Q -- HUMAN RECOMBINANT GAD-65 NHANES III TESTING

Notice Date

June 22, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management, Parklawn Building Room 5-101 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20857

ZIP Code

20857

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-01c109230

Response Due

July 2, 2001

Point of Contact

Darren Jansen, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-443-1857, Fax 301-443-3238, Email djansen@psc.gov -- Mariann Mink, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-443-9266, Fax 301-443-3238, Email mmink@psc.gov

Description

THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL, NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (NCHS) THROUGH THE GENERAL ACQUISITION BRANCH, PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER, PLANS TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION TO HEINZ LABORATORY, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH. CLOSING DATE IS JULY 2, 2001. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROCUREMENT IS TO PROVIDE LABORATORY TESTING OF SERUM SPECIMENS FROM (NHANES) DIABETIC PARTICIPANTS FOR AUTOANTIBODIES AGAINST GAD65 USING IN VITRO TRANSCRIBED/TRANSLATED S-METHIONINE LABELED (1,000Ci/mmol) RECOMBINANT HUMAN GLUTAMIC ACID DECARBOXYLASE. SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED UPON THE CONTRACTOR'S PRIOR INVOLVEMENT IN THIS FOLLOW ON RESEARCH. THE PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION IS FOR SERVICES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENTS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE SOURCE. INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD SUBMIT A CAPABILITY STATEMENT NO LATER THAN JULY 2, 2001. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO COMPETE THIS PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT DARREN JANSEN, IN ROOM 5C-13, PARKLAWN BLDG., 5600 FISHERS LANE, ROCKVILLE, MD 20857 OR ON 301-443-1857.

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010626/QSOL005.HTM (D-173 SN50P891)