Procurement Summary
Country : USA
Summary : Repository Services for NIAID DIR Off-Site Freezers and Specimens
Deadline : 15 May 2025
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 118546801
Document Ref. No. : NOI-NIAID-25-2256675
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : Public
Tender Value : Refer Document
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Description
THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT AND NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS
This notice is published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.101(a)(1) requiring the dissemination of information regarding proposed contract actions. This is a Notice of Intent to award a sole source, firm-fixed price Federal Supply Schedule task order which includes open market services under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901, as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) - Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Service Will Satisfy Agency Requirements and is not a request for competitive quotes.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Fishers BioServices, Inc., located at14665 Rothgeb Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850. UEI LB4PCGLSJ9E6.
Service Information
In the 1980s, NIAID-s Division of Intramural Research (DIR) established a freezer repository to archive and redistribute study-generated resources from designated clinical studies. This repository simplifies access and ensures that biospecimens are stored under uniform conditions. The freezer repository is critical to the scientific integrity of ongoing and future studies at NIAID DIR. Many biomedical research specimens stored at this facility are from research studies that were conducted over multiple decades and are vital part of current and ongoing scientific studies.
This acquisition will provide off-site storage, maintenance, and monitoring of biological specimens for the NIAID DIR freezer repository. The repository consists of both Government-owned and contractor-owned cryogenic equipment located at Fisher BioServices facilities. The required repository services include oversight of 29 upright ultra-low temperature freezers, seven liquid nitrogen storage tanks, and approximately four shelves of ambient storage for biomedical research specimens preserved in formalin and paraffin. Reposito...
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Notice ID : NOI-NIAID-25-2256675
Related Notice
Department/Ind. Agency : HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Sub-tier : NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Office: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIAID
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Presolicitation (Original)
Original Published Date: Apr 30, 2025 02:24 pm EDT
Original Response Date: May 15, 2025 03:00 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: May 30, 2025
Initiative: None
Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: H999 - OTHER QC/TEST/INSPECT- MISCELLANEOUS
NAICS Code: 541380 - Testing Laboratories and Services
Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD USA
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