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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 16, 2003 FBO #0625
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- BIOFLO PRO 75 LITER PILOT PLANT STERILIZABLE IN PLACE FERMENTOR

Notice Date

8/14/2003
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

ACA, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Directorate of Contracting, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-3013
 

ZIP Code

21005-3013
 

Solicitation Number

DABJ05-03-T-0718
 

Response Due

8/24/2003
 

Archive Date

10/23/2003
 

Point of Contact

Brenda Fletcher, 410-278-0876
 

E-Mail Address

ACA, Aberdeen Proving Ground
(brenda.fletcher@sbccom.apgea.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

NA This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are b eing requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The contractor shall provide a BIOFLO PRO 75 LITER PILOT PLANT STERILIZABLE IN PLACE FERMENTOR. The fermentor shall have the following: industrial programmable logic controller, PLC , as stan dard method for controlling the fermerntor and based on GaMp guidelines, controller with remote IO rack for the connections of all analog and digital systems with the ability to simple add additional I/O in the field, controller with open architecture allo wing use with New Brunswick Scientific, BioCommand Bioprocessing software and other industrial SCADA packages without the need for a third party driver, 10” color touchscreen monitor/operator interface with access to multiple screens including main sc reen, overview screen, gauge screen, sterilization screen, growth screen, cascade control screen alarm screen pump assignment screen and trend graph screen. All shall be mounted inside a NEMA 4 control cabinet to allow for spray down. The control cabinet shall be flexible to be mounted in two different orientations. CLIN 0001: The contractor shall provide a 75-Liter SIP Fermentor System consisting of the following: 75-Liter Vessel Assembly with 3:1 height to diameter ratio, (3) Rushton impellers, spring assisted manway, 4”sight glass, and bottom drive with double mechanical seal; Piping and Instrumentation with Valves for automatic sterilization, automatic temperature control, automation speed control, manual airflow control, manual back pressure co ntrol, inlet filter with test integrity ports, heated exhaust filter; Control Cabinet with 10” Touch Screen interface, industrial PLC and Necessary I/O; Air Inlet Line consisting of having oxygen supplemented into the process inlet gas steam based upo n culture demands, air controlled via a thermal mass flow container, standard inlet filter, and air must be able to be injected into the vessel at the sparge port or the overlay; Exhaust line consisting condenser that are mounted on vessel to reduce dew po int of exiting process steam, single exhaust filter, marking the end of the sterile envelope of the unit, ability to manually adjust the pressure with pressure regulator; Sensores, Housing, and Transmitters shall consist of single 120 mm gel filled pH prob e, single 120 mm gel filled Ingold DO probe, tapered 25 mm SIP/CIP port, tapered 25 mm SIP/CIP port and pH/DO transmitter selection; Additional Ports shall consist of 2 additional values that shall be included with the system (containing steam crosses, ste m traps, and interconnection piping also a 7 port septum installed in a tri-clamp connection on the vessel head plate that can be used for making additions. In addition the system shall have 4 user definable 100 RPM pumps with flow rates between 1.26 and 16.8 liters/hour: a single variable speed pump, resterilizable sample valve for sampling the contents of the vessel, and a single heat exchanger for injection of steam, cooling water injected via a pressured loop. CLIN 0002: Steam prefilter and regulator kit. CLIN 0003: Water prefilter and regulator kit. CLIN 0004: Air prefilter and regulator kit. CLIN 0005: ElectroSteam stainless steel high pressure clean steam generator LG20, 69lbs/hr. CLIN 0006: 60 Liter T-316L kill Tank with tri-clamp fittings and fitted on a cart assemble with wheels. CLIN 0007: On-site Operator training. CLIN 0008: CEPA Centrifuge Model Z41 including clarifying bowl, bottom valve, cooling coil and variable speeds. CLIN 0009: Spare clarifying bowl with bottom valve for the CEPA. Acceptance shall be at Destination. Shipping shall be FOB Destination. Delivery shall be to the U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010. The pro vision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items is applicable to this acquisition. The specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of that prov ision are as follows: Technical, past performance and price. Technical and Past Performance when combined are significantly more important than cost or price. The government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, which is not identifi ed in the proposal. To ensure sufficient information is available, vendors must furnish as part of their proposal all descriptive materials (such as cuts, illustrations, drawings or other information) necessary for the government to determine whether the product meets the salient characteristics of the requirement. If the vendor proposes to modify a product so as to make it conform to the requirement of this solicitation the vendor shall include a clear description of such proposed modifications and clear ly mark any descriptive materials to show modifications. Past performance will be evaluated based on information provided by the offeror as to actual sales of the proposed products to industry or government agencies. Past performance will consider the ab ility of the offeror to meet the delivery schedules, warranty, training, and support. Offerors must include records of three recent sales and identify a point of contact for each by providing a name and telephone number. The government will award a contr act to the offeror whose offer conforms to this solicitation and will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. The government reserves the right to make an award without discussions. Offeror shall include a completed co py of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, and DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representation and Certification with its offer. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in this clause are applicable: FAR 52. 203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402), FAR 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUB Zone Small Business Concerns (Jan 1999) (if the offeror elects to waive the pref erence, it shall so indicate in its offer), FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(2) and (3)); FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35 Affirmative Actio n For Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action For Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor--Co operation with Authorities and Remedies (E.O. 13126), FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (May 1999), DFAR 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration, DFAR252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modificat ions, DFAR 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. The full text of the FAR references may be accessed electronically at this address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil, http://www.arnet.gov/far, and http://www.dtic.mil/dfars. Re sponses to this RFQ must be signed, dated, and received via electronic mail or fax by 24 August 2003 no later than 4:30 PM EST at the US Army Contracting Agency, SFCA-NR-APC-T (Brenda Fletcher), 4118 Susquehanna Avenue, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-30 13. Vendors who are not registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award will not be considered. Vendors may register with CCR by calling 1-800-334-3414 or by registering online at www.ccr.gov. For questions concerning this solicitation contact Brenda Fletcher, Contract Specialist via fax (410) 612-5357, or via email brenda.fletcher@sbccom.apgea.army.mil.
 

Web Link

Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/USA/DABJ/DABJ05/DABJ05-03-T-0718/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: ACA, Aberdeen Proving Ground Directorate of Contracting, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue Aberdeen Proving Ground MD

Zip Code: 21005-3013

Country: US
 

Record

SN00402198-F 20030816/030814223754 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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

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