AN11--LAB SERVICES - Schwann Cell (primary) RNASeq Analysis

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 22, located at 4811 Airport Plaza Drive, Long Beach, CA 90815 is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform industry contractors of the Government s intent to execute a Sole Source Award under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) This procurement is being conducted using commercial item procedures pursuant to FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13, specifically FAR Subpart13.106-1(b)(1)(i) allowing the Contracting Officer (CO) to solicit from one source. This will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) award and an anticipated award date is set for December 16th, 2021. The intended Contractor is the University of California at San Diego (UCSD), Cellular and Molecular Medicine - East, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA 92093-0761. The Institute of Genomic Medicine and Genome Information Sciences at UCSD shall perform RNA quality control, perform RNA-Seq and bioinformatic analysis for the Campana Laboratory as related to animal Protocols #18013 and #18007. The proposed period of performance shall be from December 19th, 2021 through October 31st, 2022. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is, 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (Except Nanobiotechnology). The Product Service Code for this requirement is AN11 Health R&D Services; Health care services; Basic Research. The estimated value of this contract is $103,864.00. This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. Any response to this notice must be received by 3:00PM., (PST) on December 9th, 2021 and show clear, compelling and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing via e-mail to Ben Bayoneta at [email protected].