SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- ACUTE FEBRILE ILLNESS IN LATIN AMERICA
- Notice Date
- 8/31/2016
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit - 6 Peru, Unit 3230 Box 343, American Embassy, DPO AA 34031-0343, Lima, Non-U.S., 34031-0343, Peru
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- VEI160016
- Archive Date
- 9/28/2016
- Point of Contact
- Genaro M Vasquez,
- E-Mail Address
-
genaro.m.vasquez.fn@mail.mil
(genaro.m.vasquez.fn@mail.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Competitive 8(a)
- Description
- The Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6 (NAMRU-6) is looking for a public or private institution in the city of Asuncion - Paraguay with a large trajectory of research in infectious and tropical diseases for executing support activities for the study entitled: "Characterization of the infectious causes of acute febrile illness in Latin America". This study is aimed to identify viral causes of acute febrile illness in Latin America. The period of performance is 9 months, in 2 sites located in Asunción, Paraguay: Hospital Regional Mariscal Estigarribia and Hospital Nacional Obrero. It is the intent of NAMRU-6 to award to the "Asociacion Rayos de Sol". Rayos de Sol has been collaborating with NAMRU-6 since the year 2004 and directly in this study since the year 2008, through the Contracts SPE500-08-C-N035 (with two extensions), SPE500-10-C-0087 (with one extension), N44852-12-P-0198, N44852-13-P-0378, N44852-14-P-0363, and most recently N44852-15-P-1026. Rayos de Sol has already established the infrastructure necessary to carry out this particular research study which is currently ongoing under their current contract. Research studies are highly dependent on the work force in the field which has established a relationship of confidence with the participants. Furthermore, Rayos de Sol has demonstrated to have the appropriate financial, human and technical resources, experience and organizational controls needed to accomplish study aims. Over the last 12 years of collaborative work with NAMRU-6, RS has shown high professional standards, and produced high quality research work only. If capable sources are not identified through this notice, then NAMRU 6 intends to award a sole source contract under the authority of 13.106-1(b)(i) to Asociacion Rayos de Sol. This pre-solicitation is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for the requirement. Sources interested in responding to this notice are required to submit a capability statement that includes management and technical data and cost information, in sufficient detail and with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to perform the required work. Capability statements shall not exceed 5 (8.5 x 11 inch) pages using a font size no smaller than 10-point. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government. A request for documentation or additional information or submissions that only ask questions will not be considered as an affirmative response. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to proceed with a sole source contract. Capability statements are due by 12:00 PM Local Time, 13 September, 2016. Capability statements shall be submitted by e-mail ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to the following address: genaro.m.vasquez.fn@mail.mil. Please use subject line "VEI160016RAYOSDESOL". Contracting Office Address: 3230 Lima Pl, Washington DC, 20521 United States Primary Point of Contact.: Martin Vasquez genaro.m.vasquez.fn@mail.mil
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- Place of Performance
- Address: VENEZUELA AVE. BLOCK 36 BELLAVISTA, LIMA, Peru
- Record
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