SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Brain and Tissue Bank for Developmental Disorders
- Notice Date
- 10/14/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 621991
— Blood and Organ Banks
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Contracts Management Branch, 6100 Executive Blvd., Suite 7A07, MSC7510, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7510
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7510
- Solicitation Number
- N01-HD-4-3368-MOD10
- Point of Contact
- Alice M. Pagán,, Phone: 301-435-6959, Elizabeth D Osinski,, Phone: 301-435-6947
- E-Mail Address
-
ap425k@nih.gov, eo43m@nih.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The Center for Developmental Biology and Perinatal Medicine (CDBPM), Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities (MRDD) Branch, within the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) and FAR 6.302-1(a) (2) (ii) and HHSAR 306.302-1 (a) (2) (ii), a modification to its current contract with the University of Maryland at Baltimore (UMB), entitled “Brain and Tissue Bank for Developmental Disorders.” This four month contract extension is necessary in order to avoid a lapse in contract performance and continue services in its operation of the NICHD Brain and Tissue Bank. This modification will allow UMB to continue uninterrupted services until a new competitive contract can be awarded and the services transitioned. UMB, as the incumbent contractor, collects and houses the tissue specimens from individuals with disorders as well as normal tissue for control studies. UMB has the expertise in rapidly collecting tissue from newly deceased donors, processing the tissue and making it available for qualified researchers through a Material Transfer Agreement. In addition, UMB ensures quality standards for the repository samples including rapid collection of donor tissue, long term storage conditions, fixation procedures and fresh frozen storage conditions. This modification will extend the contract to allow a continuation of this project and time for transitioning to the new contract. It is very critical that the services provided not to be interrupted, as interruption of this project would result in a loss of valuable specimens. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement by submitting information (5 page limit) required in Numbered Note 22 within 45 days of publication of this synopsis. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within 45 days of publication of this synopsis will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Deliveries should be sent to: Hand Delivered or Delivery Service U.S. Postal Service. NO COLLECT CALLS OR FACSIMILE TRANSMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. RESPONDENTS MAY SUBMIT THEIR CAPABILITY STATEMENTS VIA E-MAIL IN ADDITION TO 3 HARD COPIES.
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