SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Liquid Handler System
- Notice Date
- 5/29/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, 96th Contracting Squadron (Eglin AFB), 96th Contracting Squadron 205 West D Ave., Suite 541, Eglin AFB, FL, 32542-6862, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-F1TBAP7114A002
- Response Due
- 6/1/2007
- Archive Date
- 6/16/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The 96th Contracting Squadron, Eglin AFB, Florida intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), contract for the purchase of Liquid Handler System in support of the AFRL at Eglin. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items and is a 100% small business set-aside prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 13.5, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The announcement number is F1TBAP7114A002. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, with a small business size standard of 500. Please identify/confirm your business size in your response based upon this standard. This purchase request shall meet the following requirements: CLIN 0001: PROVIDE 1 EACH, AUTOMATED LIQUID HANDLER, SPECIFICATIONS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: BASIC CONFIGURATION: THE ALH SYSTEM MUST BE CAPABLE OF DEPOSITING INDIVIDUALLY METERED DROPS OF LIQUID SOLUTION IN AN ARBITRARY USER-PROGRAMMABLE SQUARE GRID PATTERN, ONTO A FLAT 76x51x6 mm SAMPLE SUBSTRATE. TYPICALLY, THE DEPOSITION SITES WILL BE 2 TO 10 mm APART, AND THE DEPOSITION GRID PATTERN WILL COVER MOST OF THE SUBSTRATE SURFACE. THE SYSTEM MAY INCLUDE AN EMBEDDED PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER OR ACCEPT COMMANDS FROM A SEPARATE PERSONAL COMPUTER. ANY SOFTWARE REQUIRED FOR THE PERSONAL COMPUTER TO CONTROL THE FUNCTIONING OF THE SYSTEM MUST BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE WINDOWS XP OPERATING SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM MUST BE CAPABLE OF SUSTAINED OPERATION WITH COMMON ORGANIC SOLVENTS SUCH AS WATER, METHANOL, ETHANOL, ACETONE, ACETONITRILE, BENZENE, AND HEXANE. THE SYSTEM WILL INCLUDE ANY AND ALL POWER SUPPLIES AND CABLES NECESSARY FOR OPERATION USING 120 VAC 60 Hz POWER. MECHANICAL DIMENSIONS: THE SYSTEM EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS MUST BE NO GREATER THAN 4 FEET WIDE x 3 FEET DEEP x 4 FEET HIGH. SYSTEM PERFORMANCE: THE SYSTEM MUST BE CAPABLE OF POSITIONING THE SOLVENT DEPOSITION TIP AT THE SQUARE GRID DEPOSITION SITES ON THE SAMPLE SUBSTRATE WITH AN ABSOLUTE ACCURACY OF PLUS/MINUS 0.1 mm IN ALL THREE DIMENSIONS. THE SYSTEM MUST BE CAPABLE OF DISPENSING LIQUID VOLUMES OVER THE 2-20 MICROLITER RANGE WITH A MAXIMUM ERROR OF PLUS/MINUS 10 PERCENT. SERVICEABILITY AND WARRANTY: THE VENDOR WILL CLEARLY DESCRIBE WHICH PARTS ARE COVERED UNDER THEIR STANDARD WARRANTY, AND THE DURATION OF THE STANDARD WARRANTY. Delivery is FOB Destination. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-10, FAC 2005-15, Effective 12 Feb 2007; FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items-(Oct 2000), and any addenda to the provision as listed in this notice; 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items-(Jan 1999), evaluation will be based on the following factor: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA); 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items-(Jul 2002), Offerors must submit a complete copy with their offers. To obtain an electronic copy of 52.212-3, visit the following website: http://farsite.af.mil, or contact William Cohen at the below email address); 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items-(Feb 2002), and any addenda to the provision as listed in this notice; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items-(May 2002); 52.232-33, Mandatory Information for Electronic Funds Transfer Payments-(May 1999); 52.247-34, F.O.B. Destination-(Nov 1991); 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference-(Feb 1998); DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program-(Mar 1998); 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration (CCR)-(Nov 2001); 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items-(Jul 2002). To view the provisions and clauses in full text, visit the website: http://farsite.af.mil. Vendors MUST be registered in Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov) before an award can be made. The quote format is at the discretion of the offeror. All responses must be received No Later Than (NLT) 4:00 P.M., Central Standard Time (CST) on 1 June 2007. Send all quotations to William Cohen (Primary at phone 850-882-0340), 205 West D Avenue, Suite 542, Eglin AFB FL, 32542-6864, or by facsimile to 850-882-1680, or by email at william.cohen@eglin.af.mil. Alternate POC: Timothy Estrada, timothy.estrada@eglin.af.mil, 850-882-0349
- Place of Performance
- Address: 2306 PERIMETER ROAD, HERD FACILITY, EGLIN AFB, FL
- Zip Code: 32542
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 32542
- Record
- SN01304633-W 20070531/070529220459 (fbodaily.com)
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