SAM #PAN26-029832

Human Specimens and Cadavers for Medical Training at Brooke Army Medical Center

This opportunity seeks vendors to provide human specimens and cadavers for advanced medical training at Brooke Army Medical Center, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas. - Government Buyer: - US Army Medical Command - US Army Health Contracting Activity - Medical Readiness Contracting Office - West (MRCO-W) - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the notice - Products/Services Requested: - Human specimens/cadavers for medical training, including: - 10 fresh frozen head specimens for ophthalmology (7 heads with neck and brain, 3 heads with brains and vascular vein blue and artery red) - 10 pairs of temporal bones and 16 fresh heads with neck for otolaryngology - 7 pairs of hands with arms for dermatology - 16 whole-body cadavers for general surgery and OB/GYN (2 male and 2 female per session, 4 sessions) - 8 whole-body cadavers for general surgery PA and orthopedics PA (2 per session, 4 sessions) - 2 whole-body cadavers and 4 heads with neck for oral and maxillofacial surgery - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Compliance with all applicable state and US territory laws regarding cadaver use and transport - Written consent required for each cadaver - Adherence to Texas regulations for willed body programs - Mandatory communicable disease testing (including HIV and Hepatitis B) - Prohibition on use of unclaimed remains - Specimens must be used strictly for medical education and training - Place of Performance: - Brooke Army Medical Center, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX - Period of Performance: - One-year base period with various delivery dates

Description

NOTICE

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT / MARKET RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY.

This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary, and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government.

As part of its market research, the Medical Readiness Contracting Office -West (MRCO-W) is issuing this Sources Sought notice to identify and determine if there are potential sources which have the capabilities to provide human specimens/cadavers to Brooke Army Medical Center, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234 (San Antonio). The Government may use the responses to this Sources Sought for information and planning purposes. A general scope of the Government's requirement is provided below. 

This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this source sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Any hard-copy submittals will not be returned to the respondant. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government wide Point of Entry, if applicable. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Government wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

SCOPE

Projected Period of Performance: One, one-year, base period (1 October 2026 through 30 September 2027; various delivery dates)

Departments & Requirements

Ophthalmology: Ten (10) total fresh frozen head specimens – seven (7) heads with neck and brain (c-2, c-3) and (3) five heads with brains and vascular vein blue and artery red Otolaryngology: Ten (10) pairs temporal bones, sixteen (16) fresh heads with neck Dermatology: seven (7) hands w/arms (pair) General Surgery & OB/GYN: Sixteen (16) total whole-body – two (2) male and two (2) female per session x4 sessions General Surgery PA & Orthopedics PA: Eight (8) total whole-body – two (2) whole-body per session x4 sessions. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS): Two (2) whole-body and four (4) heads with neck

Compliance

Awardee must ensure all state and U.S. territory laws and regulations applicable to/that govern the use and/or transport of cadavers are followed. The vendor will provide the county with a copy of the written consent of the claiming parties for each cadaver which will be made available upon request by the contracting officer. Then vendor will follow Title 8. Death and Disposition of the Body Subtitle B. Disposition of the Body Chapter 691. Donation of Bodies and Anatomical Specimens and the Texas Administrative Code of Regulations for Willed Body Programs 25TAC Part 4. Communicable disease testing is performed for each specimen to include at least Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) & Hepatitis B, per the Texas State Anatomical Board. Awardee may not provide any cadavers, or cadaver tissue derived from unclaimed remains, regardless of state or local policy. The government agrees that the use of cadavers will only be for medical professional educational and training purposes.

Quantities, Delivery Dates, and Locations

Basic Services. The contractor shall provide services for the following for each task listed below:

Serology testing is conducted on each of the cadavers by the vendor. All specimens are delivered and picked up according to Specific Tasks below. Disposal as per the Anatomical Board of the State of Texas.

Cadavers for Ophthalmology

Provide no less than ten (10) total fresh frozen head specimens – seven (7) heads with neck and brain (c-2, c-3) and three (3) heads with brains and vascular vein blue and artery red The same ten (10) cadavers are provided for the entire five-day training period. The cadavers shall be fresh frozen. Preservation in formaldehyde is not adequate for this training. Cadavers that have previously undergone significant surgery or physical alteration are unsuitable for this training.

Cadavers for Otolaryngology

Provide ten (10) pairs fresh T-Bones specimens. The same ten (10) specimens are provided for the entire training period. Delivery Date: 26 Jan 27 Provide no less than sixteen (16) fresh frozen heads. The specimens shall be fresh frozen. Preservation in formaldehyde is not adequate for this training. Cadavers that have previously undergone significant surgery or physical alteration are unsuitable for this training. The specimens will only be used in the pursuit of anatomic knowledge and its surgical application, specifically for the Otolaryngology Surgical Temporal Bone Dissection training/education.

Cadavers for Dermatology

Provide seven (7) arms w/hands (pair)

Cadavers for General Surgery PA and Orthopedics PA

Provide eight (8) whole-body cadavers (x2 per session – 1 male/female x 4 sessions)

Cadavers for General Surgery

Provide sixteen (16) whole-body cadavers (2 male and 2 female per session x4 sessions)

Cadavers for OMFS

Provide no less than two (2) whole-body cadavers and four (4) heads with neck

HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT

Interested Vendors shall provide the following information via email to christopher.a.gregory11.civ@health.mil. 

1) Organization name, physical address, valid POC email address, Web site address, telephone number, SAM EUI number, and business size. The NAICS for this requirement is 621991 - Blood and Organ Banks .

2) Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational capability that can meet the government's technical requirement.

Telephonic responses WILL NOT be accepted.

When responding to this notice, please include in the email subject line the following format: tailor to your company name. “Company Name, Sources Sought Response - Training Specimens ”

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