SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Chemical Screening and Optimization Facility
- Notice Date
- 4/27/2018
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541715
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, R&D Contracts Management Branch, 5635 Fishers Lane, Room 3016, MSC 9304, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-9304
- ZIP Code
- 20892-9304
- Solicitation Number
- NIH-NICHD-CRB-2018-13
- Archive Date
- 5/26/2018
- Point of Contact
- Kesha L. Williams, , Adelola St. John,
- E-Mail Address
-
williamskl@mail.nih.gov, 202p@nih.gov
(williamskl@mail.nih.gov, 202p@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP). The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) plans to compete and award a contract for a Chemical Screening and Optimization Facility. This will be a full and open competition resulting in an Indefinite/Delivery, Indefinite/Quantity (IDIQ) Task Order contract. The RFP will be issued VIA FEDBIZOPPS on or about May 11, 2018. The Contraception Research Branch (CRB) of NICHD has identified three gaps within their three main areas of study: 1) Although contraceptive use is commonplace throughout the world, its effects on human health are not well understood. 2) There is a need to develop new contraceptive methods for populations that don't have adequate choices. Current methods also need to be improved upon. 3) Development of new and improved methods of contraception will require research focused on addressing other knowledge gaps such as identification and validation of novel contraceptive drug targets, global identification and reproductive tract specific genes and proteins, development of improved devices and delivery systems. The CRB hopes to bridge some of these knowledge gaps with the development and improvement of contraception methods through the award of this contract. The primary objective of this acquisition will be to provide a state-of-the-art facility with the capabilities and capacity to carry out chemical screening and optimization with the goal of identifying potent and safe contraceptive agents. The required research at the Chemical Screening and Optimization Facility (CSOF) will encompass discovery and optimization of small molecule antagonists and/or agonists of validated targets using state-of-the art scientific disciplines to support that goal. The execution of these varied tasks requires scientific expertise and capability in the areas of medicinal chemistry, assay development, high throughput screening, x-ray crystallography, molecular modeling, mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance and pharmacology. This joint effort between the CSOF and NIH staff requires effective communication taking place on a regular basis among all participants. It requires maintenance of secure, up-to-date records of all activities and the ability to share documents as required. Compound inventory needs to be maintained and compound deliveries tracked. This RFP (NIH-NICHD-CRB-2018-13) will be available electronically on or about May 11, 2018 on FedBizOpps (FBO) website: http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Primary Point of Contact: Kesha Williams, Contract Specialist Kesha.williams@mail.nih.gov Secondary Point of Contact: Adelola St. John, Contracting Officer/Team Lead 202p@nih.gov Contracting Office Address: The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Contracts Management Branch 6710B Rockledge Drive., Room 1125B, MSC 7000 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7000
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/NIAAA/NIH-NICHD-CRB-2018-13/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office: National Institutes of Health, Location: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7000, United States
- Zip Code: 20892-7000
- Zip Code: 20892-7000
- Record
- SN04903577-W 20180429/180427230345-a163a609d391c6c282895f393da85e8e (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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