Bioinformatics Services for Breast Cancer Samples

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, including 8(a) small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, woman-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or HUBZone small businesses capable of providing Bioinformatic services to analyze DNA Methylation Sequencing and Single Nucleus RNA-Sequencing data from racially diverse breast cancer samples.

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Interested small business firms with the capability and authorization of providing all the required products and services/support shall submit a capability statement to assist the Government in determining in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.502-2(b)whether this procurement will be set-aside for any of the programs described above. 

The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code 541380 with a size standard of $16.5m.   All respondents are requested to identify their firm’s size and type of business.  Interested firms responding to this market survey must provide (a) capability statement demonstrating their experience, skills and capability to fulfill the Government’s requirements for the above. All respondents must include delivery timeframe. The capability statement shall be in sufficient enough detail, so that the Government can determine the experience and capability of your firm to provide the products and service/support above.   A copy of the capability statement must be received at the contracting office address/designated location: 6710B Rockledge Drive, 1159B, Bethesda, MD 20892 - ATTN: Tina Robinson or sent via email to robinsti@mail.nih.gov prior to 9:00 a.m. eastern standard time on April 20, 2020.  Capability statement must reference solicitation# NICHD-19-082. Submission by email must also reference solicitation # NICHD-20-082 on the subject line of the email. Capability statement/responses by fax will not be accepted. Any questions must be sent via email to robinsti@mail.nih.gov and must include solicitation# NICHD-20-082 on the subject line of email. Capability statements, etc will not be returned to firm/sender.  This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for information solicited.