A -- ORAL CLEFT SYNDROME STUDY

Notice Date

April 4, 2001

Contracting Office

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Acquisitions Management Branch, 79 T.W. Alexander Drive, Building 4401 Research Commons, P.O. Box 12874, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

ZIP Code

27709

Solicitation Number

DLM10092

Response Due

April 18, 2001

Point of Contact

Contact Point, Dee Lunney, Contracting Officer, 919-541-0387

Description

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences intends to award a sole source purchase order to Hasan Albacha-Hejazi, pursuant to 41 U.S.C.253(c)(1) -- Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This procurement is for a collaborative research project with IBM Al-Nafees Hospital in Damascus, Syria for obtaining samples for hereditary Oral Cleft Syndrome. Dr. Albacha-Hejazi has the necessary social and ethnic expertise required to obtain the information from the participating donors in Syria. All responsible sources may respond by submitting a written narrative statement of capability within 5 days of this notice to Dee Lunney at the above address for consideration by the agency. Response must include detailed technical information and other technical literature demonstrating the ability to meet these requirements. Responses shall also include itemized pricing that is sufficient to make a determination that competition is feasible. If no affirmative responses are received within 5 days of this notice to determine whether a qualified source is more advantageous to the Government, an order will be placed with Hasan Albacha-Hejazi. The NAICS Code/Size is 541690/$5.0M. This procurement is to be processed using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This is a 100% Small Business Set-aside. See Note 1.*****

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010406/ASOL005.HTM (W-094 SN50I1U4)