Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested. The National Institute of Health, Clinical Center (CC) inten... This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested. The National Institute of Health, Clinical Center (CC) intends to award a fixed price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract (IDIQ) for a base and three (3) twelve month option periods to REES Scientific Corporation,1007 Whitehead Rd. Ext., Trenton, NJ 08638, on a sole source basis to procure Environmental Monitoring System Calibration Services and add-ins as needed. The NIH CC Pharmacy Department requires continuous monitoring of medication storage conditions and environmental conditions within the following pharmacy facilities: inpatient areas, outpatient areas, non-sterile compounding and sterile compounding suites for both hazardous and non-hazardous activities, expanded intravenous admixture unit, pharmacy designated storage units, analytical unit and the clinical pharmacokinetic research laboratory. Monitoring includes room temperature, room humidity, refrigeration temperature, freezer temperature, incubator temperatures and differential pressure. The REES system is currently in place and up-to date with warranty and service. No other service providers are authorized by the manufacturer to perform calibration or installation services within the existing system in the Pharmacy Department, NIH Clinical Center. This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the acquisition of commercial items prescribed in FAR Part 12 in conjunction with the policies and procedures for the competition requirements in FAR Part 6. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the CC, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Lisa Schaupp, Contract Specialist, Lisa.Schaupp@nih.gov, by the due date and time marked in this notice.

Inactive

The National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center is conducting a market survey/sources sought to help determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, veteran-owned... The National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center is conducting a market survey/sources sought to help determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, service disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBZONE small businesses, small businesses under the 8(a) program, and/or businesses under GSA Schedule, capable of serving the needs mentioned below. This market survey/sources sought announcement is not a request for proposals and the Government is not committed to award a contract pursuant to this announcement. The information from this market research is for planning purposes only and will assist the Government in planning its acquisition strategy. This is strictly market research and the Government will not entertain questions concerning this market research. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred in the preparation of information for responding to this market survey. The Inpatient Pharmacy Section in conjunction with the Pharmaceutical Development Section (PDS) of the Pharmacy Department, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center Bethesda, Maryland is responsible for the temperature monitoring of all medication refrigerators in the Clinical Center. In addition to complying with all Joint Commission standards for the proper storage of drugs, study sponsors require constant monitoring of storage conditions for their Investigational New Drugs (INDs). The system must also be able to produce a record by date and time of the multiple measured temperature points. 210 probes are monitoring temperatures, humidity, pressure differentials, and particle counters in the numerous medication refrigerators and freezers in clinic areas. Three point calibration is required of each probe, every six months. 24/7 technical support with diagnosis within one hour, and remediation or repair withing four hours of the probe alarming. See the attached Statement of Work for specific requirements. The required services and equipment is Brand Name or Equal to the REES Centron SQL monitoring system. The vendor responses must demonstrate their capability of providing an environmental monitoring system with the characteristics described in the attached Statement of Work. Please note that failure to specifically demonstrate capability to provide the required equipment and services, brand name or equal, in your response to this market survey may affect the Government's review of industry's ability to provide these services and equipment. The vendor's response shall be in sufficient detail to allow the Government to assess the capability of your firm. The vendor response shall also include any other specific and relevant information related to the requirements of this project that will enable the Government to determine the capabilities of the company to perform the specialized requirements described in this synopsis. Interested organizations must demonstrate and document in any response submitted to this market survey extensive experience with and the ability to perform all of the specialized requirements elsewhere described. This notice is a market survey and is for information and planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. The Government will not award a Purchase Order or Contract based upon Vendor responses to this announcement. The Government shall not assume any costs for preparing or submitting any information in response to the market survey or the Government's use of the information. Any proprietary information should be clearly identified as "proprietary information". Vendors must send written capability responses by May 20, 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to Lisa Schaupp, the Contract Specialist at the e-mail address Lisa.Schaupp@nih.gov. For any questions regarding the response submission process, please respond in writing to the email address provided.