SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Identification of Protein Markers Associated with Cognitive Resilience to Alzheimer's Pathology
- Notice Date
- 8/29/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- RFP-HHS-NIH-NIDA-NIA-SS-13-765
- Archive Date
- 9/20/2013
- Point of Contact
- John Flannery, Phone: 301 435 8782
- E-Mail Address
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flanneryje@mail.nih.gov
(flanneryje@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Contracting Office Address: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions Branch, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59 Bethesda, MD 20892. Introduction: This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of qualified sources. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. Background Information: The National Institute on Aging (NIA), one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of NIH, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. The Intramural Research Program (IRP) of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) provides a stimulating setting for a comprehensive effort to understand aging through multidisciplinary investigator-initiated research, in this regard. NIA IRP requires contractor support for the identification of protein markers associated with cognitive resilience to Alzheimer's pathology. Purpose and Objectives for the Procurement: The purpose of this procurement will be to acquire contractor support for the identification of protein markers associated with cognitive resilience to Alzheimer's pathology at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience (LBN). The contractor shall perform proteomic analyses on autopsy-derived brain tissue samples collected from participants in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA). These analyses will be directed towards the identification of brain protein markers associated with resilience to Alzheimer's pathology. The contractor must have access to autopsy-derived brain tissue samples collected from participants in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA) at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) in order to perform these services. The anticipated period of performance is one year (12 months). The final deliverable will be a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet which includes qualitative analysis and protein identification lists. Capability Statement: Contractors that believe they possess the capabilities and access necessary to provide these services should submit complete documentation of their capabilities to the Contracting Officer. The capabilities statement must specifically address each project requirement separately. Additionally, the capability statement should include 1) the total number of employees, 2) the professional qualifications of scientists, medical experts and technical personnel as it relates to the above outlined requirements, 3) a description of general and specific facilities and equipment available 4) an outline of previous projects that are similar to the project requirements in which the organization and proposed personnel have participated, and 5) any other information considered relevant to this program. The capability statement must not exceed 10 single sided pages in length and using a 12-point font size minimum. Interested organizations are required to identify their size standards in accordance with the Small Business Administration. The Government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in a response to this notice. However, responses that indicate the information therein is proprietary will be properly safeguarded for Government use only. Capability statements must include the name and telephone number of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to this market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will be considered non-responsive. When submitting this information, please reference the solicitation notice number. All capability statements sent in response to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to John Flannery (flanneryje@mail.nih.gov), Contracting Officer, in MS Word format within 7 calendar days of the date of this announcement. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your 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 reviewed of the responses received, pre-solicitation and solicitation notices may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. The solicitation release date is pending. The Government intends to negotiate an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
- Zip Code: 21224
- Zip Code: 21224
- Record
- SN03168261-W 20130831/130830000054-fc739d770a9b03fd4e93c3bc65c6b8bd (fbodaily.com)
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