SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Screening T7-Superfamily Phages
- Notice Date
- 4/1/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541711
— Research and Development in Biotechnology
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center/Office of Purchasing & Contracts, 6707 Democracy Blvd, Suite 106, MSC 5480, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5480
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5480
- Solicitation Number
- 14-005198
- Archive Date
- 4/25/2014
- Point of Contact
- Malinda Dehner, Phone: 301-594-6320
- E-Mail Address
-
dehnerm@cc.nih.gov
(dehnerm@cc.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested. The National Institute of Health, Clinical Center (CC) intends to award a Fixed Price purchase order with a twelve (12) month base year and four (4) twelve month option periods to Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843 on a sole source basis to procure services required to screen sewage, phage genomes, tail fiber gene sequences, phage isolates and other environmental sources for T7-superfamily phages necessary for the National Institutes of Health's Clinical Center, Critical Care Medicine Department. Texas A&M University is currently investigating multi-balanced Phage to kill KPC+K, has developed a research plan and completed a library of resources which is unique for Phage Technology. Additionally, the organization is equipped to provide preliminary reports to NIH on Phage immediately. This organization is currently supported by the state of Texas and set up to handle the screening of sewage and other environmental sources for T-7superfamily phages. Texas A&M University will sequence the genomes of Phages to identify tail fiber genes for use in engineering efforts which require specialized equipment. There is no other known organization that has the breadth of knowledge and resources necessary for the stated requirement. This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the acquisition of commercial items prescribed in FAR Part 12 in conjunction with the policies and procedures for the competition requirements in FAR Part 6. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the CC, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Malinda Dehner, Contract Specialist, dehnerm@cc.nih.gov by the due date and time marked in this notice.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, 77843, United States
- Zip Code: 77843
- Zip Code: 77843
- Record
- SN03325483-W 20140403/140401234607-a55e88a232beee060dfe9b3fc9167681 (fbodaily.com)
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