SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Chemical Support Research Services
- Notice Date
- 5/20/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services, 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2129, Rockville, MD, 20857-0001
- ZIP Code
- 20857-0001
- Solicitation Number
- HHSF22300510007C
- Response Due
- 7/6/2005
- Archive Date
- 7/21/2005
- Description
- The Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, has a requirement to provide chemical support research services. The successful offeror shall perform chemical analyses on samples that are composed of varying matrices such as test/control articles, feeds/diets, feed and dietary components, bedding, water and other substances (such biological fluids and tissues). The chemical analyses will be testing for specified parameters such as purity, homogeneity, stability, and concentration of various analytes. The contract requires methods validation performance by the contractor of the Government's recommended methods and/or approved methods for the analytes, and analysis of samples in a specified time period. The types of specialized analytical instrumentation that are utilized for this contract include but are not limited to gas-liquid and high performance liquid chromatographs that may be coupled to a mass spectrometer, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer, atomic absorption spectrophotometer with graphite furnace capabilities, infra-red and ultraviolet spectrometers, a mass spectrometer, and polarograph in order to perform a myriad of complex sample analyses. The contract also requires the Contractor to handle, transport, and dispose of hazardous materials. In addition, the contract requires compliance with the stringent requirements of the Good Laboratory Practices regulation. The prospective contractor must provide a facility, equipment, and instrumentation as mentioned above to perform the required chemical analyses, and staff who are knowledgeable and have practical (hands-on) experience with specialized analytical instrumentation to perform in the specified time period, complex chemical analysis such as but not limited to nutrient analysis (amino acids, total fat, fatty acids, minerals, trace elements, water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins), contaminants (organochlorine and organophosphorus pesticides, antioxidants, heavy metals), toxins and additives analyses. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will only be available on the FedBizOpps web page at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Prospective offerors are responsible for downloading the RFP and all attachments. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the FedBizOpps web page for the release of the solicitation and amendments. The RFP should be available for downloading on/about fifteen (15) days after publication of this announcement and proposals will be due 30 days after issue of the RFP. The FDA reserves the right to award without discussions. This RFP will be subject to full and open competition. Technical questions should be sent to the Contract Specialist e-mail address or fax number contained herein. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541710.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 5100 Pailnt Branch Parkway, College Park, MD
- Zip Code: 20740-3835
- Country: us
- Zip Code: 20740-3835
- Record
- SN00812698-W 20050522/050520213342 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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