SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Storage and distribution services of paper research and pathology reports
- Notice Date
- 4/15/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Bldg 1050, Frederick, Maryland, 21702, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21702
- Solicitation Number
- NCI-130059-TK
- Point of Contact
- Tiffany D. Kittrell, Phone: 2402765434
- E-Mail Address
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Tiffany.kittrell@nih.gov
(Tiffany.kittrell@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- FBO Presolicitation notice Title: Storage and distribution services of paper research and pathology reports Document Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Solicitation Number: NCI-130059-TK Proposed Posted Date: 4/15/13 Proposed Response Date: 5/1/13 11 AM EST Classification Code: B NAICS Code: 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services S mall Business Size Standard: $14.0 Million Contracting Office Address: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 9609 Medical Center Drive Room 1E626 Bethesda, MD 20892 Description: The Laboratory of Pathology (LP), Center for Cancer Research (CCR) National Cancer Institute (NCI) plans to procure on a sole source basis for storage and distribution services of paper research, pathology reports, and pathology paraffin embedded tissue blocks and tissue fixed slides from EPL Pathology Archives INC, 45610 Terminal Drive Sterling, Virginia 20166. 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 541990 and the small business size standard is $14.0 million. Only one (1) award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price type contract. Period of Performance: Performance shall be for one (1) year from award. It has been determined there are no opportunities to acquire green products or services for this procurement. 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 (NIH) patients and submitted by outside health organizations. As a result of our 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 the Clinical Center. The purpose of the procurement is to provide storage and distribution services for paper research, pathology reports, and pathology paraffin embedded tissue blocks and tissue-fixed slides. Contractor shall provide storage and distribution services for 438.75 cubic feet (351boxes) of paper research and pathology reports; and 1,670.12 cubic feet of pathology paraffin embedded tissue blocks and tissue-fixed slides. The contractor will allow the government access to the materials. The contractor will provide retrieval of material for clinical or research applications, and return the material to storage (tissue blocks & slides). Additionally, the contractor will respond to requests for paper records for clinical cases that the National Cancer Institute (NCI) does not have electronically (older material that used manual paper methods). The contractor will store materials (tissue blocks, slides and paper) in a climate controlled environment at the contractor’s storage facility. The contractor will ensure that all irreplaceable patient samples are free from environmental hazards (i.e. protection from fire, flood, smoke, and insects). EPL Archives facilities are environmentally controlled and protected against hazards. In addition, EPL provides GLP-compliant archive services. Currently, all of our materials are archived at EPL. It would be beneficial, for continuity, to keep our materials with EPL until our high-density storage facility is built. As we need archived material, EPL provides a one-day turnaround to provide us with our necessary reports or slides, which ensures adequate turnaround times for LP’s services provided to our NIH researchers and clinicians. It would be unfeasible to move to another facility due to the potential cost it would take to package, inventory, and transport materials to another facility. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotations. However, if any interested party, particularly small businesses, believe 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 contracting office on or before 11:00 AM EST on May 1, 2013. No electronic capability statements will be accepted (i.e. email or fax); an original and one copy must be sent to the NCI contracting office to the address stated above. All questions must be in writing and can be faxed (240)-276-5401 or emailed to Tiffany Kittrell, Contract Specialist at Tiffany.kittrell@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 System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. No collect calls will be accepted. Please reference solicitation number NCI-­­­­­130059-TK on all correspondences.
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