SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- STARHS Sample Acquisition
- Notice Date
- 6/27/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Procurement and Grants Office (Atlanta), 2920 Brandywine Road, Room 3000, Atlanta, Georgia, 30341-4146
- ZIP Code
- 30341-4146
- Solicitation Number
- 200-2013-M-55816
- Archive Date
- 7/29/2013
- Point of Contact
- David S Dombeck, Phone: 7704882635
- E-Mail Address
-
ddombeck@cdc.gov
(ddombeck@cdc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NCHHSTP/DHPSE, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, Atlanta, GA, 30333, hereby announces its intent to issue a sole source contract in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 to Health Research Incorporated, 150 Broadway, Suite 560, Menands, New York 12204-2719 to procure collections of HIV specimens from for a CDC incidence and drug resistance study. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) as cited in FAR 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." Health Research, Inc., possesses a very unique collection of over 30,000 serum specimens collected for HIV testing by State Health Departments as part of a NCHHSTP/ DHAP HICSB funded project. The Lab branch needs to procure the unique specimen set that is housed at Health Research Inc. This specimen set is a one of a kind collection that contains demographic data (previous HIV testing history, anti-retroviral treatment history) and previous incidence testing data that are needed to evaluate new assays. This specific sample set must be used as the purpose of the laboratory work is to evaluate the performance of a new incidence assay with the performance of the assay on which the samples were previously tested. As the only organization with such a broad sample collection possessing the unique characteristics necssary to further the CDC's research, only Health Research incorporated can provide these samples. 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, proposal or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Please forward the capability statement and/or pricing information to David Dombeck, Contracting Specialist, Reference 2013-59474, Centers for Disease Control, Procurement and Grants Office, ATTN: David Dombeck, MS: K-14, 2920 Brandywine Road, Atlanta, GA 30341. All vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to an award of a federal contract. The website is: www.sam.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, negotiations will be conducted with the Health Research, Inc., as the only source and a contract will be issued without any additional notices being posted.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/CDCP/PGOA/200-2013-M-55816/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, Georgia, 30333, United States
- Zip Code: 30333
- Record
- SN03101593-W 20130629/130627235844-9d5cc2f16c3f71fa464097d9760d6f28 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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