SOLICITATION NOTICE
68 -- Laboratory Response Network (LRN) Proficiency Testing
- Notice Date
- 11/19/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Procurement and Grants Office (Atlanta), 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, Georgia, 30341-4146
- ZIP Code
- 30341-4146
- Solicitation Number
- 2009-N-10996
- Response Due
- 12/16/2008
- Archive Date
- 12/31/2008
- Point of Contact
- Berta L Biltz,, Phone: 770-488-2643
- E-Mail Address
-
boh9@cdc.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Laboratory Response Network (LRN) was established by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in accordance with Presidential Decision Directive 39, which outlined national anti-terrorism policies and assigned specific missions to federal departments and agencies. The LRN's mission is to maintain an integrated national and international network of laboratories that can respond to acts of biological or chemical terrorism and other public health emergencies. The biological component of the Laboratory Response Network (LRN) is managed by the LRN program office in the Laboratory Response Branch (LRB), Division of Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response (DBPR), National Center for Preparedness, Detection and Control of Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID), Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases (CCID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In order to ensure preparedness and competency with LRN procedures, LRN Member Laboratories must participate in the Proficiency Testing (PT) Program provided by LRB. The LRN PT Program is designed to simulate real-world scenarios involving potential bioterrorism agents; requiring the preparation, packaging, and distribution of prepared biological samples in a variety of sample matrices. LRN PT challenges are distributed one to four times a year to as many as 200 LRN member laboratories. The LRB and associated Bioterrorism Rapid Response and Advanced Technology (BRRAT) Laboratory do not have the capacity or production capabilities to produce sufficient sample quantities to meet LRN PT Challenge requirements. Therefore, the purpose of this procurement is to obtain services from a qualified contractor to produce and distribute samples for a limited number of LRN Proficiency Testing challenges for biological threat agents. The total period of performance is 60 months from date of award. CDC will consider all responsible sources responding to this RFP. All questions/concerns about the RFP shall be submitted via e-mail to BBiltz@cdc.gov. The solicitation will be available for downloading when issued, approximately on Dec. 1, 2008. It is your responsibility to keep up with additional postings regarding the RFP on the Fedbizopps Website.
- Web Link
-
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Atlanta, Georgia, 30341, United States
- Zip Code: 30341
- Zip Code: 30341
- Record
- SN01707014-W 20081121/081119215116-ac5747e5c6a068e18448e7d930b4b926 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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