SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- provide glass-mounted and stained histology preparations of fish gonads for our reproductive maturity studies of select commercially valuable fish species
- Notice Date
- 7/23/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NOAA-Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2570 Dole Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96822-2396, United States
- ZIP Code
- 96822-2396
- Solicitation Number
- PIFSC-13-026
- Archive Date
- 8/21/2013
- Point of Contact
- Bonnie Oshiro, Phone: 8089835356
- E-Mail Address
-
bonnie.oshiro@noaa.gov
(bonnie.oshiro@noaa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- NOTICE: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. The information provided in response to this notice will assist the Government in determining the extent of business capable of performing the type of work described herein. The intent of the announcement is to identify all small business sources that are qualified of furnishing The National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Honolulu, Hawaii with the following: NOAA seeks a contractor to processing batches of 150-200 gonad histology cassettes at a time for histological preparation. Cassettes preserved in either Formalin or Glyo-Fixx will be delivered to the Contractor for embedding, thin-sectioning (~ 5 micron thickness), staining with hematoxylin and eosin counterstaining, mounting of the stained thin-sections onto a glass slide, followed by placement of a protective cover slip and sealant over the mounted stain sections. Based on available slide space and cross-sectional area of the stained gonad sample, multiple sections from the same gonad will be mounted within the available space on the glass slide. The slide will include the specimen identification number transcribed from the corresponding histology cassette; completed slides will be placed inside protective slide boxes for subsequent transport. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 541690 with a size standard of $14 million. All contractors doing business with the Government are now required to be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). NOTE: THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL BUT A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. No solicitation document is available. No contract will be awarded on the basis of responses received to this notice. All interested parties must respond to this announcement by July 1, 2013. Documentation to support the contractor's capability to perform these services must be submitted in writing and include the point of contact and phone number, and a description of services performed under previous contracts for the same services, DUNS Number, SAM, Cage Number, business type and size, and a brief narrative regarding its capability to provide the services as described above. Any response that does not include this information will not be considered. The Government will review each response to determine if the contractor has the experience, knowledge, and capability to perform the services as specified above. Detailed information must be submitted by email to the address noted below by 3:00 PM local (HST) Hawaii Standard Time. Email Address: Bonnie.Oshiro@noaa.gov. Questions of any nature must be addressed in writing as NO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL BE HONORED.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Record
- SN03124090-W 20130725/130723234919-12483dbf1419e774571247c444db558e (fbodaily.com)
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