NHANES Biospecimen Storage

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY and is for information planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. This RFI is part of a government market research effort to determine the scope of industry capabilities and interest and will be treated as information only. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses to this RFI are strictly voluntary and the Government will not pay respondents for information provided in response to this RFI. Responses to this RFI will not be returned and respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. This RFI does not restrict the Government's acquisition approach on a future Solicitation. When responding, please recommend a North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement and the annual size standard in millions of dollars if different from suggested NAICS and PSC code. This RFI is to seek information from prospective manufacturers to obtain information regarding storage, receiving, retrieving, shipping, destruction, consolidation, and inventorying of biospecimens, for National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey-NHANES Biospecimen Storage, Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) RESPONSES: Interested parties must send written capability responses by 1 June 2023, 3:00 PM (EST) via e-mail to Kelly Parker, Contract Specialist at kparker3@cdc.gov. and Dawn Redman, Contracting Officer at pwj5@cdc.gov. Respondents to this RFI are to describe their interest and ability to perform the requirements summarized in the attached statement of work in the description of the requirement and in the completion of the questions and references. Responses are to contain (1) company name, (2) Active CAGE code, (3) mailing address, and (4) primary point of contact information, to include telephone number and email address. Responses should be formatted as either MS Word (.doc) or Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf) and should be limited to a maximum of pages as indicated for each section in the statement of work. Proprietary/competition sensitive information (appropriately marked) will be protected from disclosure to the greatest extent practical; however, it is preferred that respondents do not provide proprietary or otherwise restricted responses. No faxes, courier delivered, or telephone inquiries/submissions will be accepted. Questions are due no later than 11:30 AM EST on April 15, 2023 Responses are due no later than 3:00 PM EST on June 1, 2023.