RFI_Market_Research_USARIEM.doc

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 US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) or the US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA). This request for information/sources sought is seeking sources that have the knowledge, capabilities and experience to provide support services for biochemistry analysis services to support USARIEM’s protocols evaluating the effects of military stressors on Warfighter gastrointestinal and metabolic health, nutritional status, physiologic function, appetite regulation and cognition, and interventions attempting to prevent degradation in these parameters. Must be able to provide high-quality analytical services of blood (plasma/serum/whole blood/red blood cells), urine, saliva, fecal, muscle and wound fluid samples for biochemistry analyses. The laboratory must be accredited by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS/CLIA) and the College of American Pathologists (CAP). 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 with references for similar or like contracts performed. The references are to include contract number with points of contacts. This Information may be emailed to: john.l.fitzsimmons8.civ@mail.mil. Responses must be received no later than 14 December 2018 at 3:00 PM.