Microsphere Analysis Services for Tripler Army Medical Center, HI

This is a Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified sources; (2) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. The NAICS code is 621511 and the size standard is $32.5M. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method.

Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) is seeking qualified sources to provide non-personal services for the microsphere analysis for TAMC, Hawaii. Services will provide assay measurements of colored microspheres from blood and tissue samples for the determination of tissue microcirculatory blood flow. Testing will be performed off site.

Type of Contract - The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price contract with an estimated base period of 30 September 2019 through 29 September 2020 with four (4) one-year options to the successful quoter.

Contract Requirements - The contractor shall be required to perform these services and meet the minimum requirements within the following constraints:

1. Microsphere Analysis - Provide tissue and blood sample analysis for regional microcirculatory flow measurements utilizing non-radioactive colored microsphere technology.

2. Services under this contract shall be performed by individuals who have demonstrated ability to provide scientific peer-reviewed publishable regional blood flow data. Experience of at least 12 years analyzing regional blood flow in tissue and blood specimens utilizing nonradioactive microsphere technology. Technical personnel performing analyses must have a minimum of a bachelor's of science degree in biology, biochemistry, physiology, or related science degree, and proficiency with Excel formulas. Minimum of 10 years experience using fluorescent microspheres (between 10-25 um size spheres) for detection and calculation of regional blood flows. Must have experience using quantitative flow cytometry in addition to counting spheres for determination of sphere concentrations in tissue and blood specimens. Technical personnel must also have 2-3 years of lab experience, with at least 1 year experience performing flow cytometry.

Responses to this notice should include company name, address, and telephone number, point of contact, and brochures which will allow the Government to understand your service offerings and options. Responses should also include a capability statement to address the Contract Requirements identified above. Capability statements should be submitted to the attention of Scott Saito, Contract Specialist, Regional Health Contracting Office - Pacific; email scott.k.saito.civ@mail.mil. Telephone responses will not be accepted. All vendors providing to the Federal Government are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) registry with NAICS code 621511. Responses must be received no later than 14 August 2019 at 10:00 AM Hawaiian Standard Time.

Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response.