SAM #1301361960

Sole Source Research Study on Febrile Illness Surveillance in Sri Lanka for NMRC

This opportunity involves a sole source procurement by the Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) for a research study on acute undifferentiated febrile illness (AUFI) surveillance in Sri Lanka. - The NMRC intends to contract with the University of Colombo for this study, citing unique qualifications of Dr. Neesha Rockwood and her team. - The study will focus on vector-borne diseases: dengue, chikungunya, Zika, hantaviruses, and Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF). - The local Sri Lankan team will recruit and study 150-200 hospitalized patients aged 14+ in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. - Tasks include patient recruitment, clinical and exposure data collection, sample processing, molecular diagnostics, serology assays, and genotyping for dengue and chikungunya. - The procurement is classified under NAICS code 611310 (Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools) and will be handled as a commercial item under FAR Part 12. - Only the University of Colombo is named as the intended vendor, but interested parties may respond for consideration. - All vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). - The primary place of performance is Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, with the contracting office at NMRC, Silver Spring, MD.

Description

The United States Department of the Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) intends to award a sole source contract to, the University of Colombo, Colombo 08.  This notice is not a request for competitive proposals however If interested Government shall consider all responses. 1. This requirement is for a study on the acute undifferentiated febrile illness surveillance for dengue, chikungunya, Zika, hantaviruses, Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic fever in Sri Lanka.  

The NAICS code for this action is 611310. This requirement will be procured under the guidelines of FAR Part 12 Commercial Items. NMRC requires that all contractors doing business with the Acquisition Office must be registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made unless the vendor is registered in Systems for Award Management. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following website: https://www.sam.gov/. In order to register with the SAM and to be eligible to receive an award from this Acquisition Office, all offers must have a Unique Entity Identification Number (UEI). A Sam.gov number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Sam.gov online at www.sam.gov or by phone at (866) 606-8220

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