Target 48 Cytokine/immune surveillance bundle

Sources Sought Announcement Title: Target 48 Cytokine/immune surveillance bundle ID:

SS-NIAID-24-2231412 Post Date:

July 22, 2024 Response Date:

July 29, 2024 Classification Code:

6810 NAICS: 325414 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 and sources regarding the availability and capability of all U.S manufactured products: Target 48 Cytokine/immune surveillance bundle.

Specifications:

Includes:

Target 48 Immune Surveillance Reagent Kit (93500), Target 48 Cytokine Reagent Kit (93200) and a 96.96 IFC (95007). The product allows for absolute quantification of 89 human biomarkers and is validated for plasma and serum. Components of the Target 48 Immune Surveillance Reagent Kit are plasma free. Components of the Target 48 Cytokine Reagent Kit are NOT plasma free.

Capability Statement/Information Sought All capable vendors should respond with a brief capability statement demonstrating products manufactured in the United States by July 29, 2024, by 8:00 AM 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 to provide a US manufactured product that meet the above requirements.

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 8:00 AM EST. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to directly to, Jessica Emerson, jessica.emerson@nih.gov with the Sources Sought ID# SS-NIAID-24-2231412 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).