SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Microfraction Collector for Spotting Samples for a Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometer
- Notice Date
- 8/14/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 339111
— Laboratory Apparatus and Furniture Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services, 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2129, Rockville, MD, 20857-0001
- ZIP Code
- 20857-0001
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-RQ-1021345
- Response Due
- 8/21/2006
- Archive Date
- 9/5/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item prepared in accordance with FAR Subparts 12.6 and 13.5. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation for this requirements; quotes are being requested and an additional solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-12. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this purchase is 339111, with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This requirement is a small business set-aside. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires a microfraction collector for spotting samples for a laser desorption mass spectrometer. In order to meet the FDA's needs, the item must satisfy the following specifications: 1. System must be compatible with standard nanoflow and capillary liquid chromoatography systems and must accept a remote start signal from those systems. 2. Collection must be adaptable to 96 and 384 well plates and MALDI target plates. The system must be specifically configurable for plates from an Applied Biosystems 4800 TOF/TOF mass spectrometer. 3. Must be capable of delivering volumes from 10 nanoliters to 1 microliter to the specified target over delivery times as short as 5 seconds. 4. Must have user-controlled spotting frequency so that spotting can be adapted to the chromatographic separation. 5. Must have capability to do integrated MALDI matrix addition during the spotting process. 6. Must have positioning precision of 20 microns or better. The following FAR provisions and clauses are applicable to this procurement: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items; 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. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR 52.212-5 will apply to this procurement: 52.222-3, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.22-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-33. The full text of the FAR clauses referenced above can be accessed electronically at http://www.acqunet.gov/far. In order for award to be made, the successful offeror must be registered with CCR. If a vendor is not registered with CCR, it may do so by going to the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. Quotes shall be submitted in writing to jennifer.fagan@fda.hhs.gov within seven (7) days of this posting. Questions about this synopsis/solicitation should be directed to Jennifer Fagan at either jennifer.fagan@fda.hhs.gov or (301) 827-7183.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, Maryland
- Zip Code: 20740
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20740
- Record
- SN01114104-W 20060816/060814220258 (fbodaily.com)
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