D -- Surveillance Data

This is for informational purposes only. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seeks the purchase of existing antimicrobial surveillance data from a vendor with national scope and coverage available. Internet and medline searches for antimicrobial surveillance data have been performed. In addition the CDC’s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion Laboratory and other epidemiology staff members have over 50 years combined experience working in antimicrobial surveillance along with extensive along with extensive knowledge of available vendors and what data are available from each. It is believed that Focus Technologies is the only known source of quality controlled, real time, antimicrobial susceptibility data from a nationally representative sample of clinical microbiology laboratories in the United States. The vendor is also the owner of The Surveillance Network which has the data available for the years requested. This notice is not a request for offers. All proposals received by 3:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, August 8, 2005 will be considered by the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination not to compete this proposed procurement based on response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The anticipated date of award is August 8, 2005. Written inquiries or comments regarding this announcement may be emaied to [email protected], Attention: Gary Morgan, Contract Specialist. Solicitation 2005-Q-02197 will be available for viewing within 24 hours of this posting, at this same location.