SOURCES SOUGHT
Q -- Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) and WGS RAPID Turn-around-time (TAT) Services
- Notice Date
- 5/19/2022 7:56:51 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIAID BETHESDA MD 20892 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- SS-NIAID-2118375
- Response Due
- 5/27/2022 12:00:00 PM
- Point of Contact
- Marvin Barnett, Phone: 3017617833, Jillian Marconi, Phone: 3017617093
- E-Mail Address
-
marvin.barnett@nih.gov, jillian.marconi@nih.gov
(marvin.barnett@nih.gov, jillian.marconi@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. BACKGROUND, PURPOSE, OBJECTIVES: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) Division of Intramural Research (DIR) scientists study all aspects of infectious diseases, including the causative agent, vectors, and pathogenesis in human and animal hosts. Clinical research is an integral part of this mission, enabling key lab discoveries to be rapidly translated into methods to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease. DIR researchers annually conduct more than 200 clinical trials at the NIH Clinical Center on the Bethesda, Maryland, campus and at collaborating U.S. and international sites. In support of clinical research, the NIAID Centralized Sequencing Program (CSP) is comprehensive program that obtains genetic testing, harmonizes phenotypic and genomic data, performs variant interpretation, and provides clinically validated results for patients enrolled in a diverse set of protocols at the NIH Clinical Center. The goal of the NIAID Centralized Sequencing Program is both to contribute to the understanding of underlying genetic etiology of disease and to address the clinical need for genomic evaluations. PROJECT AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS: See attached Statement of Work. ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: One (1) 12-month period CAPABILITY STATEMENT: Interested qualified small business organizations should submit a tailored capability statement for this requirement not to exceed ten (10) single sided pages including all attachments, resumes, charts, etc. (single spaced, 12 point font minimum) that clearly details the firm�s ability to perform the aspects of the notice described above and in the draft SOW. Statements should also include an indication of current certified small business status; this indication should be clearly marked on the first page of your capability statement, as well as the eligible small business concern's name, point of contact, address and UEI number.� All proprietary information should be marked as such.� Capability statements must be complete and not require readers to access outside sources.� This includes not linking to internet web site addresses (URLs) or otherwise directing readers to alternate sources of information. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Interested businesses who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by Friday, May 27, 2022 at 3:00 PM EST. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Marvin Barnett, Contract Specialist, at Marvin.Barnett@nih.gov and Jillian Marconi, Contracting Officer, jillian.marconi@nih.gov in MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).� Please list the sources sought ID in the subject line of the email, SS-NIAID-2118375. 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. CONFIDENTIALITY: No classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06333236-F 20220521/220519230104 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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