SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- NARMS Supplies
- Notice Date
- 4/4/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 339112
— Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services, Bldg 50 Room 422, Jefferson, Arkansas, 72079, United States
- ZIP Code
- 72079
- Solicitation Number
- 1086192
- Archive Date
- 4/30/2011
- Point of Contact
- Julia A Savage, Phone: 301-827-7227
- E-Mail Address
-
julia.savage@fda.hhs.gov
(julia.savage@fda.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Sources Sought – NARMS Supplies/Equipment, The Food and Drug Administration intends to award an IDIQ, commercial type contract on a non-competitive, sole source basis to Trek Diagnostics for the delivery of laboratory equipment/supplies for the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS). This is a follow-on to Contract number HHSF22320061007I with Trek Diagnostics anticipated for one base year and four one year options. NARMS is an inter-agency surveillance program involving FDA, CDC and USDA. Sensititre equipment was installed in all NARMS laboratories at the inception of the program in 1996 to assure methodological consistency. Sensititre specializes in antimicrobial susceptibility testing of veterinary drugs but also supplies products for determination of MIC’s for drugs that are used to treat human infections. The use of a single test system in all NARMS laboratories insures consistent testing of isolates and enhances comparability of the resulting data. Varying test systems could impart bias into the susceptibility results and thereby preclude trends analysis of MIC data, and this would severely limit the Governments ability to detect and respond to emerging resistance problems and outbreaks of resistant zoonotic enteric disease. For these reasons, the Sensititre system currently established in NARMS laboratories must continue to be used. The disposable supplies will be used by the Government with its Sensititre equipment which requires ancillary supplies specific to the equipment. Sensititre products are solely distributed in the US by Trek Diagnostics Systems of Cleveland OH. The Sensititre AST (Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test) system is found in human and animal hospitals, and private diagnostic laboratories across the country and internationally. The vendor will be required to ship NARMS lab supplies to the following four locations on a monthly basis-based on shelf life and need: CVM, Laurel, MD, CDC, Chamblee GA, USDA, Athens GA, FDA/Denver District Office, Denver CO. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This notice is issued for informational purposes and not a request for competitive proposals. Any interested party should submit a statement of capabilities in sufficient detail to determine if the requirements of this synopsis can be met, no later than 10 days from the date of this announcement and reference Sources Sought No. 1086192. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 339112. A determination the Government not to compete the proposed work based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses to this notice must be sent via email to the Contract Specialist/Officer listed. No phone calls will be accepted. The FDA intends to make an award immediately after the response date of this notice.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/FDA/NCTR/1086192/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: FDA, Laurel, Maryland, 20708, United States
- Zip Code: 20708
- Zip Code: 20708
- Record
- SN02416493-W 20110406/110404234525-c3e1524d7b3f4c4949042ff451929e2d (fbodaily.com)
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