SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- PERSISTENCE OF INFLUENZA VIRUS IN AEROSOLS: UNDERSTANDING AEROSOL GENERATION DURING MEDICAL PROCEDURES
- Notice Date
- 7/27/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 611310
— Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Acquisition and Assistance Field Branch (Morgantown), 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, West Virginia, 26505
- ZIP Code
- 26505
- Solicitation Number
- 000HCCHC-2010-87069
- Archive Date
- 9/10/2010
- Point of Contact
- Rebecca S Mullenax, Phone: 304-285-5880, Kimberly P Groves, Phone: 304-285-5885
- E-Mail Address
-
rmullenax@cdc.gov, kgroves@cdc.gov
(rmullenax@cdc.gov, kgroves@cdc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Division of Respiratory Diseases Studies, Laboratory Research Branch, Morgantown, WV hereby announces its intent to issue a purchase order to West Virginia University Research Corporation for the following: Project Title: Persistence of Influenza Virus in Aerosols: Understanding Aerosol Generation During Medical Procedures Background and Need: Respiratory infections capable of airborne transmission pose a substantial risk to healthcare workers (HCWs). During the recent H1N1 influenza pandemic, nosocomial transmission from patients to HCWs was documented. The potential risk to HCWs conducting aerosol generating procedures such as bronchoscopy, endotracheal intubation, nebulization, and non-invasive positive pressure ventilation is related to the potential generation of infectious aerosols however, no studies have been conducted to document that these procedures truly do generate more airborne particles. Characterizing the aerosols generated during such procedures will allow improved risk stratification and more informed decision-making about personal protective equipment. The information will have immediate use for development of evidence-based approaches to infection control policy that provides both an adequate level of protection for HCWs and efficient use of what may be limited resources such as personal protective equipment. This project will consist of a survey of aerosol generating medical procedures conducted at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia. The goal is to characterize the size and number of particles produced during aerosol generating procedures versus background particles present prior to the procedure. Hand-held, real-time instruments will be adapted to sample aerosols in the zone between the patient and the HCWs. The collected aerosols will be analyzed to determine if they were produced from the respiratory tract of the patient and could therefore potentially contain infectious agents. Project Objective: Provide expert consultation on a project using real-time instruments to evaluate the size and number of particles produced during medical procedures classified as aerosol generating. The consultant will assist the project officer in determining appropriate methods for sampling and analysis of air samples in order to characterize whether the particles produced are from the respiratory tract of the patients undergoing the procedures and therefore could potentially contain infectious agents. Scope of Work: 1. The consultant will provide expert consultation to NIOSH DRDS on policies and procedures which govern the conduct and administration of aerosol generating medical procedures at Ruby Memorial Hospital. 2. In collaboration with NIOSH DRDS, the consultant will assist with implementing the components of the project to include identifying times and dates for sampling events, assessing the experimental design as the project progresses to ensure acceptable data quality, and making certain that all necessary human subjects protections are in place. 3. The consultant will act as a liaison between the NIOSH DRDS project personnel and the staff at WVUH to ensure timely access to medical procedure rooms and allow for sufficient equipment set-up prior to the start of the aerosol generating medical procedures. Education/Experience Qualifications: The consultant will be board certified in internal medicine and pulmonary disease with supervisory capabilities suitable for ensuring access for NIOSH DRDS project personnel to the procedure rooms and other areas of the Ruby Memorial Hospital where aerosol generating medical procedures are performed. Period of Performance/Delivery Schedule: From date of award, performance time will be 12 months. Deliverables by contractor, except as indicated: 1. Written review of the NIOSH DRDS sampling strategy to sample and analyze target aerosol generating medical procedures. 2-3 months after contract award. 2. Final closeout report, with assessment of the experimental outcomes and further recommendations for modifications/improvements. Within 90 days of contract completion. Contractor Location Consultant will be an employee of West Virginia University Hospitals and will conduct the activities of this contract from his/her offices. When DRDS personnel are onsite, the consultant will ensure that their presence has been approved by WVUH management and that there is an area available for equipment storage or staging as appropriate. Responsible sources that believe they possess the expertise and capabilities identified above are encouraged to submit to the Contracting Officer within 15 days from the posting date of this notice, their written capabilities statement and pricing information in the format they choose, not to exceed 10 pages. Please forward the capability statement and pricing information to Rebecca Mullenax, Purchasing Agent, Reference 000HCCHC-2010-87069, Centers for Disease Control, NIOSH, ATTN: Rebecca Mullenax GS: GD, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505. All vendors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to an award of a federal contract. The website is: www.ccr.gov. The Government will review any/all capabilities statements and pricing information submitted and determine if other qualified sources do exist that could provide this requirement. Information received in response to this announcement will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If no affirmative responses are received within 15 days, in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), negotiations will be conducted with West Virginia University Research Corporation, 886 Chectnut Ridge Road, Room 202, Morgantown, WV 26506 as the only source and a purchase order will be issued without any additional notices being posted.
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