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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 25, 2005 FBO #1368
SOLICITATION NOTICE

B -- Processing of RNA Samples

Notice Date

8/23/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541710 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
 

Contracting Office

US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity, ATTN: MCMR-AAA, 820 Chandler Street, Frederick, MD 21702-5014
 

ZIP Code

21702-5014
 

Solicitation Number

W81XWHRNASAMPLES
 

Response Due

9/7/2005
 

Archive Date

11/6/2005
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) intends to award a contract on a sole-source basis to Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) in Blacksburg, Virginia, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1, for a gene expression study for th e Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. RNA samples from peripheral blood cells of normal volunteers infected with a Class A biowarfare agent (Francisella tularensis) will be sent to VBI to hybridize the RNA samples to array slides, to scan, to analyze the data, and to provide the findings of this gene expression study to WRAIR. This study being conducted at WRAIR (in vitro study) is a part of a joint collaborative research project with employees of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). The results of the WRAIR study will be compared directly with the study being carried out at USAMRIID (in vivo study). Due to the extreme sensitivity to technical issues and in order to keep such technical variations to a minimum, t he microarrray processing of the samples/slides will be processed by the same individuals at VBI for both sets of samples (from WRAIR and from USAMRIID). USAMRAA intends to award this requirement under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. A firm-fixed-price type award is planned. The period of performance is dependent on approval of the Human Use Protocol by the Headquarters, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Commands Investigative Review Board. A total of 100 samples will be processed. Delivery wi ll be scheduled after each sample is processed. Interested respondents who feel that they are capable of meeting these requirements may identify their interest by submitting technical documentation and resumes demonstrating capability to Dana Herndon at F AX No. 301-619-3002 by 7 September 2005. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. No telephone requests will be accepted.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity ATTN: MCMR-AAA, 820 Chandler Street Frederick MD

Zip Code: 21702-5014

Country: US
 

Record

SN00877256-W 20050825/050823212711 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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