NOTICE_OF_INT_18Q0205_NYU.docx

SOLICITATION NUMBER: W81XWH18Q0205 NOTICE TYPE: Special Notice SUBJECT: Identifying PTSD Phenotypes to Improve Biomarker Based Diagnosis

SYNOPSIS:

This is a NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT.

The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), on behalf of the US. Army Medical Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, New York University 550 1st Avenue New Yorl NY 10016-6402 .

NAICS Code 541380, Size Standard Size $15.0 Million, under citation 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1), authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency requirements is available.

The following services will be procured:

The requirement is a non-personal services contract to purchase of processing of PII - containing data in indicator panels for 350 cases and controls x $1285 per person = 450,000. The laboratory will conduct extensive patient record evaluation that applies two analytical methods, purposeful clustering and reduced-rank regression, on clinical data for 350 participants who took part in the previous Systems Biology Consortium PTSD Studies. This work will enable reduction of clinical heterogeneity and in that way improve sensitivity and specificity of our current biomarker panels for diagnosing PTSD in active duty personnel and veterans. This work will also identify novel targets for advancing precision medicine for military service related PTSD.

There are no solicitation documents available. Contractors interested in this requirement should submit a complete capability package within the closing date stated below. The package must provide clear and convincing evidence that your company can meet the Government's requirement. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government.

Responses must be received no later than 10:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, 17 August 2018. Responses should be submitted electronically to michael.e.baughman.civ@mail.mil.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, the Government will consider all responses received by the response date stated above. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. TELEPHONE REQUEST WILL NOT BE HONORED.