SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Production and Distribution of Investigational Ghrelin Vaccines
- Notice Date
- 1/15/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541711
— Research and Development in Biotechnology
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, R&D Contracts Management Branch, 5635 Fishers Lane, Room 3016, MSC 9304, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-9304
- ZIP Code
- 20892-9304
- Solicitation Number
- NIAAA-SBSSN-2015-05
- Point of Contact
- Patricia N. Hanacek, Phone: 301-594-6226
- E-Mail Address
-
hanacekp@mail.nih.gov
(hanacekp@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Introduction This notice is issued on behalf of the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Office of Acquisitions, NIH, DHHS, UNITED STATES. It is a Small Business Sources Sought (SBSS) notice. This notice is not a request for proposals and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is available at this time. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of all 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 according 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 or through full and open competition. Small business organizations must have their size status is certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The NAICS code is 541711 with a size standard of 500 employees. Description The NIAAA is seeking capability statements from interested and qualified Small Business potential sources for Production and Distribution of Investigational Ghrelin Vaccines. Capability statements submitted in response to this announcement should demonstrate the offeror's qualifications, specifically their capability to: • formulate vaccines against the ghrelin hormone • formulate monoclonal and oligoclonal antibody vaccines to ghrelin and immunoconjugates comprised of either ghrelin hapten Ghr3 or hapten Ghr1-as specified-conjugated with an appropriate carrier protein • formulate adjuvants necessary for solubility and efficacy to synthesize ghrelin vaccines against the ghrelin hormone to produce novel ghrelin vaccines • evaluate the immune response to the vaccine by measuring blood plasma antibody titers and selectivity for the active ghrelin peptide using published methods • conduct independent analyses of rodents in the contractor's laboratory • ship ghrelin vaccines to NIH supported researchers • record and maintain data of all experimental protocols and experiment detail to enable exact replication of study Capability Statements will be assessed on the above and any other specific and pertinent information that may enhance the Government's assessment of the respondent's capabilities. Interested organizations that believe they possess the aforementioned capabilities necessary to undertake this project, should submit a Capability Statement addressing the areas above via e-mail as a portable data file (PDF), to the Point of Contact named herein. Responses must reference this sources sought notice number. Limit responses to 10 single-sided or five (5) double-sided pages or less. Any proprietary information should be so marked. Submissions must be received no later than January 28, 2015, 4 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST). Capability Statements must identify the business status of the organization (i.e., educational, institution, non-profit, large business, small business, 8 (a), or other corporate or non-corporate entity). Also include the name and telephone number of a point of contact having knowledge of the submitted information. Capability Statements that do not provide sufficient information or are submitted after the date and time above will not be considered. Collect calls will not be accepted.
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