MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR SOLICITATION The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Jefferson Laboratories, in Jefferson, Arkansas, is conducting market research to support a Center for National Institute of Health's (NIH) Laboratory of Respiratory and Special Pathogens (LRSP) studies the transmission of Bordetella pertussis disease. This disease is highly infectious and requires environment containment housing made of clear vinyl and have completely interchangeable parts existing Colorado Clean Room Company's bioBubble. The containment environment must be large enough to accommodate research equipment/articles, humidifiers, data-collecting instruments and allow for movement of personnel. The environments must consist of hospital grade vinyl walls over a tubular aluminum frame. Easily assembled, portable, and easily decontaminated, making them ideal for infectious disease research that requires containment and a controlled environment (airflow, humidity, and temperature). Only new equipment will be considered. Used or refurbished equipment will not acceptable. Item #1 Quantity of One (1) Architecturally Renovated Containment Enclosure Subdivided into 2 Environmentally Separate Spaces 111 square feet / 810 cubic feet The containment environment must be freestanding, have completely interchangeable parts with our existing bioBubble, made of clear vinyl, be one unit subdivided into two environmentally separate spaces, have the following dimensions of approximately 204" x 78" x 86" inside height, and an overall height of 88", have an air volume of approximately 810 cubic feet, have an area of approximately 111 square feet, have casters, be powered by ceiling-mounted power unit(s), be under negative pressure when fully assembled, maintain at least 50 air changes per hour, maintain an air velocity of 15-30 feet per minute, have HEPA filtered exhaust, not generate noise above 65dB, have sealed bearings on supply blower, be delivered 30 - 60 days after purchase, have a one year unlimited warranty. Item #2 Delivery and Installation of Item #1 Architecturally Renovated Containment Enclosure to the FDA, 8800 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20982 Item #3 Quantity of Two (2) Freestanding Containment Environment 180 square feet / 1260 cubic feet The containment environments must be freestanding, have completely interchangeable parts with our existing bioBubble, completely made of clear vinyl (all walls and ceiling), have the following dimensions of approximately 10' x 18' x 8' inside height, have an overall height of 8', have an air volume of 1260 cubic feet, have an area of approximately 180 square feet, have casters, be powered by ceiling-mounted power unit(s), be under negative pressure when fully assembled, maintain at least 60 air changes per hour, maintain an air velocity of 15-30 feet per minute, have filtered exhaust air (at least 0.3 micron filter), not generate noise above 65dB, have sealed bearings on supply blower, be delivered 45 - 60 days after purchase, have a one year unlimited warranty. Item #4 Delivery and Installation of Item #3 Freestanding Containment Environment to the Comparative Medicine Annex facility at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1020 North Everest Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73117 Firms believing they offer an equivalent Architecturally Renovated Containment Enclosure to the above specifications are encouraged to respond electronically via email to the attention of Howard Nesmith at
contact@example.gov on or before June 2, 2011 by 9:00 AM (Central Time) with no less than the following information: - Business name, DUNS number, business address, business website, business size status (i.e., SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone SB, SDB, WOSB, LB), point of contact name, mailing address (if different from business address), phone number and email address; [North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 339999 - All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing. Small Business Size Standard is 500 employees. - Sufficient descriptive literature that unequivocally demonstrates that offered products meet or exceed above specifications. - Though this is not a request for quote, informational pricing may be submitted. The government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, not identified in the response. For information regarding this market research effort, please contact Howard Nesmith at
contact@example.gov. 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 FedBizOpps. 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). Notice of Intent In the event no responses (included no acceptable response) received to this market research effort this will serve as the notice effort to enter into a sole source contract with bioBubble, Inc., for their 111 square feet / 810 cubic feet, Architecturally Renovated Containment Enclosure Subdivided into 2 Environmentally Separate Spaces and their 180 square feet / 1260 cubic feet, Freestanding Containment Environment.
