SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Cryotransfer System
- Notice Date
- 9/7/2007
- 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, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-RML-RFQ-7019
- Response Due
- 9/20/2007
- Archive Date
- 10/5/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation, for commercial items prepared in accordance with format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Submit offers on RML-RFQ-#7019. The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-19 dated 08-17-2007. This acquisition will be processed under FAR Part 12, Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), Acquisition of Commercial Items and is a Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 and the small business size is 500. SCHEDULE: The Rocky Mountain Laboratories, (RML) is seeking an 8A, Hubzone, Service Disabled Veteran, or Small Business to provide a cryotransfer system for maintaining specimen temperature with little to no temperature gradients and where drift is minimal. This cryotransfer system shall be in-lens scanning electron microscopy compatible. The cryotransfer system shall make sample transfer fast, easy and successful with little to no complex training required. SCHEDULE: The cryotransfer system shall have the following requirements and deliverables; 1) Operational base temperature of at least -175 Centigrade. 2) High resolution capabilities, <0.34 nm guaranteed even at a high degree of tilt, at least 0.23 nm obtainable in high performance TEM operation. 3) Thermally isolated, cooled sample insert for low drift performance. 4) In-lens scanning electron microscopy compatible. 5) The entire tip of the cryoholder shall be cooled, not just the specimen cradle. 6) The workstation shall be composed of lightweight aluminum allowing the holder to be secure during cool down, sample loading and transfer of the holder to the TEM. 7) A clip-ring shall be available for quickly locking a frozen grid in place for the best thermal contact. 8) The temperature control unit shall be designed to adjust and monitor the holder temperature by the touch of a few simple controls. 9) A one-piece cryoshield shall be available and controlled externally by the operator, who can close the shutter during transfer to prevent sample frosting, and then open it again to begin imaging. 10) A four-specimen grid holder and specimen transfer tool for grid handling and storage shall come with the system. 11) Extended liquid nitrogen hold times and minimal boiling shall be guaranteed by the vacuum insulation of the aluminum-copper vacuum chamber. Inside delivery to RML 3(three) weeks from award of a purchase order. FOB Point shall be Destination, Hamilton, MT. Delivery location is Rocky Mountain Laboratories, 903 S. 4th Street, Hamilton, MT. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: (B)(1) By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR database 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; 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial; FAR52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; FAR 52-212.5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Commercial Items. By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall have posted their FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items at website http://orca.bpn.gov. Award will be based on the capability of the item offered to meet the above stated salient characteristics, including delivery, price, warranty, and the best value to the government. Offers may be mailed to Julienne Keiser at Rocky Mountain Laboratories, 903 S. 4th Street, Hamilton, Mt 59840, faxed to the POC indicated above (Fax - 406-363-9288), or e-mailed at (JKeiser@niaid.nih.gov). Offers must be submitted not later than 4:30 PM (MDST), 9/20/07. Copies of the above-referenced clauses are available from http://www.arnet.gov/far/current/html/52_000_107.html or upon request, either by telephone or fax. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by this Agency.
- Place of Performance
- Address: ROCKY MOUNTAIN LABS, 903 S. 4TH STREET, HAMILTON, MT
- Zip Code: 59840
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 59840
- Record
- SN01398497-W 20070909/070907220727 (fbodaily.com)
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