SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Medical Examiner Services
- Notice Date
- 8/29/2013
- 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 Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- 3009125
- Archive Date
- 9/20/2013
- Point of Contact
- Jasmine D Snoddy, Phone: 301 594 1571
- E-Mail Address
-
snoddyj@mail.nih.gov
(snoddyj@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The solicitation number is 3009125 and the solicitation is issued as a pre-solicitation notice of intent to award a non-competitive order to Virginia State Department of Health, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Northern District, 10850 Pyramid Place, Suite 121, Manassas, VA, 20110. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirement of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-69, dated August 1, 2013. This acquisition is being conducted in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-Clinical Brain Disorders-Genes, Cognition and Psychosis Program (CBDB-GCAP) is requesting Medical Examiner Services of Northern Virginia State Department of Health to collect human postmortem human brain tissue, various specimens at autopsy, and medical/toxicology information that may be of interest to the NIMH for research into the neurobiology of major mental disorders. The donated postmortem human brain tissue and specimens will be used by the Clinical Brain Disorders Branch for research into the neurobiology of complex mental disorders (e.g. schizophrenia, depression, substance abuse and suicide) in order to better understand the basis of these disorders. This research will hopefully lead to improved diagnosis, treatment and/or prevention of these illnesses and their consequences. The purpose of the study is to gain knowledge of how affected postmortem human brain tissue deviates from normal control postmortem human brain tissue to help NIMH fully characterize neurological or psychiatric disorders. On a daily basis, staff of the Virginia State Department of Health, must review case documents for potential donation and determine which cases may be eligible for CBDB research, in particular those who have signed organ donor cards and others with a reasonable suspicion of a history of mental or neurological illness, particularly schizophrenia as well as healthy controls across the lifespan. Once a case is selected, NoVA ME will contact CBDB personnel and must provide: 1) the general knowledge of the case, 2) information regarding whether the deceased is an organ donor; and 3) the name and telephone number of the deceased next-of-kin. CBDB staff will promptly contact the next-of-kin of the decedent to obtain consent (via a recorded telephone call) to utilize the deceased subject's brain and skull contents (including dura, pituitary, pineal, and upper cervical spinal cord), blood and hair sample for research. CDBD staff will also solicit the release medical records. Once consent is obtained by CBDB personnel, the NoVA ME is notified to extract the brain, a full-length hair sample with a small piece of contiguous scalp, and 40cc of blood. The NoVA ME will begin extraction promptly upon notification of approval from the NIMH; whenever possible, the process should begin within 24 hours of death; unless approved by the NIMH Project Officer, specimens extracted beyond 48 hours will not be accepted for donation. The NoVA ME will provide to the CBDB any relevant information related to a specimen including cause and manner of death, relevant history and/or toxicology in order to allow optimal characterization of the specimen provided this information does not compromise the forensic evaluation of the case. CBDB staff will generally retrieve the brain and blood samples on a daily basis from the NoVA ME office located in Manassas, VA. Only in rare circumstances will the specimens be shipped by the NoVA ME to the NIMH. Shipments must be received no later than seven (7) days from extraction and are to be delivered on weekdays, 8:00am through 5:00pm. Prior to shipping, the NIMH shall be contacted with shipping details, including the overnight courier tracking number. NoVA ME will properly prepare and package specimens in accordance with all Federal, State, and City regulation. The period of performance will be 12 months. The Virginia State Department of Health in the Medical Examiner's Office Northern Virginia District who has worked with CDBD for over 5 years. They are knowledgeable of NIMH staff, and have shown to be exceptional in maintaining and processing samples per CBDB protocol, which is imperative to ensure high quality DNA and RNA extractions of the samples and brain tissue integrity. Member(s) of the staff are board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology with a subspecialty in forensic pathology. In addition they have members registered as Medicolegal Death Investigator and have active medical licenses in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, DC and Virginia. As part of this study NIMH will be collecting specimens from all age groups, their experience in pediatric pathology serves NIMH in our research effort. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable to this requirement. This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov." A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses must be received by September 5, 2013 3:00PM EST and must reference number 3009125. Responses may be submitted electronically to Jasmine Snoddy, Contract Specialist at Snoddyj@mail.nih.gov or by U.S. mail to the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), Station Support/Simplified Acquisition Branch (SS/SA), 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2080, Attention: Jasmine Snoddy. Fax responses will not be accepted. "All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency." The name and telephone number of the individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation is Jasmine Snoddy, Contract Specialist at (301) 594-1571.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN03168147-W 20130831/130829235943-089bab05b8e9c4d424d2e40fa146653c (fbodaily.com)
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