SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Transcription Activator-Like Effector Nucleases (TALENs)
- Notice Date
- 9/5/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-CSB-AR-2012-308-CSP
- Archive Date
- 9/25/2012
- Point of Contact
- Caitlin Palmer,
- E-Mail Address
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caitlin.palmer@nhlbi.nih.gov
(caitlin.palmer@nhlbi.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER : NHLBI-CSB-AR-2012-308-CSP POST DATE : September 5, 2012 CLOSING DATE : September 10, 2012 PROPOSED AWARD DATE : September 17, 2012 Title : Transcription Activator-Like Effector Nucleases (TALENs) Project Title or General Description: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) on behalf of the National Institutes of Health Center for Regenerative Medicine (NIH-CRM), is seeking sources to provide TALENs. This SOURCES SOUGHT (SS) is being issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), NOR IS IT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ). It is not to be construed as a commitment by the requesting party to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this SS. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this SS. This FedBizOpps SS is strictly for market research purposes only. As a result of this SS, the Government may issue a RFQ, however, should such requirements materialize, no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to the SS. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this requirement is 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services and the associated small business size standard is $7.0 Million. Based on the responses received from this SOURCES SOUGHT announcement, the NHLBI may conduct a competitive procurement. All eligible companies responding to this SS Announcement must have the capabilities to provide the below services upon receipt of contract. STATEMENT OF WORK: NIH-CRM is a resource for the scientific community, providing stem cells and supporting protocols and standard operating procedures used to derive, culture, and differentiate the stem cells into different cell types. The program is intended to accelerate the development of cell-based therapies for repairing or replacing tissue damaged by disease or injury. The NIH-CRM requires TALENs for use by NIH investigators to better understand stem cells of interest in their research. TALENs are indispensable for understanding the function of genes, and for modifying stem cells for use in basic and translational research. Due to the fact that each TALEN needs to be custom made for the gene being modified it is important to be certain that the TALEN is validated by the vendor in an assay to ensure that it functions properly. Contractor Requirements: The Contractor shall provide a quantity of 50 TALENs. Companies that can perform the requirement above are requested to submit a tailored capability statement for this requirement, not to exceed 20 single-sided pages (including all attachments, resumes, data, etc.) presented in single-space and using a 12-point font size minimum, that clearly details the ability to perform the task (s) as described above. The capability statement shall include the following: 1. Name and identify your size and type of business (i.e. Large Business; Small Business; Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB); Woman-owned Small Businesses (WOSB); Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone); Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB); and Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB]; 2. If subcontractors will be utilized, the name of company(ies), and a point of contact for the company (name, phone number, fax number and email address); 3. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in finalizing its market research. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. All capability Statements sent in response to this SOURCES SOUGHT notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Caitlin Palmer, Contract Specialist, at caitlin.palmer@nih.gov in either MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), by September 10, 2012 at 5:00 EST. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN02868406-W 20120907/120906001117-3102b59d9b6864240b0629f14cfe25c7 (fbodaily.com)
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