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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 07, 2015 FBO #5005
SOLICITATION NOTICE

B -- Postmortem Human Brain Collection – Northern Virginia District

Notice Date

8/5/2015
 

Notice Type

Presolicitation
 

NAICS

541990 — All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
 

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-NOI-15-534
 

Archive Date

8/27/2015
 

Point of Contact

Paul C. Marsalese,
 

E-Mail Address

paul.marsalese@nih.gov
(paul.marsalese@nih.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

INTRODUCTION This is a pre-solicitation non-competitive (notice of intent) synopsis to award a contract without providing for full or open competition (including brand-name). THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Consolidated Station Support and Simplified Acquisitions (CSS/SA) Branch intends to negotiate and award a purchase order to the Virginia Department of Health, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Northern Virginia District. The purpose of this purchase order will be for collection of human postmortem brain tissue, various specimens at autopsy, and medical/toxicology information that may be of interest to the Naitonal Institue of Mental Health (NIMH) for research into the neurobiology of major mental disorders. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 541990 with a Size Standard of $14.0M. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-82 dated May 7, 2015. STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Project Requirements: The Contractor will collect human brains and specimens that may be of interest to the NIMH for research into the neurobiology of major mental disorders. The donated human brains and specimens will be used by the Human Brain Collection Core (HBCC) for research into the neurobiology of complex mental disorders (e.g. schizophrenia, depression, substance abuse and suicide) in order to better understand the basis of these disorders. This research will hopefully lead to improved diagnosis, treatment and/or prevention of these illnesses and their consequences, including suicide. On a daily basis, the Northern Virginia (NoVA) Medical Examiner (ME) Contractor, will review each case for potential donation to determine which cases may be of interest to HBCC research, in particular those who have signed organ donor cards and others with a reasonable suspicion of a history of mental or neurological illness, particularly schizophrenia as well as non-psychiatric controls across the lifespan. Once a case is selected, NoVA ME will contact HBCC personnel and will provide: 1) the general background of the case; 2) information regarding whether the deceased is an organ donor; and 3) the name and telephone number of the deceased next-of-kin. HBCC staff will promptly contact the next-of-kin of the decedent to obtain consent (via a recorded telephone call) to utilize the deceased subject's brain and skull contents (including dura, pituitary, pineal, and upper cervical spinal cord), blood and hair sample for research. HBCC staff will also solicit the release medical records. Once consent is obtained by HBCC personnel, the NoVA ME is notified to extract the brain, a full-length hair sample with a small piece of contiguous scalp, and 40cc of blood. The NoVA ME will begin extraction promptly upon notification of approval from the NIMH; whenever possible, the process should begin within 24 hours of death; unless approved by the NIMH Project Officer, specimens extracted beyond 48 hours cannot be accepted for donation. The NoVA ME will provide to the HBCC any relevant information related to a specimen including cause and manner of death, relevant history and/or toxicology in order to allow optimal characterization of the specimen, provided this information does not compromise the forensic evaluation of the case. The NoVA ME will properly prepare and package the specimen in accordance with all Federal, State and City regulation. The NoVA ME is expert at selecting cases that qualify for HBCC research and in obtaining pertinent psychiatric medical history information necessary for our analyses. As required, the NoVA ME supplies HBCC with a report which includes, cause of death, family/medical histories, and any toxicology results. This information is imperative for the full characterization of any specimens to be included in the HBCC postmortem research study. Anticipated Period of Performance: The anticipated period of performance is twelve months from date of award. CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted. Specifically, Virginia Department of Health, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Northern Virginia Disrict is the only vendor in the current market place that can provide the unique services required by the National Instute of Mental Health, Human Brain Collection Core. In accordance with FAR part 10, extensive market research was conducted to reach this determination. Specifically, a small business sources sought notice was posted to FedBizOpps referencing the above detailed generic requirements and no responses were received. Additionally, knowledgeable inviduals in the Government and Industry were contacted for market research purposes. None of the subject matter experts contacted were able to identify any contractor other than Virginia Department of Health, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Northern Virginia Disrict which could meet the needs of this requirement. Finally, a review of both the GSA Advantage and Dynamic Small Business Search returned no results. Therefore, only Virginia Department of Health, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Northern Virginia Disrict is capable of meeting the needs of this requirement. The intended source is: Virginia Department of Health 109 Governor Street Suite 1221 Richmond, VA 23219-3623 DUNS: 809740459 APPLICABLE CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS The provision at FAR clause 52.213-4, Terms and Conditions - Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Items) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) are not applicable to this requirement. CLOSING STATEMENT THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses must be received by the closing date and time of this announcement and must reference the solicitation number. Responses may be submitted electronically to Paul Marsalese, Contract Specialist, at paul.marsalese@nih.gov. US Mail and Fax responses will not be accepted.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/NIDA-2/HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-NOI-15-534/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

Zip Code: 20892
 

Record

SN03825470-W 20150807/150805235727-93fb2abc252398f3c95b9d789fb50846 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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