SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- NIDDK Biosample Repository
- Notice Date
- 12/5/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- 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
- Point of Contact
- Richard E. Bailey, Phone: 301-402-1139, Edward J Kostolansky, Phone: 301-594-4758
- E-Mail Address
-
baileyrichard@mail.nih.gov, ekostola@mail.nih.gov
(baileyrichard@mail.nih.gov, ekostola@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has a requirement to award a contract to serve as the "NIDDK Biosample Repository". 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. 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. 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. A cost-reimbursement type contract using NAICS code 493120 - Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage, is contemplated. NLM intends to award a five year contract, with a base year plus four option years, beginning on or about June 1, 2012. FAR Part 15 procedures will be used to compete this procurement with full and open competition. The request for proposals is expected to be released on or about December 21, 2011 at the FedBizOpps website.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN02633338-W 20111207/111205234126-5ba70f188d5aaeb1335a0816b3fec18e (fbodaily.com)
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