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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 15, 2006 FBO #1601
MODIFICATION

66 -- Syringe Pump

Notice Date

4/13/2006
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

NAICS

339111 — Laboratory Apparatus and Furniture Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-1640
 

ZIP Code

20899-1640
 

Solicitation Number

SB1341-06-Q-0226
 

Response Due

4/14/2006
 

Archive Date

4/29/2006
 

Point of Contact

Lynda Roark, Purchasing Agent, Phone 301-975-3725, Fax 301-975-8884,
 

E-Mail Address

lynda.roark@nist.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

The above referenced solicitation is hereby amended to answer technical questions: Question 1: Is a handheld probe needed? Answer 1: No Question 2: Under Line Item 0001, Specification 5, What does "Sample flow rate less than 1 SLPM" mean? Answer 2: Specification 5 should state "Sample flow rate less than 1 mL/min." The due date for quotations remains the same. DESCRIPTION: THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THIS SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES. This solicitation is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-08. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 339111 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This acquisition is 100% set aside for small businesses. The acquisition is 100% set-aside for small business. To qualify as a small business, the manufacturer and the distributor must be classified as a small business under the NAICS code identified above. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for Syringe Pumps, Glass Syringes, and Continuous Flow Tubing for an existing Tandem QCM-reflectance Instrument. This equipment will fulfill an existing need for high precision in flow rate, computer controlled, and pulse-less flow for use with a sensitive quartz crystal microbalance. LINE ITEM 0001: Quantity three (3) each Syringe Pumps meeting all of the following required specifications: 1. Minimum flow rate 0.01 mL/min; 2. Maximum flow rate 20 mL/min; 3. Solution infusion and withdraw capabilities with variable rates for rapid syringe discharge and refilling; 4. Maximum fluid dispense volume between 200 and 300 mL must be achieved by multiple syringes or variable syringe sizes; 5. Sample flow rate less than 1 SLPM; 6. Response Time less than 2 minutes; 7. Software and Programmability Specifications: A. Programmable and interface compatible with Labview B. TTL and RS232 signal communication compatible Line Item 0002: Sets of Glass Syringes with Robb Tips meeting all of the following required specifications: 1. Two (2) sets of eight (8) glass syringes; 2. One set with maximum volume capacity of 100 mL; 3. Second set with maximum volume capacity of 10 mL; Line Item 0003: Quantity one (1) each Continuous Flow Tubing meeting all of the following required specifications: 1. Stable to use with bases (sodium hydroxide, tetramethylammonium hydroxide) and organic solvents (toluene, butanol, methanol and ethanol). 2. A single tube diameter must be chosen, that when combined with the specific syringe sizes, provides the flow-rate range specified under Line Item 0001. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. FOB Destination means the contractor shall pack and mark the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements, deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the point of delivery specified in the purchase order, be responsible for loss of and/or damage to the goods occurring before receipt and acceptance of the shipment by the consignee at the delivery point specified in the purchase order; and pay all charges to the specified point of delivery. Award shall be made on a Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable basis. Evaluation of Technical Acceptability shall be based on the information provided in the quotation. Quoters shall include the manufacturer, make and model of the product, manufacturer sales literature or other product literature which CLEARLY DOCUMENTS that the offered product meets or exceeds the specifications stated herein. The full text of the FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at www.acqnet.gov/far. The following provision applies to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items. The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.204-7 Central Contractors Registration 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items including subparagraphs: (14)52.222-3, Convict Labor (15)52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (16)52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (17)52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (19)52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers w/Disabilities (23)52.225-1, Buy American Act-Supplies (26)52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (31)52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Fund Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level above the Contracting Officer is also incorporated. It can be downloaded at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/agency.htm. All quoters shall submit the following: 1). An original and one (1) copy of a quotation which addresses all line items. 2). Two (2) originals of technical description and/or product literature. All quotes must be sent to the National Institutes of Standards and Technology, Acquisition Management Division, Attn: Lynda Roark, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1640. Offerors shall ensure the RFQ number is visible on the outermost packaging. Submission must be received by 3:30 p.m. local time on March 9, 2006. E-MAIL QUOTES SHALL BE ACCEPTED. FAX QUOTES SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (13-APR-2006); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/SB1341-06-Q-0226/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD

Zip Code: 20899

Country: USA
 

Record

SN01028012-F 20060415/060413224206 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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

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