SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- Biological Calcium Hydroxyapatite (Ca Ha)
- Notice Date
- 2/24/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 325998
— All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- NB654030-12-01818
- Archive Date
- 3/24/2012
- Point of Contact
- Andrea A Parekh, Phone: (301)975-6984, Cheryl Rice, Phone: 3019753696
- E-Mail Address
-
andrea.parekh@nist.gov, cheryl.rice@nist.gov
(andrea.parekh@nist.gov, cheryl.rice@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE for market research purposes. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS The proposed acquisition is for the purchase of one (1) kilogram (kg) of biological calcium hydroxyapatite (Ca Ha) that will be certified by NIST. The Biomaterials Group of the Polymers Division develops methods and reference materials for characterizing interactions of materials and biological systems. This work is in support of biotechnology - related research areas and industries, both new and established. Our current focus areas cover dental materials, biopharmaceutics, and regenerative medicine. A major focus of the group is development of analytical methods for extracting quantitative and statistically significant information from systems of interest in a non-invasive or minimally-invasive way. These efforts are leveraged by research carried out collaboratively with Universities and other Federal Agencies to improve important aspects of health care diagnostics and therapeutics, and to improve performance of materials used in biotechnological industries. The anticipated procurement will require any Contractor to provide one (1) kilogram (kg) of biological calcium hydroxyapatite (Ca Ha) that will be certified by NIST. The composition must be identical to previous NIST calcium hydroxyapatite SRMs and prepared using the solution chemistry approach. The biological calcium hydroxyapatite must meet the following specifications: • Calcium (Ca) content (mass %) must be 38.89 % ± 0.9 %, • Phosphorus (P) content (mass %) must 18.03 % ± 0.08 %, and • The Calcium to Phosphorus molar ratio must be 1.667 ± 0.04. The Contractor must have a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry, over 15 years of experience in calcium phosphate chemistry, and documentation of prior experience in making a calcium hydroxyapatite that meets the NIST required specification stated above. NIST is seeking responses from all responsible sources, including large, foreign, and small businesses. Small businesses are defined under the associated NAICS code for this effort, 325998, with a size standard of 500 employees or less. Please include your company's size classification in any response to this notice. If two or more small businesses are identified, we will consider a set-aside. Delivery will be required in less than 6 months after receipt of the order. Interested companies must submit supporting documentation proving they have previously produced calcium hydroxyapatite meeting the above requirements to andrea.parekh@nist.gov no later than the response date for this sources sought notice. The documentation shall include any information relevant to your capabilities. Also, the following information is requested as part of the response to this sources sought notice: 1. Name and size of the company that manufactures the tool for which specifications are provided. 2. Indication of the number of days after the receipt of the order that is typical for delivery of such materials. 3. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the government should consider in finalizing its market research. All documents must be sent to Andrea Parekh, contract specialist, at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640. Email address: andrea.parekh@nist.gov. Submission must be received not later than 12:00 pm local time on March 09, 2012.
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