SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Digital Single-Molecule ELISA System for Disease Biomarker Measurement Efforts
- Notice Date
- 7/30/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-15-681
- Archive Date
- 8/20/2015
- Point of Contact
- Lauren M. Phelps, Phone: 3015942490
- E-Mail Address
-
lauren.phelps@nih.gov
(lauren.phelps@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Contracting Office Address: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, MD 20892, UNITED STATES. Introduction: 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. Background: The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Neuro-immunological Disease Unit (NDU) works to gain understanding of the mechanisms that participate in central nervous system injury and those that have neuro-protective functions and mediate repair in order to develop effective therapies for human neuro-immunological diseases, especially multiple sclerosis (MS). Purpose and Objectives for the Procurement: The purpose of this requirement is acquisition of an equipment/technology that allows determination of specific protein(s) at the single molecule level(s), e.g. by digital single-molecule enzyme linked immunosorbent assay ELISA system, for the purpose of analyzing biomarkers in the cerebrospinal fluid towards developing new, clinically-relevant biomarker assays for multiple sclerosis and other neuro-inflammatory diseases. Project Requirements: The NINDS NDU requires one (1) digital single-molecule ELISA system that must meet the following requirements: 1. The system must have a lower limit of detection at the single molecule level (fM range) and ≥4 log linear range. 2. The system must have the ability to multiplex. At a minimum, the system must be able to analyze at least two analytes simultaneously. Analysis of 6-10 simultaneous analytes is preferred. 3. The system must be a closed system, in compliance with FDA regulations for development of biomarkers as companion diagnostics. It must also be an open platform system that allows for "home brew" assays (i.e. development of assays other than those that are commercially available). 4. The system must provide an analytical precision of CV<15%. The contractor shall provide for any shipping and delivery costs (FOB Destination with inside delivery) as well as equipment training for four (4) NINDS employees. Anticipated Period of Performance: The Contractor shall deliver and install the required equipment within 14 weeks after receipt of order. The equipment shall be delivered between the hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Bethesda, MD local prevailing time, Monday through Friday. Anticipated Contract Type: A firm fixed price purchase order with NET30 invoicing terms is anticipated. Capability Statement: Contractors that believe they possess the ability to provide the required equipment should submit documentation of their ability to meet each of the project requirements to the Contract Specialist. Contractors must provide their Company Name, DUNS number, Physical Address, and Point of Contact Information. Interested organizations are required to identify their type of business, applicable North American Industry Classification System Code, and size standards in accordance with the Small Business Administration. The government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in a response to this notice. However, responses that indicate the information therein is proprietary will be properly safeguarded for Government use only. Capability statements must include the name and telephone number of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to this market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will be considered non-responsive. When submitting this information, please reference the solicitation notice number. All capability statements sent in response to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Lauren Phelps, Contract Specialist, at Lauren.Phelps@nih.gov in MS Word format by or before the closing date of this announcement. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. Note: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your 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 organization's 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 review of the responses received, pre-solicitation and solicitation notices may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. The solicitation release date is pending. The Government intends to negotiate a fixed-price purchase order.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN03817647-W 20150801/150731000406-519a0ecfc6baef17d3e81c8a1e234dec (fbodaily.com)
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