SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Medical Services
- Notice Date
- 4/18/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-PS-2002-062
- Response Due
- 5/2/2002
- Archive Date
- 5/17/2002
- Point of Contact
- Cecilia Morales, Purchasing Agent, Phone (301) 435-0366, Fax (301) 480-3345,
- E-Mail Address
-
cm71f@nih.gov
- Description
- The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate on a noncompetitive basis, with James R. Mitchell Jr., 9971 Good Luck Road, #104, Seabrook, MD 20706, to provide technical cardiology services to analyze ambulatory Holter monitor tapes for arrhythmia patient care and research studies. Through competitive procedures Mr. Mitchell was issued a purchase order to provide on site reading holters and discuss ambulatory EKG monitoring findings with clinical investigators and consult Physicians. Mr. Mitchell has successfully performed this service with a high degree of efficiency and excellence, and he has gained and in-depth knowledge of the Cardiac arrhythmia studies. Shifting interpretations of the ambulatory monitor recording readings in the middle of the research project, could compromise the validity of data, possible leading to erroneous diagnoses and determination of the appropriate course of treatment. In order to maintain continuity of the methods used on reading and analyzing the ambulatory Holter monitor tapes, an award to any other source for this follow-on contract would result in a substantial duplications of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. BACKGROUND: The Clinical Cardiology Section of the Cardiovascular Branch/NHLBI, performs ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring using specialized recording devices (Holter monitor) for clinical research and patient care purposes. These recordings are necessary to determine causes of symptoms (episodic lightheadedness, loss of consciousness), to assess pacemaker function, and to determine risk of sudden death in patients with heart disease. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: The work will be performed at the Clinical Center of the NIH Government Building #10 , 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: It is estimated that this service will be completed by October 30, 2002. This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures and is exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 541690, Size Standard $5.0 Million is applicable to this requirement. 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-2002-062 may be submitted to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Contracts Operations Branch, Procurement Section, Building RKL2, Suite 6042, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-7902, Attention Ms. Cecilia Morales, Purchasing Agent. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency.
- Record
- SN00062180-W 20020420/020418213208 (fbodaily.com)
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