SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- High Throughput Sampler (HTS) Upgrade
- Notice Date
- 5/12/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Drive, Suite 2NE70, MSC 4811, Bethesda, MD, 20817
- ZIP Code
- 20817
- Solicitation Number
- NOI6047
- Response Due
- 5/26/2006
- Archive Date
- 6/10/2006
- Description
- This is a combined/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; proposals are not being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number for this acquisition is NOI6047 and the solicitation is being issued as a notice of intent. This solicitation document and its incorporated provisions are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC 2005-09). This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and is not a Small Business Set-Aside. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) intend to procure from BD Biosciences a High Throughput Sampler (HTS) Upgrade for a Becton Dickenson FACSCalibur flow cytometer used by several laboratories. The purpose of this High Throughput Sampler Upgrade is to upgrade the third FACSCalibur with the HTS modification to both increase the efficiency and productivity of individual users as well as increase the number of users that use this instrument each day due to decreased run times/sample associated with the HTS. The Contractor will provide a small robotic modification for an existing flow cytometer that functions to load up to 96 samples at a time into the instrument without constant input from the operator. The Contractor will provide interface with the electronics and fluidics of the BD flow cytometers. Operation of the loader is controlled with the Plate Manager software that is included with the HTS, and is designed to interface with the Cell Quest software used to run BD instruments. The HTS is a complex and unique device that attaches solely to the BD flow cytometers. The Contractor will provide the HTS and install it on the BD FACSCalibur. The Contractor will perform a preventive maintenance visit during the first year while the instrument is under warranty. The Contractor will work with various members in the lab on an as needed basis. The Contractor will communicate updates, both orally and in writing to the Chief of the lab. The North American Industry Classification System (NIACS) Code for this acquisition is 334516, and the small-business size standard is 500 employees. This is a firm fixed-price contract and the FOB term is ?Origin? and Net 30. FAR provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders, Commercial Items; FAR 52.225-1, Buy American Act-Supplies; FAR 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration; and FAR 32.703-2, Availability of Funds, FAR 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than Central Contractor Registration. In order to be considered for an award, an offeror must have completed the online electronic Representations and Certifications located at http://orca.bpn.gov/ in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a). By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR at www.ccr.gov/ prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation [Note: Lack of registration in the Central Contractor Registration will make an offeror ineligible for award.] Offers must be submitted no later than 5:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, May 26, 2006. For delivery of responses through the Postal Service, the address is NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Drive, Suite 2NE70, Room 2NE38E, MSC/2811 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4812. E-mail and Fax submissions are not authorized. Requests for information concerning this requirement must be submitted in writing, and can be faxed to 301-480-0469, or e-mailed to ssmith@niaid.nih.gov. It is the vendor?s responsibility to confirm receipt of all quotations and/or questions by the closing date of this announcement by contacting Shirlene Smith at 301-402-5770. Collect calls will not be accepted.
- Place of Performance
- Address: NIAID/NIH, Bethesda, MD
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN01047045-W 20060514/060512220406 (fbodaily.com)
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