Inactive

The purpose of this amendment is to post answers to all questions received in response to this solicitation. Please review the attached Q&A document. As the result of this amendment, the due date for ... The purpose of this amendment is to post answers to all questions received in response to this solicitation. Please review the attached Q&A document. As the result of this amendment, the due date for the proposal submission is not extended. __________________________________________ See the attached RFP (PDF and MS Word formats). Questions must be submitted to the Contracting Office no later than 2:00 pm on April 26, 2022, and may be submitted via e-mail to vyh1@cdc.gov. Proposals are due no later than 2:00 pm, EST on May 12, 2022.

Inactive

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to issue a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) to support the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD). ... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to issue a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) to support the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD). It is anticipated that the resultant contract will be firm-fixed price type with a period of performance of sixty (60) months. The applicable NAICS code for this requirement is 541380, Testing Laboratories. The RFP will be posted on sam.gov and is expected to be released on or about April 12, 2022. Interested parties are responsible for checking the website regularly for release of the RFP and for other procurement-related documents. TELEPHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The information provided in this pre-solicitation is for information purposes only. If there are any differences in the information provided here and the actual solicitation when released, the information provided in the actual solicitation shall govern. The National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) has a requirement for immediate and on-going storage and inventory management of biologic specimens collected under several projects including the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (NBDPS), and the Division of Blood Disorders’ projects for the reduction and prevention of complications due to blood disorders. The overall NCBDDD objective is to reduce the morbidity and mortality of birth defects and blood disorders. NCBDDD requires ongoing contractor support services to help accomplish this objective. The objective of this contract is to (1) transfer and store existing biologic specimens to contractor’s facilities, (2) ship selected specimens to a CDC laboratory for subaliquotting and receive and store newly subaliquotted specimens from CDC, (3) ship selected specimens to collaborators for data analysis, (4) routinely perform activities such as vial re-labeling, aliquot destruction, or inventory audits, and (5) maintain an accurate inventory system of all biologic specimens. All inquiries must be in writing and sent to Liubov Kriel by email at vyh1@cdc.gov and reference solicitation # 75D30122R72236 on the subject line. The Contracting Officer will not respond to verbal request. All requests must be in writing.