SOLICITATION NOTICE
V -- Transport Human Biological Samples
- Notice Date
- 5/28/2015
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 423860
— Transportation Equipment and Supplies (except Motor Vehicle) Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Procurement and Grants Office (Atlanta), 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, Georgia, 30341-4146
- ZIP Code
- 30341-4146
- Solicitation Number
- 2015-83147
- Archive Date
- 6/17/2015
- Point of Contact
- Richard Jenkins, Phone: 7704882604, Richard Jenkins, Phone: 7704882604
- E-Mail Address
-
rbj3@cdc.gov, rjenkins@cdc.gov
(rbj3@cdc.gov, rjenkins@cdc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DVBD/Dengue Branch, 1324 Calle Canada, San Juan, PR 00920-3860, hereby announces its intent to issue a sole source contract to PJ Rosaly Enterprises Inc., d/b/a Islandwide Express, Warehouse 15, Street 165 Km 2.4, Guaynabo, PR 00965, to provide support transportation of human biological samples. The vendor will provide all labor, equipment and materials to support transportation of human biological samples (i.e., blood, serum, urine, nasal secretions, etc.) from Saint Lukes Episcopal Hospital in Ponce to the CDC Dengue Branch facilities located at 1324 Calle Cañada, San Juan, PR. The CDC Dengue Branch is beginning an Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance Site in Saint Lukes Episcopal Hospital in Ponce, and two health care facilities that are part of the same hospital group. The Dengue Branch needs to contract with a courier company that will pick-up human biological samples at Saint Lukes Hospitals in Ponce (917 Avenida Tito Castro Ponce, PR), and transport them to the Dengue Branch facilities in San Juan. Pick-up and delivery will begin on or about June 17, 2015 through June 16, 2016 with (4) four 12 month option periods. and will continue for a 12 month period. The purpose of this contract is to provide pick-up and transportation of human biological samples from Saint Lukes Episcopal Hospital in Ponce, PR to the Dengue Branch in San Juan, PR. The vendor will provide pick-up and transportation of human biological samples from Saint Lukes Hospitals in Ponce to the CDC Dengue Branch facilities in San Juan three times a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday). The vendor will preserve the viability and quality of biological samples while in transit to the Dengue Branch. Samples will be delivered to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dengue Branch facilities located at 1324 Calle Cañada in San Juan, PR. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) as cited in FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). Market Research was conducted for sources that can provide specimen transport services and PJ Rosaly Enterprises Inc., d/b/a Islandwide Express was the only vendor that responded. We believe that there are no other vendors in Puerto Rico that can provide these services. Responsible sources that believe they possess the expertise and capabilities identified above are encouraged to submit to the Contract Specialist, within 2 days from the posting date of this notice, their written capabilities statement, proposal or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Please forward the capability statement and/or pricing information to the attention of Richard Jenkins, Contract Specialist, Reference #2015-83147, via email at rbj3@cdc.gov. All vendors must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to an award of a federal contract. The website is: www.sam.gov. The Government will review any/all capabilities statements and pricing information submitted and determine if other qualified sources do exist that could provide this requirement. Information received in response to this announcement will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement for these services in the future. If no affirmative responses are received within 2 days, negotiations will be conducted with PJ Rosaly Enterprises Inc., d/b/a Islandwide Express, as the only source and a contract will be issued without any additional notices being posted.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: CDC/Dengue Branch, 1324 Calle Canada, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00920, United States
- Zip Code: 00920
- Zip Code: 00920
- Record
- SN03746300-W 20150530/150529040714-0ad36ada743b18bda82dd403645aeffa (fbodaily.com)
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