Request for Information - Wastewater Surveillance Testing

This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking information on a potential requirement for wastewater surveillance testing services.

The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; (3) their size classification relative to the NAICS code 541380 for the potential acquisition, and (5) information on their status under any other government schedule/contract such as GSA OASIS, MSA, FSS, etc. .

Responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible.

See DRAFT  Statement of Work (subject to change).

Anticipated period of performance.  Five years 

Capability statement /information sought.

Respondents who believe that they possess the expertise and experience to meet the government’s needs as described above are invited to submit technical and management capabilities addressing those requirements. These may include but are not limited to: (a) staff expertise, including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information.

*The government is also requesting information of specific examples, experience, contracts, of a similar scope and magnitude, especially in the healthcare field. Please indicate as a prime and or sub-contractor.

Respondent must indicate in your capability statement:

• Organization name,
• Address,
• DUNS number,
• Business size Classification (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone, etc.) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code of 541380 size standard which is $19M.
• Points of contact,
• Email,
• Telephone number,
• Any GSA, MAS, OASIS, etc., contract numbers,
• *Details of similar experience as explained above.

Response Due Date:

Submit information above to Nick Rogers rrogers2@cdc.gov.  Responses are due no later than 1:00 pm, February 2, 2023 Eastern Time Local. 

Any information received by the government will not be returned.

*An industry Q&A webinar will be scheduled in the coming weeks. If your business is  interested in participating, please send a notice of interest to nwss@cdc.gov no later than January 25, 2023 and details will be provided on the date, time, and access. Subject of email should read: “Statement of Interest  - Wastewater Webinar – [company name]”

Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. 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. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be posted on SAM. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).