Notice of Intent BD Rhapsody Single-Cell Analysis Reagent Kits

Notice of Intent BD Rhapsody Single-Cell Analysis Reagent Kits

• Product Service Code: 6550- In Vitro Diagnostic Substances, Reagents, Test Kits and Sets
• NAICS Code: 325413- In Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing (Small Business Size Standards- 1,250 Average Number of Employees)
• Place of Performance:

Bethesda, MD 20892 USA

POTS: 24-007309

Description:

This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued, and quotations will not be requested.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Purchasing and Contracts (OPC) Notice of Intent

The Center for Cellular Engineering (CCE) is responsible for the manufacture of human cells and tissue-based products utilized in phase I/II clinical protocols for transplantation, adoptive immunotherapy and gene therapy conducted in the Clinical Center at the NIH.

3.1 This is a standing order with multi-type of sequencing kits and reagents as all those kits and reagents with very short shelf life. In order to keep study going forward and save funding.

3.2 The contractor will ship sufficient reagents and kits following the scheduled delivery dates unless otherwise agreed to early release by requester.

3.3 Shelf life-Minimum: Shelf life of any up opened sequencing reagents shall be at least 3 months unless otherwise agreed to from date of delivery at the CCE, PACT laboratory. Shelf life of library generation kits shall be at least 6 months from date of delivery to CCE.

3.4 The kits and quantity listed below.

Line Items: Description Quantity Catalog

Rhapsody Targeted mRNA AbSeq Kit- 4 Pack*-V2 beads 5 665913

Ab-O Single Cell Sample Multiplexing Kit 5 633781

BD Rhapsody Immune Response Panel Hs 5 633750

BD AbSeq Immune Discovery Panel CTT 5 625970

3.5 The contractor shall supply technical support for all kits and reagents and their performance characteristics at no additional cost to the government.

4. Period of Performance

This is one-time delivery, the period of performance for these products should occur: 5/1/2024-8/30/2024.

5. Delivery Schedule

This is one-time delivery. These reagents and kits will be shipped overnight delivery Monday through Thursday to:

Attention: Lipei Shao

Center for Cellular Engineering(CCE), NIH/CC

10 Center Drive

Bldg. 10/ Rm. 2C328

Bethesda, MD 20892-1288

7. Requirements

The vendor will provide full report documenting the safe transport of cryopreserved patient cells from outside institutions to the NIH.

The Vendor will ensure that temperature and other parameters are maintained during the shipment of reagents and kits. This will ensure the desired outcomes in the center for cellular engineering clinical research protocols.

8. Tasks

This is a contract for shipment of clinical cellular material at appropriate temperatures and other conditions to ensure optimum quality for further cell therapy manufacturing and patient treatment.

9. Schedules/Milestones

The contractor shall be paid per product delivered

10. Transmittal/Delivery/Accessibility

The contractor shall provide [1] hard copies of proofs of each product delivered and a PDF

The contractor shall bear the cost of replacement for reagents and disposables found to be damaged or defective upon receipt by NIH or for incorrect or incomplete shipments.

Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this posting. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number, may be submitted to the Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Damien Goines, Contract Specialist, damien.goines@nih.gov by May 1ST 9:00AM EST.

*** Please send your capability statements ONLY. This IS NOT a request for proposal. ***