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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 14, 2002 FBO #0194
SOLICITATION NOTICE

65 -- Medical Epuipment

Notice Date

6/12/2002
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB, 6700-B Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7605
 

ZIP Code

20892-7605
 

Solicitation Number

RFQ0236
 

Response Due

6/28/2002
 

Archive Date

7/13/2002
 

Point of Contact

Guy Barratte, purchasing agent, Phone 301-594-3419, Fax 301-480-3695, - Rosie Owens, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-402-2284, Fax 301480-3695,
 

E-Mail Address

gbaratte@niaid.nih.gov, rowens@niaid.nih.gov
 

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This procurement is being issued as a request for quotation. Submit offers to RFQ #0236. This solicitation document and its incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2001-07. This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is not a Small Business Set-Aside. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for the procurement is 334516 and the small business size standard is 500. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases requires a magnetic cell separation system that provides for the isolation of specific sub-populations of cells, bacteria, organelles, or virus from larger heterogeneous populations, both by positive and negative selection, in a way that preserves the function and viability of the cells or biomaterial. The sorted material should allow for further culture and/or PCR and FACS analyses. The system should also allow for rapid, large-scale isolation of cells, in the range of 108 to 109, or for isolation of very rare populations present within the heterogenous mix. The system should provide automation of sorting and make use of monoclonal antibodies to various specific cell surface molecules in order to allow cells to be sorted. The system should take advantage of separating cells by virtue of the fact that monoclonal antibodies to specific surface structures can be attached to magnetic, biodegradable microbeads (in the range of 50 nm), which can then be selected, negatively or positively, with strong magnets that will retain the beads as materials flow through a column. The microbeads should be coated with polysaccharide, conjugated to monoclonal antibodies or other biodetectors. Separation time should be on the order of 3-10 minutes to minimally affect cells or other biomaterials, separations should be effective to near 98% and columns should be reusable for more than 50 times during a 1-2 week period. Isolation should be automated and regulatable via preprogrammed protocols and volumes to be run should be widely variable, from less than 250 microliters to more than 25 millimeters. Delivery location is National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Bethesda, MD 20892 and shall be inside delivery. FAR provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition are FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors ? Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4, Contractor Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items. FAR 52.225-3, Buy American Act also applies. Offerors must include with their offer a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. The government intends to make a ?best value buy? to the responsible offeror whose offer is most advantageous to the government. The evaluation criteria will include 1) the technical capability of the item offered to meet the government?s needs, 2) price, 3) warranty considerations and 4) delivery time. Copies of the aforementioned clauses are available upon request by telephone from Mr. Guy Baratte at (301) 402-2282. Offers must be submitted not later than 4:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time June 28, 2002. For delivery of responses through the Postal Service, the address is NIH/NIAID/AMOB; 6700B Rockledge Drive/MSC 7605, Room 1130; Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7605. Electronic submissions will not be accepted. Other requests for information concerning this requirement are also to be addressed to Guy Baratte at (301) 594-5075. Collect calls will not be accepted.
 

Place of Performance

Address: National Instuture of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland

Zip Code: 20892

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00092179-W 20020614/020613084103 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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