This Small Business Sources Sought Notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation or commitment by the Government. This notice is intended strictly for Market Research. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Eunice Kennedy Shriver, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business or HUBZone small businesses capable of providing Configurable BioFlo 320 System.

The NIDDK Biotechnology Core provides bioproduction services within the NIH intramurally and extramurally and works to develop processes that optimize production strategies for the purpose of contributing to the scientific literature. Bioproduction work is done at several scales from the microscale to bioscale-up facility scale (100L). Production on scales ranging from 500 mL to 100L necessitates the use of bioreactors. In order to maintain the capacity of the facility, bioreactors that have reached the end of their useful life must be replaced. The current capacity of the Biotechnology Core is comprised of many different bioreactors of a variety of sizes and styles. In order to maintain them in working order, the services of skilled technicians from the manufacturers are often called upon. Once the manufacturer no longer supports the machines, reliable technicians from outside sources can sometimes be found. At times some machines lose their serviceability due to some combination of a lack of parts or a lack of qualified technicians. In such cases, new machines must be purchased if the facility is to maintain its research and production capacity. We are currently faced with just such a case. An older B. Braun bioreactor controller base unit that is >30 years old is no longer serviceable and requires replacement.

The objective of this acquisition is to acquire a bioreactor base station that is compatible with the bioreactors already in use in the laboratory. The base station currently being used has reached the end of its service life with specific reference to maintainability and reliability moving forward. This acquisition would serve as a replacement for a B. Braun unit that is around 30 years old.

The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code 334516 with a size standard of 1000. All respondents are requested to identify their firm's size and type of business. Interested firms responding to this market survey must provide (a) capability statement demonstrating their experience, skills and capability to fulfill the Government's requirements for the above. The capability statement shall be in sufficient enough detail, but not to exceed 15 pages, so that the Government can determine the experience and capability of your firm to provide the requirements above. Capability statement must be received at the email address identified in this synopsis by 11:00 A.M. local time on July 26, 2019. Any questions regarding this announcement must be sent via email to [email protected] and must include solicitation NICHD-19-138 in the subject line of email.

This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for information solicited. 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 provided feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate response to a solicitation.

Responses to this notice shall contain enough information to establish the interested parties bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: certification by the OEM that you are authorized to provide services.

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 provided feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate response 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)." PLEASE NOTE: In order to receive an award, contractor must be registered and have valid certification in the System for Award Management (SAM) http://www.sam.gov

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