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COMPETITIVE COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION Title: Supply and Delivery of Dry Ice (in Pellet Form) for the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Intramural Research Program (IRP) (i) This is a combined s... COMPETITIVE COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION Title: Supply and Delivery of Dry Ice (in Pellet Form) for the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Intramural Research Program (IRP) (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is 75N95023Q00030 and the solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures; FAR Subpart 13.5— Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items; and FAR Part 12—Acquisition of Commercial Items, and is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The Government anticipates award of a firm fixed-price contract for this acquisition, and the anticipated award date is March 23, 2023. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2023-01 dated December 30, 2022. (iv) This acquisition is full and open with a small business set aside. The associated NAICS code is 325120, Industrial Gas Manufacturing, and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees. DESCRIPTION (v) Delivery Schedule: BRC Facility: Delivery schedule of dry ice supply at the loading dock of 251 Bayview Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21224 (i.e., BRC Building) will consist of the following delivery days, times, and quantities: Schedule: Deliver three (3) times per week, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday (9:00-11:00 AM); Holiday Schedule: If a regularly scheduled delivery date falls on a holiday, the delivery shall occur on the next business day (e.g., if a holiday falls on a Monday, the regularly scheduled delivery should occur on the following Tuesday (9:00-11:00 AM); and there are to still be three (3) deliveries in a holiday week (e.g. if a holiday falls on a Monday, there is to be a delivery on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday) unless otherwise notified; Quantity (estimated): 2,400 lbs. per delivery, 7,200 lbs. total per week, approximately 374,400 lbs. per year. Additional deliveries may be requested up to 385,632 lbs. per year. TRIAD Facility: Delivery schedule of dry ice supply at the loading dock of 333 Cassell Drive, Baltimore, MD 21224 (i.e., TRIAD Building) will consist of the following delivery day, time, and quantity: Schedule: Deliver one (1) time per week, every Monday (9:00-11:00 AM); Holiday Schedule: If a regularly scheduled delivery date falls on a holiday, the delivery shall occur on the next business day (e.g., if a holiday falls on a Monday, the regularly scheduled delivery should occur on the following Tuesday (9:00-11:00 AM); Quantity (estimated): 500 lbs. per delivery, 500 lbs. total per week, approximately 26,000 lbs. per year. Additional deliveries may be requested up to 26,780 lbs. per year. Advance Understandings: Contractor will furnish dry ice bins with dry ice that will be used at the facility drop-off points. Contractor will deliver the dry ice to the subject locations 1-3 times per week as the need for quantity and frequency of dry ice delivery may change. For the delivery at the BRC building, the Contractor fills the smaller bins, brought down by individual labs, first and then fills the remaining dry ice pellets into the large bin kept near the BRC loading dock. Please refer to attachments for further instructions.

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SOLICITATION NUMBER: 75N95023Q00030 TITLE: Neurosimplicity Data Analysis software CLASSIFICATION CODE: DA10 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE NAICS ... SOLICITATION NUMBER: 75N95023Q00030 TITLE: Neurosimplicity Data Analysis software CLASSIFICATION CODE: DA10 - IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE NAICS CODE: 541512- Computer Systems Design Services RESPONSE DATE: 12/23/2022 PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT: Shivani Patel, Contracts Specialist NINDS Contracts Management Branch, NIDA Shivani.patel@nih.gov DESCRIPTION: THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE/PROPOSALS. The purpose of this acquisition is to purchase Neurosimplicity software for Viral Immunology and Intravital Imaging Section in National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). The Neurosimplicity software will be used to deformably register, visualize, and quantify imaging data from different sources (microCT, confocal, two-photon, MRI, etc.) in mission critical experiments. This requirement is for a 6-month Base period with 1 - 6-month option period, which NIH intends to award on a sole-source basis to Neurosimplicity, LLC. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE and SET ASIDE STATUS The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 541512 with a Size Standard of $30M. This acquisition is NOT set aside for small businesses. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses of the Federal acquisition Regulation (FAR) in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-08, dated 9/26/2022. BACKGROUND, PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF REQUIREMENT The National Institutes of Health is the nation’s leading medical research agency and the primary Federal agency whose mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance human health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability. The Viral Immunology and Intravital Imaging Section within NINDS is a laboratory that studies immune responses that develop in the brain and spinal cord in response to infections, injuries, tumors, autoimmunity, and neurodegeneration. The Neurosimplicity software will be used by the McGavern lab in mission critical experiments. This software has not been purchased before, the software is needed for automated brain, vascular, and bone analysis to help our lab study the immune system through imaging and data analytics. Neurosimplicity offers these analyses features. CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION Neurosimplicity is the only software able to deformably register, visualize, and quantify imaging data from different sources (microCT, confocal, two-photon, MRI, etc.) in the same 3D space. In addition, it is secure according to NIH security policies. This software is required for current and future needs of the Viral Immunology and Intravital Imaging Section. No alternative software satisfies its requirements and there are no authorized resellers. Switching to another higher-level maintenance service provider from another vendor would require a substantial amount of time, resources and experience and is therefore not a suitable alternative. As there is no viable alternative service provider at this time, and only one authorized provider, the Government intends to issue an award on a sole-source basis to the following contractor: Neurosimplicity, LLC., 160 Avenue of the Commons, Shrewsbury, NJ 07722 Email: support@neurosimplicity.com Contract Type: A firm-fixed price type contract with 6-month Base period and 1 - 6-month option period is planned for this acquisition, consistent with commercial practices. CLOSING STATEMENT THIS NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD ON A SOLE-SOURCE BASIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. All responses must provide evidence that they can provide equipment that meets all of the requirements in this announcement. All responses must be received by 12/23/2022 by 11:00 AM EST and must reference the solicitation number, 75N95023Q00030. Responses must be submitted electronically to Shivani Patel, Contracts Specialist, Contracts Management Branch – Red, NINDS Section, NIDA, at Shivani.patel@nih.gov. U.S. Mail and Fax responses will not be accepted.

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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Solicitation Number: 75N95023Q00030 Title: Supply and Delivery of Dry Ice (in Pellet Form) for the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Intramural Research Program (IRP) Classificat... SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Solicitation Number: 75N95023Q00030 Title: Supply and Delivery of Dry Ice (in Pellet Form) for the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Intramural Research Program (IRP) Classification Code: 6640 NAICS Code: 325120 Size Standard: 1,000 employees Description: The purpose of this requirement is to procure the supply and delivery of dry ice (in pellet form) onsite at loading docks at two specific NIA facilities on the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Campus (JHBMC) in Baltimore, MD. This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small 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; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. For equipment/supply requirements, small business responses must include: (1) the place of manufacturing (i.e. address if supply/equipment is a domestic end product and include country of manufacture), as well as (2) the size status of the manufacturer under the applicable NAICS code (i.e. address Non-Manufacturer Rule). Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. This notice is issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. Background: The National Institutes on Aging has a need for dry ice and deliveries of such to the Biomedical Research Center (BRC) Building as well as the TRIAD Building located on the JHBMC. The need for dry ice is critical for the preservation and transportation of samples for all labs at NIA/IRP. Purpose and Objectives: The purpose of this requirement is to procure the supply and delivery of dry ice (in pellet form) onsite at loading docks at two specific NIA facilities on the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Campus (JHBMC) in Baltimore, MD. Project requirements: 1. Contractor will furnish dry ice bins with dry ice that will be used at the facility drop-off points. 2. Contractor will deliver the dry ice to the subject locations 1-3 times per week as the need for quantity and frequency of dry ice delivery may change. 3. For the delivery at the BRC building, the Contractor fills the smaller bins, brought down by individual labs, first and then fills the remaining dry ice pellets into the large bin kept near the BRC loading dock. Anticipated period of performance: A base period of 12 months with four (4) option periods. Other important considerations: N/A Capability statement /information sought. Small business concerns that believe they possess the capabilities to provide the required products or services should submit documentation of their ability to meet each of the project requirements to the Contracting Officer. The capability statement must specifically address each of the project requirements separately. Additionally, the capability statement should include 1) the total number of employees, 2) the professional qualifications of personnel as it relates to the requirements outlined, 3) any contractor GSA Schedule contracts and/or other government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs) by which all of the requirements may be met, if applicable, and 4) any other information considered relevant to this program. Small businesses must also provide their Company Name, DUNS number, Physical Address, and Point of Contact Information. Interested small businesses are required to identify their type of business, applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code, and size standards in accordance with the Small Business Administration. The government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in a response to this notice. However, responses that indicate the information therein is proprietary will be properly safeguarded for Government use only. Capability statements must include the name and telephone number of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to this market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will be considered non-responsive. When submitting this information, please reference the solicitation notice number. The respondent must also provide their DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HubZone, etc., pursuant to the applicable NAICS code and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements. One (1) copy of the response is required and must be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format using 11-point or 12-point font, 8-1/2” x 11” paper size, with 1” top, bottom, left and right margins, and with single or double spacing. The information submitted must be in and outline format that addresses each of the elements of the project requirement and in the capability statement /information sought paragraphs stated herein. A cover page and an executive summary may be included but is not required. The response is limited to ten (10) page limit. The 10-page limit does not include the cover page, executive summary, or references, if requested. The response must include the respondents’ technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. All responses to this notice must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer. Facsimile responses are NOT accepted. The response must be submitted to Nick Niefeld, Contract Specialist at e-mail address nick.niefeld@nih.gov The response must be received on or before December 13, 2022 at 11:00 AM Eastern Time. “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 presolicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. 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).”