Notice of Intent for Ophthalmology

The Regional Health Contracting Office-Central, JBSA - Fort Sam Houston, Texas intends to award a firm-fixed-price sole source contract to the University of North Texas Health Science at Fort Worth, TX, to provide requested specified number and type of specimens (cadavers) for use with training curriculum, to include all serology testing, delivery, pick-up and cremation as required, to include Ophthalmology: (6) six fresh head specimens, (1) one head with neck and brain (c-2, c-3), (5) five heads with brains and vascular vein blue and artery red; General Surgery (16) sixteen fresh, never frozen whole bodies/ General Surgery PA (4) four fresh whole bodies; Otolaryngology: (28) twenty eight fresh larynx, (50) fifty pairs temporal bones, (10) ten fresh heads with neck, (2) two bell cut torso; Ortho PA: (1) one pair legs with hips and pelvic intact, (1) one pair shoulder with arm; Dermatology: (9) hand w/wrist (pair) Brooke Army Medical Center, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The period of performance will consist of a base year of 12 months.

The contract will be awarded to the University of North Texas Health Science at Fort Worth, TX, under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106 (b) (1). The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 621991 Blood Bank and Organs.  The small business size standard is $135M.  University of North Texas Health Science is an other-than-small business under this NAICS code.

This notice is not a request for competitive quotes. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency before the intended award date. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. In order for the Government to consider another source, the capability statement must identify the source's ability to provide specified number and type of specimens (cadavers) that meet or exceed the common standards of the University of North Texas Health Science.

The Government shall not reimburse interested sources for any information provided. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice and any information provided will not be used as part of any subsequent solicitation requirement. No telephonic inquires will be honored. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

NOTE: INTERESTED VENDORS MUST RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE IN WRITING TO THE BELOW POCs ON OR BEFORE 15 JUNE 2022 BY 12:00 PM (NOON) CST IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED.