MODIFICATION
66 -- Microplate Reader System
- Notice Date
- 5/30/2007
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Midwest Area National Animal Disease Center, 2300 Dayton Avenue, Ames, IA, 50010, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 50010
- Solicitation Number
- AG6125S07AA05
- Response Due
- 6/14/2007
- Archive Date
- 7/30/2007
- Point of Contact
- Marlys Pomranke, Purchasing Agent, Phone 515-663-7415, Fax 515-663-7482,
- E-Mail Address
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Marlys.Pomranke@ars.usda.gov
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items identified below, 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: offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation number: AG-6125-S-07-AA05, is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This procurement shall be solicited under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) code is 334516. The USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Animal Disease Center has a requirement to purchase a Mircoplate Reader System, 8 channel pipettor head, and on site training. Please quote on the following: (1) Mircoplate Reader Base System with software (Molecular Devices Flex3 or EQUAL); (2) 8 Channel pipettor head (Molecular Devices #S9200-0036 or EQUAL); (3) On site customer training. The items you are offering must meet or exceed the following salient characteristics: (a)Must be able to read 6-384 well plates in 5 different modes. The modes are Absorbance (Abs), Fluorescence Intensity (FI), Timed Resolved Fluorescence (TRF), Fluorescence Polarization (FP), Luminescence (Lum); (b) Must have tunable dual monochromators, excitation (ex) and emission (em), for wavelength selection for FI, TRF, FP and Lum assays; (c) Must be able to read multiple (up to 4) ex/em wavelength pairs/microplate well for multi-fluorophore assay design; (d) Must be able to do full wavelength scanning across the spectral range to determine actual ex, em and abs maxima for the best wavelengths for the assays. This will allow for the best assay sensitivity and roubustiness using our actual assay conditions; (e) Must be able to read multiple areas from each well from a 6 - 96 well plates in FI, FP, TFR and Lum assays; (f) Must be able to do top or bottom reads for FI, TRF, FP and Lum assays; (g) Must have tunable absorbance wavelength selection between 200-1000nM; (h) Must be able to read multiple wavelengths in each well (up to 4) in Abs assays; (i) Must have two PMT. One for Lum assays and another for FI, FP, and TRF assays; (j) Must be able to control temperature from ambient + 2 degree C to 50degree C; (k) Must have integrated fluid transfer using an 8 channel pipettor using pipette tips and microplates. The use of disposable tips and microplates reduces the chance of assay cross contamination; (l) Must be able to read 8 wells during fluid addition for fast kinetic assays; (m) Must be able to mix the well contents by aspiration and dispensing. This will improve assay results by insuring proper mixing; (n) Must have software that runs the plate reader and analyzes the data that will work on any Mac running OS X and PC??s running Windows XP; (o) Must have multiple ready to run protocols in the software package; (p) Must provide on site customer training; (q) Must have allowance for trade in for the following three pieces of equipment: Wallac Model Victor serial #4200446, Molecular Devices Model Thermomax serial #UVT05513, Molecular Devices Model Thermomax serial #UVT05105. This solicitation incorporates the following FAR clauses, provisions, and addendums: 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration; 52-211-6 Brand Name or Equal; 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Item; 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; In Paragraph (B) of 52.212-5, the following apply: 52.203-6, 52.23-9, 52.225-1, 52.225-13 and 52.232-33. All offerors must include copies of 52.212-3 (representations and certifications). Faxed quotations are acceptable to Marlys Pomranke at fax number 1-515-663-7482 on or before May 24, 2007 Central Standard Time. All responses will be evaluated in order to determine the ability to meet the above stated capabilities. The Government shall award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsive/responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government per FAR 13.106-2. Responses shall include technical specifications, descriptive material, literature, brochures and other such information corresponding to each minimum required item, which demonstrates the capabilities of the offerors data. Offerors shall identify where the offered item meets or does not meet each of the Governments functional and performance minimum specifications listed herein. Offeror shall include references of three (3) firms for which similar data was provided. The anticipate award date is June 30, 2007. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the Agency. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (30-MAY-2007); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. 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- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Animal Disease Center, 2300 Dayton Avenue, Ames, Iowa
- Zip Code: 50010
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 50010
- Record
- SN01306006-F 20070601/070530222936 (fbodaily.com)
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