SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Transmission Electron Microscope
- Notice Date
- 8/30/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 339111
— Laboratory Apparatus and Furniture Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Nat'l Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, & Kidney Diseases, 2 Democracy Plaza, Suite 700W 6707 Democracy Blvd., MSC 5455, Bethesda, MD, 20892-5455
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5455
- Solicitation Number
- NIH-NIDDK-05-503
- Response Due
- 9/14/2005
- Archive Date
- 9/29/2005
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial service prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation number is NIH-NIDDK-05-503, and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation/contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-03. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 339111 and the business size standard is 500 employees. However, this solicitation is not set aside for small business. This acquisition is being conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. The National Institutes of health (NIH), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), has a requirement to procure A Transmission Electron Microscope. The following Technical Specifications are required: 1) The transmission electron microscope (TEM) shall be capable of electron accelerating voltages up to 100 kV; 2) The TEM shall be capable of magnifications up to 200,000X and point resolution better than 0.5nm at 100 kV accelerating voltage; 3) The TEM shall include a charge coupled device (CCD) camera with at least 1024 X 1024 pixel resolution and 12 bit dynamic range; 4) The TEM shall include a motorized sample stage capable of storing and retrieving sample positions under computer control, with a minimum 2 X 2 mm range of sample positions. It shall be possible to mount at least five samples simultaneously within the TEM; 5) The TEM shall include all computer hardware and software required for instrument operation, data display and data storage, including CCD camera operation; 6) The TEM shall include all electron optics, vacuum components, and other components and accessories required for sample loading real-time image viewing, alignment and focusing, and data acquisition in imaging and electron diffraction modes; 7) The dimensions of the TEM system shall be such that the system can be installed in an approximate 8 foot X 10 foot area, with approximate 8 foot ceiling height. The offeror must include a completed copy of the provision of FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items with its offer. The provisions of FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercials Items, applies to this acquisition. The addenda to the clause reads as follows: The offeror must include in their quotations, the unit price, the list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. The FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items ? Deviation for Simplified Acquisitions, applies to this acquisition. The clauses are available in full text at http://www.arnet.gov/far. Interested vendors capable of furnishing the government with the service specified in this synopsis should submit their quotation to the below address. Quotations will be due fifteen (15) calendar days from the publication date of this synopsis or September 14, 2005. The quotation must reference ?Solicitation number? NIH-NIDDK-05-503. Quotations must be submitted in writing to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Room 774C, Bethesda, Maryland 20817, Attention: Patricia Haun. FAXED COPIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN00882394-W 20050901/050830211811 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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