develop contactless vital sign monitors

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center(CC), Department of Transfusion (DTM), Medicine/Human Leukocyte Antigen(HLA) Laboratory , intends to enter into a contract on a sole source basis, under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) and FAR 6.302-1 to procure a contract with University of York//Dt. Zion Zse, Department of Electronic Engineering ,Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK. his sole soure requriement is for fhe developemnt of a prototypes for preclinial studies for vital signs monitoring using noncontact sensors.If there are other sources able to supply the required material, they must respond by submitting a capability statement within 10 days of publication of this synopsis.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received prior to the closing date of this synopsis will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.  A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. RESPONDENTS MAY SUBMIT THEIR CAPABILITY STATEMENTS VIA E-MAIL TO THE POINT OF CONTACT LISTED IN THIS NOTICE OF INTENT SYNOPSIS.

Each response should include the following Business Information

a. DUNS.

b. Company Name, address, POC, Phone and Email address

c. Current GSA Schedules or NAICS codes appropriate to this Award.

d. Type of Company (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, hubZone, veteran owned, etc.) as validated in System For Award Management (SAM). All offerors must register on the SAM located at http://vvvvw.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1

e. Capability Statement

Comments to this announcement may be submitted to the Clinical Center, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention Gail Akinbinu, Contract Specialist,gakinbinu@cc.nih.gov by the due date and time marked in this notice.