SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Medical testings
- Notice Date
- 4/6/2017
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 621511
— Medical Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Office of Administration, 6011 Executive Blvd, 5th Floor, Rockville, Maryland, 20852-3804, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20852-3804
- Solicitation Number
- NIH-OLAO-OD3-NOI20170322
- Archive Date
- 4/11/2017
- Point of Contact
- Anita Edwards, Phone: (301)496-6605
- E-Mail Address
-
edward1a@od.nih.gov
(edward1a@od.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisitions Procedures. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a Notice of Intent. The announcement number for this acquisition is NIH-OLAO-OD5-NOI20170322 and is being issued under the authority of FAR Subpart 6.302-1, 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The anticipated award date September 4, 2012. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-58 dated May 18, 2012. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is not a small business set-aside. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 621511, which has a size standard of $13.5 million. The National Institutes of Health, Office of the Director, Office of Logistics and Acquisitions Operations, on the behalf of the National Institutes Eye Institute's Intramural Research Program, intends to procure on a sole source basis from Allama Iqbal Medical Research Centre, to support the expanding NEI Intramural Clinical Research Program which will include the following tasks: The contractor will be responsible for: •a. Ascertainment of families with a history of recessive retinitis pigmentosa or hereditary cataracts. •b. The conduct of on-site assessments of families with a history of recessive retinitis pigmentosa or cataracts. The contractor will screen all available family members to identify affected and unaffected individuals, and will take detailed medical histories, from which family pedigrees will be developed. •c. Performing or supervising ophthalmic examinations from these individuals. These examinations will include one or more of the following: •a. Visual function testing •b. Perimetry •c. Fundoscopic examination •d. Electroretinography •e. Humphries peripheral field examination •f. Other tests as mutually agreed upon by the NEI and contractor •d. Collecting blood samples for DNA isolation/transformation and analysis at the NEI and optionally at the National Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology at the University of the Punjab •e. Shipment of non-hemolyzed blood samples or DNA samples to the NEI by Federal Express or other comparable express mail service. •a. Preservation, packaging, and packing shall be used to afford adequate protection against corrosion, deterioration, and physical damage during shipment. The NEI will provide packaging if requested. •b. Standard commercial marking shall be used for shipping, with each container labeled with the contractors name and address and the total number of samples in the shipment. •c. Each blood sample shall be labeled with the individuals name, date of birth, and the date the sample was drawn •d. Each DNA sample, 100 micrograms of DNA in TE, should be labeled with an arbitrary laboratory identifier, and information as in 3) should be included in accompanying paperwork for that identifier. •e. Blood samples from one affected individual in each family should arrive at the NEI within 3 days after blood drawing. •f. At the time of blood drawing, a small amount of blood should be spotted on a Guthrie card, which should be sent with the blood or DNA. The contractor will have the option of performing initial assessments of samples collected from each family with respect to linkage to genetic loci known to be associated with retinitis pigmentosa or hereditary cataract. This is a fixed-price contract and the FOB term is Origin and Payment Net 30 days. FAR provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; Far 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders, Commercial Items; and FAR 52.225-1, Buy American Act-Supplies; FAR 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration; and FAR 32.703-2, Availability of Funds, FAR 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than Central Contractor Registration. In order to be considered for an award, an offeror must have completed the online electronic Representations and Certifications located at http://orca.bpn.gov/ in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a). By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR at www.ccr.gov prior to award during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. [Note: Lack of registration in the Central Contractor Registration will make an offeror ineligible for award]. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will consider responses submitted. Responses must be submitted no later than 11:30 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST), April 10, 2017 to Ms. Anita Edwards via e-mail to ae22u@nih.gov. Electronic submission ONLY will be accepted. All information furnished must contain sufficient detail to allow the government to determine if it can meet the above specifications described herein. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Please reference the announcement number NIH-OLAO-OD5-NOI20170322 on all correspondence. Requests for information concerning this requirement must be submitted in writing can be E-mailed to ae22u@nih.gov. It is the vendor's responsibility to confirm receipt of all quotations and/or questions by the closing date of this announcement via e-mail. Calls will not be accepted.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda Campus, bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN04462152-W 20170408/170406234459-56dc0a1a7280752c941c53036a9b6daf (fbodaily.com)
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