SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Generation of the WA14 Human ES Cell Line
- Notice Date
- 6/7/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541711
— Research and Development in Biotechnology
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-CSB-AR-2012-161-CSP
- Archive Date
- 6/28/2012
- Point of Contact
- Caitlin Palmer,
- E-Mail Address
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caitlin.palmer@nhlbi.nih.gov
(caitlin.palmer@nhlbi.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER : NHLBI-CSB-AR-2012-161-CSP POST DATE : June 7, 2012 CLOSING DATE : June 13, 2012 PROPOSED AWARD DATE : July 13, 2012 Title : Generation of the WA14 Human ES Cell Line Project Title or General Description: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) on behalf of the National Institutes of Health Center for Regenerative Medicine (NIH-CRM), is seeking sources to provide the Generation of the WA14 Human ES Cell Line. This SOURCES SOUGHT (SS) is being issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), NOR IS IT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ). It is not to be construed as a commitment by the requesting party to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this SS. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this SS. This FedBizOpps SS is strictly for market research purposes only. As a result of this SS, the Government may issue a RFQ, however, should such requirements materialize, no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to the SS. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this requirement is 541711 - Research and Development in Biotechnology, and the associated small business size standard is 500 Employees. Based on the responses received from this SOURCES SOUGHT announcement, the NHLBI may conduct a competitive procurement. All eligible companies responding to this SS Announcement must have the capabilities to provide the below services upon receipt of contract. STATEMENT OF WORK: The National Institutes of Health Center for Regenerative Medicine (NIH-CRM) is a resource for the National Institutes of Health intramural Research Program (NIH IRP) in the area of stem cell technology. One main goal of the NIH-CRM is to provide the NIH IRP with support in order to move research (in the area of stem cell technology) forward. To better support the NIH IRP, the NIH-CRM plans to establish a bank of cell lines to be shared by the greater NIH community. The NIH-CRM is in need of a company to generate the WA14 human ES cell line in a Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) -to be used in future clinical research at the NIH. The objective is to generate the WA14 human ES cell line that can be utilized by the greater NIH-IRP community. It is proposed that the NIH will distribute the cells obtained under this contract through a repository (for profit or non profit) to both academic and non-academic users. It is expected that these users will utilize these cells for developing tools for translational work including screening of molecular libraries. Contractor Requirements: NIH-CRM requires the establishment of a human ES cell Master Cell Bank (MCB) under Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) guidelines, utilizing the WA14 human ES cell line, and a matched research grade material derived from the WA14 MCB to be developed for distribution. Companies that can perform the requirement above are requested to submit a tailored capability statement for this requirement, not to exceed 20 single-sided pages (including all attachments, resumes, data, etc.) presented in single-space and using a 12-point font size minimum, that clearly details the ability to perform the task (s) as described above. The capability statement shall include the following: 1. Name and identify your size and type of business (i.e. Large Business; Small Business; Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB); Woman-owned Small Businesses (WOSB); Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone); Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB); and Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB]; 2. If subcontractors will be utilized, the name of company(ies), and a point of contact for the company (name, phone number, fax number and email address); 3. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in finalizing its market research. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. All capability Statements sent in response to this SOURCES SOUGHT notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Caitlin Palmer, Contract Specialist, at caitlin.palmer@nih.gov in either MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), by June 13, 2012, at 9:00AM., EST. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
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