B01_-_Rat_Blood_Sample_Analysis_RFI_Attachment.pdf

This Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought (SS) Notice is for market research, information, and planning purposes only, and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM), or the US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA). The objective of this non-personal services requirement is to provide high-quality biomarker analytical services of rat blood samples for biochemical markers of neuronal, glial, and axonal damage (NF-L, tau, GFAP and UCH-L1). Samples will be provided by USARIEM, and services will be performed on-site at the contractor’s laboratory.

General Requirements:

The contractor shall conduct and provide all equipment and consumables necessary for rat blood biomarker analyses in support of USARIEM preclinical research into mild TBI. Biomarker analysis of protocol plasma/sera is required so that researchers are able to identify analytes (proteins and small molecules) collected from animals used in the conduct of a USARIEM research protocol titled "Stressed Brain and TBI – Identifying Novel Targets for Nutritional Neuroprotection from TBI in the Rat".

Specific Requirements: The contractor shall provide kits, consumables, and analysis services of USARIEM provided samples to include:

1. Accelerator Consumables Kit – all materials required to run three 96-well plates, including discs, tips, cuvettes, buffers, and sealing oil.

2. Neurology 4-Plex A Kit (containing NF-L, tau, GFAP, and UCH-L1) – for running three 96-well plates of a Simoa 4-plex assay.

3. Data analysis service charge – includes running of three plates in the Simoa Accelerator, data analysis, report, quality control procedures, and data review.

4. Contractor will be available to answer and respond within 24 hours to USARIEM questions regarding sample analysis.

This announcement is not a formal solicitation and is not a request for proposal. No contract will be awarded from this announcement. No reimbursement will be made of any costs to provide information in response to this announcement or any follow up information requests. Availability of any formal solicitation will be announced under a separate announcement. This synopsis is for market research, information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Each response must reference the sources sought title. All proprietary information should be marked as such. Responses will be held confidential if requested. Please submit fact sheets/capability statements to the attention of USAMRAA, Attn:

Ashley Atkins, 820 Chandler St. Ft. Detrick, MD 21702. Fact sheets/Capability Statements may be emailed to: ashley.n.atkins.civ@mail.mil. Responses must be received no later than 04 November 2019.