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This SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE is to determine the availability of potential small businesses (e.g., 8(a), service -disabled veteran owned small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, small disadvantaged b... This SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE is to determine the availability of potential small businesses (e.g., 8(a), service -disabled veteran owned small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, veteran -owned small businesses, and women-owned small businesses), who are able to provide commercial laboratory services to perform patient specimen testing as delineated in the Specimen Test Attachment-2. To ensure the continuity and uniformity required for long-term clinical studies, the efficient use of patient specimens and DLM’s resources are critical to the success of NIH. The contractor shall provide all commercial laboratory services for various specimen types as listed in the Specimen Test Attachment. This list is only an estimate of the programmatic requirement. The Specimen Test Attachment is subject to reduction or expansion based on program need. Due to the unknown variables associated with research and patient care, the exact testing requirements cannot be determined, therefore, the Specimen Test Attachment is subject to change. See attached DRAFT Statement of Work (subject to change) for current details of requirements and expectations. The information gained from this market research will help the National Institutes of Health (NIH,) CC) plan for its acquisition strategy. Potential small businesses shall also include the business information outlined in the section below as part of their response: 1. DUNS 2. Company Name 3. Company Address 4. Current GSA Schedules appropriate to this Sources Sought 5. Type of Company (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, veteran owned, etc.) as validated via the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). All offerors must register on the CCR located at http://www.sam.gov 6. Company Point of Contact, Phone, and Email address Responses must be submitted electronically not later than 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, Thursday, October 15, 2021. Submissions should be sent to Contract Specialist electronically at dehnerm@cc.nih.gov. Written responses to this notice shall contain sufficient documentation to establish bonafide capability to fulfill the requirements established in the Draft SOW. Capability statements will not be returned and will not be accepted after the due date. The maximum number of pages for submission is 10 pages.