Cardiothoracic Surgical Back-Up Coverage

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is conducting a market survey to assess the availability and technical capability of all qualified sources to provide cardiothoracic surgical back-up support. It is anticipated that one award will be made by December 2016 for a period of one-year. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 622110 and the size standard is $35.5 million. If capability statements are received and found capable from two or more small businesses, the requirement will be set-aside for small businesses. The Cardiovascular Intervention Program of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) performs approximately seven to 14 cases annually of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)-a form of treatment for stenotic coronary arteries commonly associated with coronary heart disease-on patients in the NIH Clinical Center (CC). Although uncommon, major procedural complications associated with PCI can be life threatening and require immediate, invasive surgery. Neither the NHLBI nor the CC has a full-time cardiothoracic surgeon capable of responding to such emergencies. For this reason, the CC requires the NHLBI to have an agreement with a local medical center which ensures around-the-clock access to a qualified cardiothoracic surgeon to perform emergency surgery on NHLBI's PCI patients. In order to comply with CC policy, the NHLBI requires around-the-clock cardiothoracic surgical back-up coverage for its patients undergoing PCI treatment. Should an emergency occur with a patient, the NIH will transport the patient from the CC to Contractor's facilities where the patient will receive complete medical attention from Contractor's medical staff including any emergency surgery necessary to resuscitate the patient Organizations having demonstrated experience in performing the above requirements are invited to submit capability statements. Capability statements must document the following: 1) ability to perform and experience in performing the requirements described above; 2) ability to coordinate and manage a contract of this type and experience in performing contracts of a similar nature; 3) availability of facilities, equipment, and resources necessary for the performance of the requirements identified above. Capability statements submitted in response to this notice that do not provide sufficient information for review will not be considered. Standard company brochures will not be considered a sufficient response to this sources sought synopsis. Capability Statements shall not exceed 20 singled-sided pages (including all attachments, resumes, charts, etc.) presented in single-space and using a 12 point font sized minimum, that clearly details the ability to perform the aspects of the notice described above. All proprietary information should be marked as such. Statements should also include an indication of current certified business status; this indication should be clearly marked on the first page of your capability statement (preferably placed under the eligible business concern's name and address). Responses will be reviewed only by NIH personnel and will be held in a confidential manner. This is NOT a Request for Proposals (RFP) and responses should NOT include budgetary information. Firms responding to this notice shall provide capability statements no later than 3:30 p.m. EDT on the fifteenth (15th) calendar day from the date of this announcement to the following address: National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Office of Acquisitions, Rockledge II, Rm. 6221, MSC 7902, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-7902 (use 20817 for delivery companies such as FedEx). Capability statements may also be sent via email (as a Word document or PDF) to Kristiane Cooper, Contracting Office cooperke@mail.nih.gov. 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. 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.