Sources Sought Announcement
Title: DOMESTICALLY MANUFACTURED HIGH SPECIFICITY THROUGH MOLECULAR ALLERGENS AUTOMATIC PROCESSING SYSTEM
ID: SS-NIAID-24-2231182
Post Date: July 25, 2024
Response Date: July 29, 2024
Classification Code: 6640
NAICS: 334516
This is a Sources Sought notice for domestically manufactured products only. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. Per the Buy American Act and Executive Order 14005, the National Institutes of Allergy & Infectious Disease (NIAID) is seeking information for domestically manufactured products only, Per the requirements under the Buy American Act and requirements relating to Executive Order 14005 entitled: “Ensuring the Future is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers”, in the event that a nonavailability waiver request submitted through the Made in America Office (MIAO)’s Digital Waiver Portal is required." Respondents must certify in capabilities statement that products are manufactured in the United States.
The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability of U.S manufactured products that meet the following requirements for ALLERGY DIAGNOSTICS EQUIPMENT:
Specifications:
- Fully automated or manual systems available.
- Process 50/10 samples (automatically) or one sample manually in one run.
- Samples per manual run 1.
- Assay runs per day 2.
- Max number of results/day 28.000.
- Total assay time not to exceed 4.5 hours.
- Hands on time not to exceed approx. 1 hour.
- Power connection supply through USB port & US power cord.
- Required sample volume 100 μl.
- Allergy test Panel Kits (20 Tests)
- ELISA-based IgE multiplex assay
- 117 extracts & 178 molecular allergens
- 50+ unique molecular allergens
- Total IgE included.
- Nonspecific IgE antibodies against cross-reactive carbohydrate determinants (CCDs) are automatically blocked.
- High specificity & lower interpretative burden
- Nano-bead technology
- CCD-FREE DETECTION
- Option for at least 15 predefined software panels (based on allergen groups)
- Design your allergen panel via on-demand multiplex feature.
- Incubation Chamber
- Array Holder
- Lab Rocker w/ U.S. power cord
- Test Array
Size requirements: (cannot exceed to fit in available lab space)
- Net weight not to exceed 10 lbs – to easily be moved.
- Width < 20 in, Depth < 20 in, Height < 20 in
Capability Statement/Information Sought
All capable vendors should respond with a brief capability statement demonstrating domestic (US manufactured) product that meet the above requirements by July 29, 2024, by 1:00 PM EST.
Capabilities statement must also include the following information: 1) organization name, address, point of contact, email address, website address, telephone number, UE ID# with an active SAM.gov registration, and a tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of capability.
Submission Instructions
Interested businesses who consider themselves qualified to provide an equal product that is manufactured in the United States for the above-listed product are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by July 29, 2024, by 1:00 PM EST. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to directly to, Rita Davis, rita.davis@nih.gov with the Sources Sought ID# SS-NIAID-24-2231182 in email the subject line.
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 provide 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 responses 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).
