SOLICITATION NOTICE
S -- Storage and Distribution Services
- Notice Date
- 2/6/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 493120
— Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Blvd., EPS Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- NCI-120032-MD
- Archive Date
- 3/7/2012
- Point of Contact
- Miguel Diaz, Phone: (301) 402-4509, Caren N Rasmussen, Phone: (301) 402-4509
- E-Mail Address
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miguel.diaz@nih.gov, cr214i@nih.gov
(miguel.diaz@nih.gov, cr214i@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Contracting Office Address Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 6120 Executive Boulevard, EPS Suite 600, Room 6079, Rockville, MD 20852, UNITED STATES. Description The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics DCEG plans to procure on a sole source basis with EPL Pathology Archives; 45610 Terminal Drive Sterling, VA 20166-4300 for refrigerated storage and distribution services for paper research and pathology reports and pathology paraffin embedded tissue blocks and tissue fixed slides This acquisition will be processed in accordance with simplified acquisition procedures as stated in FAR Part 13.106-1(b)(1). The North American Industry Classification System Code is 493120 and the business size standard is $25.5 Million. Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price type contract. The period of performance shall be twelve (12) months from date of award. The Laboratory of Pathology (LP) provides diagnostic services for the Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health. The department provides pathological diagnosis of specimens submitted incidental to standard care and clinical investigation of National Institutes of Health patients and submitted by outside health organizations. As a result of LP's clinical and research missions, pathology blocks, slides, images, and hardcopy patient reports must be stored and available indefinitely. LP must continue to store a certain portion of these patient materials offsite due to space limitations in Building 10. The purpose is storage and distribution services for paper research, pathology reports, and pathology paraffin embedded tissue blocks and tissue fixed slides used in the Laboratory of Pathology, CCR, NCI. The objective is to procure the services of a local facility that is environmentally controlled and protected against hazards which provides GLP-compliant archive services and specializes in Pathology. The contractor shall provides a 48-hour turnaround to provide the necessary reports or slides, which ensures adequate turnaround times for LP's services provided to NIH researchers and clinicians. Contractor shall provide storage and distribution services for 438.75 cubic feet (351 boxes) of paper research and pathology reports; and 1,670.12 cubic feet of pathology paraffin embedded tissue blocks and tissue-fixed slides. Materials shall be stored in a climate controlled environment at the Contractor's Storage Facility for the period contracted. The Contractor shall provide facility access to the storage location(s) of any or all government patient Materials. Contractor shall provide the return or delivery of all or a portion of the Materials. NCI has determined that EPL Pathology Archives is uniquely qualified to provide the needed storage and distribution services. EPL Archives facilities are environmentally controlled, protected against hazards, and the company provides GLP-compliant archive services. EPL is the only storage facility LP has utilized for archiving and all of its materials are presently located there. In addition to EPL's quality service history with the LP, it would be impractical to relocate the materials. LP's materials have been stored at EPL for approximately a decade and the cost it would take to package, inventory, and transport to another facility would be prohibitive. For the aforementioned reasons, EPL Pathology Archives is the only known source for this requirement. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotations. However, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, they may submit a statement of capabilities. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow the NCI to determine if it can meet the above unique specifications described herein. An original and one copy of the capability statement must be received in the NCI Office of Acquisitions on or before 11:00 AM EST on February 21, 2012. No electronic capability statements will be accepted (i.e. email or fax); an original and one copy must be sent to the NCI Office of Acquisitions to the address stated above. All questions must be in writing and can be faxed (301) 402-4513 or emailed to Miguel Diaz, Contract Specialist at miguel.diaz@mail.nih.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. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In order to receive an award, contractors must have valid registration and certification in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) www.ccr.gov and the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA), http://orca.bpn.gov. No collect calls will be accepted. Please reference solicitation number NCI-120032-MD on all correspondences.
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