SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- GC-TOF-MS Primary Metabolite Analysis
- Notice Date
- 7/15/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical 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
- HHS-NIH-NIDA(SSSA)-SBSS-14-451
- Archive Date
- 8/9/2014
- Point of Contact
- Hunter A. Tjugum, Phone: 301 435 8780, ,
- E-Mail Address
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hunter.tjugum@nih.gov, NIDASSSAPurchaseRequ@mail.nih.gov
(hunter.tjugum@nih.gov, NIDASSSAPurchaseRequ@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- INTRODUCTION This is a Small Business Sources Sought (SBSS) notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. This notice is issued to help determine the availability and type of qualified Small Business companies technically capable of meeting this potential government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government 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 notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. The notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. The information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method including small business socio-economic set-aside possibilities and to determine the availability of qualified Small Business companies technically capable of meeting the Government's potential requirement. All Small Business companies with the capability and availability to perform the requirement under the applicable NAICS code are invited to submit a response to this notice. NORTH AMERICAN CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The NAICS code applicable to this requirement is 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services with associated small business size standard $14.0 million. Background 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) in the NIA consists of the Translational Gerontology Branch (TGB) which conducts basic research in experimental models aimed at defining the basis of age-related functional impairment and developing interventions that retard aging processes. The Mechanisms and Interventions of Aging Section at the TGB applies whole body physiological and tissue-specific molecular approaches to investigate effects of nutritional interventions on basic mechanisms of aging and age-related diseases. Caloric restriction (CR), without malnutrition, is widely known to extend lifespan and retard a wide variety of aging processes in several short-lived species and is the primary paradigm employed by section scientists. Research within this unit uses both rodent models of CR as well as an in vitro model for CR. TGB has previously shown that the response to calorie restriction and calorie restriction mimetics of mice and monkey lead to some modifications on metabolism and, therefore, their metabolome. The assessment of the changes in the metabolite profile can lead TGB to a better understanding of the effect of the diets in longevity. Purpose and Objectives This Small Business Sources Sought notice seeks to determine eligible sources with the capability to provide the required services stated in this announcement. TGB has a potential requirement for gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC-TOF-MS) primary metabolite profiling analysis of tissue samples from mice and statistical analysis of results. TGB requires the measurement of metabolites and data analysis in samples from the liver, muscle, brown adipose tissue and serum of mice. Untargeted metabolomics by GC-TOF-MS analysis will determine the metabolite changes from different biochemical pathways in response to calorie restriction or calorie restriction mimetic-enriched diets. The government will provide the tissues for analysis. Mice are currently being bred and reared for study by TGB staff. The purpose of this potential requirement is to obtain the metabolomics of different samples from 10 different projects. Samples will be derived from multiple groups, different sexes, starting ages or diet interventions. The contractor will process the samples and acquire the data through Untargeted Profiling of Primary Metabolism by GC-TOF mass spectrometry. This technique allows the identification and quantification of the biochemical byproducts of metabolism. TGB will then be able to look at the biochemical changes that take place in an organism due to age, sex and diet/treatment. Project Requirements The essential government feature that this potential requirement needs to achieve is the ability to perform untargeted metabolomics by GC-TOF-MS analysis described in this announcement for the volume of samples (n~1000) with analysis to ensure biological and statistical significance. Data analysis performed must be produced and sent electronically to TGB. The work specified in this announcement must be performed in a single facility. This will provide valuable information about the aging mechanism which then can hopefully be translated to humans. Capability statements sought Interested parties are expected to review this notice to familiarize itself with the requirements of this project. Failure to do so will be at your firm's own risk. Respondents must provide clear and convincing evidence of their capability to perform GC-TOF-MS analysis capable of achieving the efficiency and scale described in this announcement. Respondents must provide detail with how they will implement the anaylsis and other procedures needed to achieve the essential government features required for this potential requirement. Detailed past experience in implementing similar requirements to the requirement described in this announcement must be clearly delineated in any response provided, including services performed, items delivered and evidence of any published manuscripts or other documentation produced. Respondents must provide clear and convincing documentation of their capability in providing analytical quality control, reporting deliverables and any other supply or services related to this potential requirement. Respondents must provide a general overview of the respondents' opinions about the difficulty and /or feasibility of the potential requirement, and any information regarding innovative ideas or concepts. The Respondent must also provide information in sufficient detail of the respondents' (a) staff expertise, including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information. The respondent must also provide their DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HubZone, etc.) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements. All responses to this small business sources sought notice must reference solicitation number HHS-NIH-NIDA(SSSA)-SBSS-14-451 and be submitted electronically (via email) to Hunter Tjugum, Contract Specialist at hunter.tjugum@nih.gov and NIDASSSAPurchaseRequ@mail.nih.gov on or before the closing date specified in this announcement. Facsimile responses will be accepted at 301-480-1358. The response must not exceed 15 pages in total length in a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format using 11-point or 12-point font, 8-1/2" x 11" paper size, with 1" top, bottom, left and right margins, and with single or double spacing. CONCLUDING STATEMENTS 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. Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
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