Special Notice – Special Studies and Analysis – not R&D / Testing Services

Notice Type: Special Notice

Posted Date: 20-DEC-13

Office Address: Department of Health and Human Services; National Institutes of Health; National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB; 10401 Fernwood Drive, Suite 2NE70, MSC 4811 Bethesda MD 20817

Subject: Special Studies and Analysis - not R&D / Testing Services

Classification Code: B - Special studies and analysis - not R&D

Solicitation Number: NIAID-NOI-14C-1657531

Contact: Terry M. Knight, Purchasing Agent, Phone 3014022282, Fax 3014808720, Email terry.knight@nih.gov - Tonia L Alexander, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-402-2282, Fax 301-480-8720, Email talexander@niaid.nih.gov

Setaside: N/AN/A

Place of Performance (address): National Institutes of Health, NIAIDBethesda, MD

Place of Performance (zipcode): 20892

Place of Performance Country: US

Description: Department of Health and Human Services

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) intends to procure custom plasmid preparation, gene synthesis, mutagenesis, and directed cloning services from GenScript on a sole source basis under solicitation number NIAID-NOI-14C-1657531. GenScript has been providing this service and changing vendors at this time could be detrimental to the results of the experiments. We have been using gene synthesis and preparation services from GenScript for our protein production for more than one (1) year, and it has proven to support production of the proteins that we require for our various protocols in the development of vaccines for HIV and other viruses. Therefore we must maintain these reagent standards to insure experimental results are not influenced by other variables. Any other source of services will require extensive testing and delay our production of materials for vaccine development and trials. This will be a firm fixed price contract in accordance with the statutory authority for this sole source requirement 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 only one responsible source available, and requirement needed to continue on-going experiment; change in supplies disruptive to experiments. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE NOT BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-71, dated November 25, 2013. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541711, which has a size standard of 500 in number of employees. All responsible sources who feel they can meet these requirements shall submit an offer that will be considered by the Agency. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Offers must be submitted no later than 5:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time Monday, December 30, 2013 through the U.S. Postal Service at the address of NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Road, Room 2NE52E, MSC 4811, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4811. Email and fax submissions are acceptable. Point of contact concerning this requirement is Terry M. Knight to be reached at and 301-402-2282, or email at terry.knight@nih.gov. Collect calls will not be accepted.

Link/URL: https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/AMOB/NIAID-NOI-14C-1657531/listing.html