Testing services

SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE
Notice Number: - 75N94019Q00049
NAICS Code: 541380 (Testing Laboratories)
NAICS Size Standard: $15.0

This is a Small Business Sources Sought Notice. This notice is intended strictly for Market Research. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for information solicited on this notice.

Requirement:
The National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD), in support of the work of the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Disease (NIDDK), is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business or HUBZone small businesses capable of providing Test 750 Plasma samples in single.

The Obesity and Diabetes Research Section (ODCRS) of the NIDDK in Phoenix performs research studies that investigate the causes of obesity and diabetes. The WDT protocol is an IRB-approved protocol that evaluates the water homeostasis mechanisms in obese and lean individuals. To further this research goal, copeptin proAVP concentrations need to be measured from 750 plasma samples collected from this protocol. The copeptin proAVP using the BRAHMS KRYPTOR automated immunofluorescence assay is the most reliable and well-studied method to measure copeptin proAVP. The NIDDK in Phoenix is currently seeking a vendor to measure copeptin proAVP in one batch using the BRAHMS KRYPTOR automated immunofluorescence assay.

Responses to this notice shall contain enough information to establish the interested parties bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: certification by the OEM that you are authorized to provide supplies and services.

All Capability Statements sent in response to this SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE are due no later than 11:00 AM (EST), June 20, 2019. Responses and/or submissions via Facsimile will not be accepted. All questions pertaining to this notice must include the Notice Number specified above.

CAPABILITY STATEMENTS RECEIVED AFTER SPECIFIED DATE AND TIME WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

PLEASE NOTE: In order to receive an award, Contractor must be registered and have a valid certification in the System for Award Management (SAM), formerly known as Central Contractor Registration (CCR).

DISCLAIMER AND IMPORTANT NOTES: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in this 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 published in Federal Business Opportunities at www.fbo.gov. 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).

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