Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin

SOURCES SOUGHT The National Institutes of Health, Clinical Research Center is conducting a market survey/sources sought to help determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, veteran-owned small businesses, service disabled veteran-owned small businesses and/or HUBZONE small business capable of serving the needs mentioned below. This market survey/sources sought announcement is not a request for proposals and the Government is not committed to award a contract pursuant to this announcement. The information from this market research is for planning purposes only and will assist the Government in planning its acquisition strategy. This is strictly market research and the Government will not entertain questions concerning this market research. The Government will not pay for any costs incurred in the preparation of information for responding to this market survey. The Pharmacy Department in the Clinical Research Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland is researching options for Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin (KLH). The KLH must meet the following criteria and have the requisite characteristics: • The KLH needed must be at least 95% pure by SEC-HPLC. • It must be a blue colloidal liquid. • It must attain a protein content of 4.5 - 5.5 mg/mL. • It must have a purity by SOS PAGE of a single band> 200 KDA with minor bands • The endotoxin limit must be NMT 7 EU/mg. • It must show negative results by PCR for the following - Hepatitis A, Norwalk • Virus and Rota virus, and show negative results by BAM for - Vibrio Cholera, V. • Parahaemolyticus and V. Vulnificus. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 424210, Size Standard - 100 employees. The vendor responses must demonstrate their ability to provide KLH as described above. Please note that failure to specifically demonstrate capability to provide the required supplies and/or services in your response to this market survey may affect the Government's review of industry's ability to perform these services. The vendor's response shall be in sufficient detail to allow the Government to assess the capability of your firm. The vendor response shall also include any other specific and relevant information related to the requirements of this project that will enable the Government to determine the capabilities of the company to perform the specialized requirements described in this synopsis. Interested organizations must demonstrate and document in any response submitted, to this market survey extensive experience with and the ability to provide all of the specialized requirements elsewhere described. This notice is a market survey and is for information and planning purposes only and does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. The Government will not award a Purchase Order or Contract based upon Vendor responses to this announcement. The Government shall not assume any costs for preparing or submitting any information in response to the market survey or the Government's use of the information. Any proprietary information should be clearly identified as "proprietary information". Vendors must send written capability responses by July30, 2011 to the Contract Specialist at the following e-mail address [email protected]. For any questions, please contact Mr. Brian Lind at [email protected].