Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

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 the availabil... 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 the availability and capability of all qualified small business sources to perform a potential requirement. The NINDS has a need for biological therapeutics assay development subject matter expert (SME) consultants to provide technical recommendations and advice that will support the translational development of novel therapeutics (Biologics) for NIH drug discovery and development programs. The support included in this contract will cover bioassay development and/or qualification/validation for a variety of biologics including but not limited to: monoclonal antibodies, peptide therapeutics, viral vector therapeutics (eg., AAV, lentiviruses, etc), nucleic acid and cell-based therapeutics, proteins, or other biological therapeutic modalities. Preferably, consultants should have significant expertise supporting assay development for more than one biological therapeutic modality (eg., monoclonals, peptides, ASOs and viral vectors). Please see the attached notice for more information.