National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6100, MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD 20892

B -- LABORATORY TESTING SERVICE SOL NHLBI-PS-98-288 DUE 052798 POC Deborah Coulter, Purchasing Agent, (301) 435-0368 Fax (301) 480-3345 The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute intends to negotiate on a noncompetitive basis with Pathology Associates International Corporation, 15 Worman's Mill Court, Suite 1, Frederick, MD. 21701, to continue to purchase Laboratory Testing Services for approximately (1700) one thousand seven hundred, Hematologic and clinical Pathologic animal samples. The period of performance is May 1998 through December 1998. Scope of Work: The contractor must provide qualified personnel, materials, equipment, facilities and services to perform the tests. SPECIFICATIONS: 1) The diagnostic laboratory must be within a 30 mile vicinity of National Institutes of Health (NIH). Samples shall be picked up by the Contractor from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Building 14D/301, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD by 11:00 a.m. on an as needed basis including Government Holidays, and transported to the laboratory and processed on the same afternoon. The NIH Clinical Pathologist on staff will review the Laboratory results. The pick up schedule may be revised by NIH on a weekly basis. 2) The test samples must be handled and transported safely. 3) All tests results must be provided to the NIH facility by facsimile transmission within twenty-four (24) hours period and original copy must be mailed to the facility within a week. The Contractor must: 1) have a qualified clinical pathologist and a medical technologist as a permanent staff; 2) Be experienced in handling nonhuman primate samples and interpreting the results; 3) Have a strong Quality Control and Quality Assurance program. The Contractor must have a favorable past performance evaluation. The animal BLOOD samples shall be tested on the following: Hematology tests includes: Complete BLOOD count (CBC), White BLOOD cell differential ( including cellular morphology) and Reticulocyte count. Clinical Chemistry tests includes: Albumin, Total Protein, Globulin, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, Calcium, Phosphorus, Alanine Aminotransferase, Aspartate Aminotransferase, Lactate Dehydrogenase, Alkaline Phosphatase, Gamma Glutamyl Transpeptidase, Creatine Kinase, Uric Acid, Glucose, Urea nitrogen, Creatinine, Cholesterol (total), Triglycerides, Bilirubin (total), Co2, A/G Ratio. This requirement is under the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code 8734, Size Standard $5.0M. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this requirement. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract 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 future competitive procurement. Responses to this announcement, referencing synopsis number NHLBI-PS-98-288 may be submitted to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch, Procurement Section, Building RKL2, Room 6143, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-7902, Attention Deborah Coulter, Purchasing Agent. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. (0132)

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