Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, including 8(a) small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, woman-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses or HUBZone small businesses capable of providing the following service:

Genemouseing of the mCD36 conditional knock out using the homologous recombination method, Gene Targeting Vector, Targeting in ES Cells, Karyotyping ES Cells, Chimera Production, F1 Heterozygous Mutant Production and reports

Interested firms with the capability of providing the required service are requested to submit a capability statement to assist the Government in determining in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.502-2(b) whether or not this procurement will be set-aside for any of the programs described above. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code 112990 with a size standard of $0.75m. 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, so that the Government can determine the experience and capability of your firm to provide the products above. Interested firms must be Public Health Service (PHS) assured and must submit documentation. A copy of the capability statement must be received via email to [email protected] prior to 10:00 a.m. eastern standard time on June 4, 2014. Capability statement must reference solicitation# NICHD-14-037. Submission by email must also reference solicitation # NICHD-14-037 in the subject line of the email. Capability statement/responses by fax WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Any questions must be sent via email to [email protected] and must include solicitation# NICHD-14-037 in the subject line of email. Capability statements, etc will not be returned to firm/sender.  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.