SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- PHYTOESTROGEN AND TIME TO PREGNANCY
- Notice Date
- 7/17/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Nat'l Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, & Kidney Diseases, 2 Democracy Plaza, Suite 700W 6707 Democracy Blvd., MSC 5455, Bethesda, MD, 20892-5455
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5455
- Solicitation Number
- NIH-NIDDK-06-932
- Response Due
- 8/11/2006
- Archive Date
- 8/26/2006
- Description
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) has a requirement to purchase the services of the Sequoia Foundation 2166-1 Avenida De La Playa, La Jolla, CA 92037 for delivery of a data file entitled ?Phytoestrogen and Time to Pregnancy?. Specifically, the Sequoia Foundation will construct a data file of reproductive and sociodemographic information on 400 women who had a positive pregnancy test result and 400 women who had a negative test result as seen at private and public clinics between the years 2000 and 2002. In addition, the data file will include urinary concentrations of the following phytoestrogens for each of the 800 women: biochanin A, coutnestrol, diadzein, dihydrodaidzein, equol, formononetin, genistein, glycitein, O-desmethylangolensin, 6-hydroxy-O-desmethylangolensin, resveratrol, enterodiol, and entralactone. Urinary phytoestrogens will have been quantified using a sensitive high performance liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry. The Sequoia Foundation is qualified to provide data on phytoestrogens levels and time at risk of pregnancy in an ethnically diverse population that includes both women who are pregnant and non-pregnant women. To the best of the Government?s knowledge the proposed contractor is the only known source that can provide the data file as described above. Interested vendors may identify in writing their interest with a capability statement to the Contracting Office prior to the closing date of this notice. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, however, all responses received, before the closing date of this announcement, will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed acquisition is based upon responses to this notice and is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. It is anticipated that the Request for Quotation (RFQ) NIH-NIDDK-06-932 will be available fifteen (15) days after the release of the RFQ. Receipt of quotations will be due ten (10) days after the release of the RFQ. The anticipated award date is August 11, 2006. Request for copies of the RFQ must be in writing to the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Room 774C, Bethesda, MD 20817 Attention: V. Lynn Griffin. FAX quotations must contain offeror?s name, address, telephone number and fax number. FAX quotations will be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative. FAX NUMBER 301-480-8501.
- Record
- SN01090663-W 20060719/060717220231 (fbodaily.com)
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