SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- NIDDK Biosample Repository
- Notice Date
- 11/8/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 493120
— Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
- 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, Maryland, 20892-5455
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5455
- Solicitation Number
- NIHLM2012234
- Archive Date
- 12/3/2011
- Point of Contact
- Richard E. Bailey, Phone: 301-402-1139, Edward J Kostolansky, Phone: 301-594-4758
- E-Mail Address
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baileyrichard@mail.nih.gov, ekostola@mail.nih.gov
(baileyrichard@mail.nih.gov, ekostola@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NIDDK Biosample Repository" "This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice." Background. The NIDDK conducts and supports much of the clinical research on the diseases of internal medicine and related subspecialty fields. Many of the large clinical studies funded by the NIDDK collect biospecimens from subjects for analysis and future study. The collection of these patient and control samples from many different studies in a single repository is a valuable resource with which researchers can rapidly validate clinical hypotheses and algorithms for clinical decision. The collection also advances the development of prognostics, markers, and therapeutics for diseases related to the mission of the NIDDK. This project, referred to herein as the "Biosample Repository", continues an important collection begun in 2003 and is conceptually related to repositories in existence at other institutes at the NIH. This repository stores and maintains biosamples under high quality conditions, and distributes them in an equitable and ethical manner. This facilitates the sharing of NIDDK-supported resources, thus encouraging work by junior investigators, investigators with novel approaches, and others not included in current collaborations without excluding those who are established in their fields. It helps to ensure that research participants make a maximal contribution, and decreases duplicative sampling efforts. Purpose and objectives. The objective of this requirement is to continue the NIDDK Biosample Repository in a highly efficient, rapid, and cost-effective manner, to receive and store biosamples collected in many different studies, carry out specified sample processing and analyses, and widely distribute biosamples to qualified investigators. Project requirements. The tasks to be performed under the new requirement include, but are not limited to the following: (a) establish biospecimen preparation, shipping, receipt, and tracking systems for numerous individual multi-center clinical studies; (b) maintain the confidentiality of subjects by removing all traditional personal identifiers from samples; (c) establish one or more subcontracts for timely and cost-effective shipping of biosamples between multiple sites and the repository and for timely and cost-effective laboratory processing and/or testing of biosamples; (d) store biosamples under optimal conditions to minimize loss, damage or contamination; (e) distribute biosamples to qualified investigators granted access by the Project Officer, including packaging, handling, and coordinating sample shipments to domestic and international sites; (f) withdraw and destroy samples from the repository as directed in writing by the Project Officer; (g) establish agreements to receive, process, store, and distribute samples from NIDDK-supported studies; (h) establish and maintain Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) programs; (i) provide security and back-up systems and a plan for disaster recovery; (j) maintain high quality, secure information systems to allow detailed tracking of sample receipt, processing, storage and distribution, rapid retrieval of samples, storage of QA/QC information associated with the sample, and listing of investigators using the repository; and (k) work in a cooperative fashion with the Project Officer, the External Advisory Committee and the Steering Committee. Anticipated period of performance. It is anticipated that the period of performance will be for five years beginning approximately in June 2012. Capability statements/information sought. Respondents must submit a capability statement that demonstrates the potential offeror's qualification,, experience, and expertise, specifically providing evidence for the following: (a) staff expertise, including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information. Interested offerors must submit five (5) hard copies of their capability statement. This should be limited to fifteen (15) pages. Each respondent should include their DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone, etc.) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code. No faxed or emailed capability statements will be accepted. The intention of this announcement is to survey the market for potential offerors. No large businesses should respond to this announcement. All interested small businesses including veteran-owned small business, service-disables veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns must provide copies of their capability statement on or before November 18, 2011 at 12:00pm Eastern time to Mr. Richard Bailey, Contract Specialist, NIDDK Acquisitions Branch, Two Democracy Plaza, Suite 700W, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, MSC 5455, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-5455. If the response is hand-delivered or sent by express delivery service, use Bethesda, Maryland 20817. General questions may be emailed to the following addresses: Richard Bailey, Contract Specialist, baileyrichard@mail.nih.gov; or Edward Kostolansky, Contracting Officer, ekostola@mail.nih.gov. " Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organizations qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
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