SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Assay Development to detect viruses
- Notice Date
- 6/4/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Administrative Services Division/Contracting, 100 North 6TH Street, Butler Square 5TH Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55403
- ZIP Code
- 55403
- Solicitation Number
- AG-6395-S-08-0083
- Point of Contact
- Nathan Johnson,
- E-Mail Address
-
nathan.d.johnson@aphis.usda.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- If you are capable of conducting the below research and development please send a statement of capabilities to Nathan Johnson (Nathan.d.johnson@aphis.usda.gov). This statement should include past performance or some other measureable criteria to establish that your firm is capable of accomplishing this work. The responses received from this sources sought notice will assist in determining the type of competition for this acquisition. All companies are encouraged to reply. The overall objective is for the contractor to work with the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA – APHIS) to develop a sensitive, specific assay capable of detecting all Avian Influenza viruses in a mixed sample, including known and unknown strains (i.e., virus drift that would be flagged for follow-up). Once a technology is established for detecting Avian Influenza other viruses (e.g., Foot and Mouth Disease) will be added. The Technology should be capable of: Detection of many types of infectious micro-organisms* with a single platform; detection of a wide range of infectious micro-organisms (e.g., entire virus genus or family) from any host species with a limited set of reagents - information leading to reagent design may be provided by user or public domain; Identification of known, unknown, deliberately altered, divergent, or mutated agents within the 'wide range of agents' cited above; Detection of multiple microorganisms simultaneously in a mixed sample (prefer clinical sample); Reliable, sensitive, specific, high-throughput (100s-1000/day, with automation if necessary) sample assays in 12 hours or less; Routinely operable by technician (e.g., BS level) with results able to interpretation by PhD level. If the assay is marketed in a form that would be subject to Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) licensure, that it be licensed or judged to be at the applicable CVB standard. CVB Mobile lab or field deployment capability is not required. Contractor shall be capable of collaboration with APHIS scientists to fit the technology to specific APHIS applications as shown by: Providing contract testing service or technology deployment to a well-equipped and staffed laboratory; Past performance (peer-reviewed publication preferred) of use of technique with influenza (preferably type A, and avian influenza); Past performance of successfully working with federal labs to develop applications
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