SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD IN-TUBE (QFT-GIT) ASSAY VALIDATION STUDY
- Notice Date
- 6/10/2008
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 621511
— Medical Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, HSW - 311 Human Systems Wing, 8150 Aeromedical Road, Brooks City-Base, Texas, 78235, United States
- ZIP Code
- 78235
- Solicitation Number
- F1JEAC7241B001
- Archive Date
- 6/17/2008
- Point of Contact
- George D Dowdey,, Phone: 210-536-2452, Blanca M Ruiz,, Phone: 210-536-6378
- E-Mail Address
-
george.dowdey@brooks.af.mil, blanca.ruiz@brooks.af.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- QUANTIFERON-TB GOLD IN-TUBE (QFT-GIT) ASSAY VALIDATION STUDY. The 311 Human Systems Wing/PKAH, Brooks City-Base TX, intends to award a sole source Purchase Order to the National Foundation Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 50 Hurt Plaza Ste.765, Atlanta, GA 30303. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Reference Number is F1JEAC7241B001 is issued for the purpose of entering into a Firm-Fixed price contract for services in accordance with the Performance Work Statement. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-25. The associated NAICS code is 621511, and the size standard is $12.5 M. The Government intends to award a Purchase Order to provide automated whole-blood interferon-gamma release assay, that will be assessed to ascertain the feasibility and potential impact of its use as a high throughput rapid screening adjunct to the Mantoux tuberculin skin test (TST) for detecting M. tuberculosis infection among members of the United States Department of Defense. Personnel who reported having a positive TST in the past will be recruited for this study if they have not had a TST in the prior 5 years and have not experienced a severe reaction to TST (e.g. induration 20mm). This population is more likely to have been infected with M. tuberculosis. Both QFT-GIT and TST testing shall be performed on 150 volunteers, approximately 75 at the CDC, Atlanta, GA. and 75 at Reid Clinic, Lackland AFB, TX. Access to relevant Government documentation and facilities shall be provided through coordination with the Government Program Manager. Laboratory analyses shall be performed at the CDC, Atlanta, GA., Reid Clinic, Lackland AFB, TX and at the USAFSAM/PHT, Brooks City-Base TX. The provisions at FAR Part 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this solicitation. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions, Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses identified at paragraph b. of FAR 52.212-5 are considered checked and are applicable to this acquisition: (b)1, 14-22, 24, 36, (c) 1, 2, and 4. 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative, 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product, 252.204-7004 Alternate A Central Contractor Registration, DFAR 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests, 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Material Command, 2513 Kennedy Circle Bldg. 180, TX 78235, Brooks City-Base, Texas, 78235, United States
- Zip Code: 78235
- Zip Code: 78235
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