Thiamine Deficiency Analysis

This is a request for information only and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued or awarded. This is not a solicitation.  This is not a Request for Quote (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Application (RFA) or announcement of a solicitation, and does not assume the Government will award a contract or proceed with any of the above solicitation efforts in the near future. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect cost or charges by the Government will arise as a result of the submission of information.  All information considered proprietary shall be marked accordingly, and properly identified proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with federal regulations. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for improperly identified proprietary information. The purpose of this announcement is solely to gather information from the marketplace, and any responses received will neither be considered an offer by the responding party nor returned to the responding party. No telephone inquiries will be accepted, and requests for solicitation packages will not be honored at this time since no solicitation has been prepared.

Synopsis: Sources Sought

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), Fisheries Ecology Division (FED) Division of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is conducting market research for the purpose of identifying businesses that have demonstrated capability to provide a commercial laboratory services for thiamine deficiency in Salmon Egg and Prey.  The laboratory will need to be completely equipped to measure the thiamine concentration in salmon prey and from brood year 2021 Chinook salmon, coho salmon and steelhead eggs from Klamath Basin hatcheries. Approximately 800 specimens will be shipped to the laboratory for analysis and must be stored at -80°C prior to biochemical analysis. The study aims to provide insight to the prevalence of Thiamine Deficiencies Complex (TDC) in California salmon, and to understand its links with the salmon foraging in the marine food-web, in order to inform conservation and management actions for Pacific salmonids.

INFORMATION REQUESTED:

The Government is requesting that all interested vendors provide a list of equipment and refrigeration the laboratory uses, and information regarding their experience and capability of Thiamine Deficiencies Complex (TDC) analysis in salmon eggs and prey.  

NOAA may utilize the responses to this Sources Sought to conduct additional market research.  Information obtained from this Sources Sought, and the subsequent communication with the vendors, if any, may be utilized to assist NOAA in developing a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Quote (RFQ).

In addition to addressing technical capabilities, responses must include the following:

• Name and address of firm
• Size of business (e.g. small, small disadvantaged business, woman owned, etc.)
• Average annual revenue for the past 3 years and number of employees
• Ownership
• Number of years in business
• Affiliate information
• Parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor (if potential subcontractor) or subcontractors (if potential prime contractor)
• Point of contact - address and phone number

SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS:

Telephone responses are NOT solicited and will not be accepted.  No solicitation exists at this time.  This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to award a contract, nor will the Government pay for the solicited information.

Please submit your response to the attention of the Contracting Officer, Ms. Mona Ash (Mona.M.Ash@noaa.gov) no later than July 16, 2021 at 9:00 a.m., Pacific time.  Each response shall be no more than 5 single-sided, single-spaced pages (excluding the cover page), and each page shall be separately numbered, and shall be in .pdf format.