awarding the follow-on competitive SOAR requirement.
The current contract provides approximately 2,250 contractors to the NIH. These contracted services cover a broad range of unique needs.
The Government still plans to award the follow on contract(s) under solicitation number HHS-NIH-NIDA-SOL-2021-001, entitled “Scientific, Operations and Administrative Resources (SOAR) contract (HHS-NIH-NIDA-SOL-2021-001” in FY2021. As the Government moves closer to awards under the SOAR solicitation, NIDA needs to make certain that critical services do not lapse during the transition and competition of task orders. This sole source transition contract will provide the minimal amount of time needed.
Posted February 11, 2021
Solicitation: HHS_NIH_NIDA_SBSS_SS_21_001
The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement.
The Contractor shall independently provide scientific, technical, and other professional support services to assist the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in meeting its operational objectives.
The previous contract awarded for these services was to Kelly Services, Inc. (999 West Big Beaver Road, Troy, Michigan 48084) under contract number: HHSN271201800012I.
