SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Blood Bank Freezer
- Notice Date
- 7/18/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 423450
— Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Navy, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, NMLC, 1681 Nelson St, FT Detrick, Maryland, 21702-9203
- ZIP Code
- 21702-9203
- Solicitation Number
- N6264508RCES218
- Archive Date
- 8/9/2008
- Point of Contact
- Courtney A. Piar, Phone: 301-619-7467
- E-Mail Address
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courtney.piar@med.navy.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Naval Medical Logistics Command intends to negotiate on a sole source basis (FAR 13.106-1) with Thermo Fisher Scientific (Ashville) LLC, 401 Millcreek Road, Marietta, OH 45750, as the only responsible source that can provide a Blood Bank Freezer capable of freezing 50 to 100+ blood plasma units in approxiamately two hours as required by the National Naval Medical Center Bethesda. This acquisition is being conducted under the FAR 13.1 Simplified Acquisition procedures for commercial items. Provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-24 are incorporated..The National Naval Medical Center Bethesda (NNMC), has a need for a blood bank freezer capable of freezing 50 to 100+ blood plasma units in two hours. Fisher Scientific is the only responsible source that can provide this blood bank freezer. Items being purchased in this acquisition: Plasma Blast Freezer, Upright 120V, 50/60 HZ Cabinet with 208-230V, 60 HZ Air Cooled Compressor, Installation. This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures FAR 13.501 under the authority of the test program for commercial items (section 4202 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996). There are not set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) 423450 with a Small Business Size Standard of 500. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice will need to submit technical data, including cost, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product. All capability statements received by the closing date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement Based on the above information, the only technically acceptable system is provided by Fisher Scientific. Submit email capability statements (using PDF, MS Word, Excel attachments) to Courtney Piar at courtney.piar@med.navy.mil. Fax quotes may be sent to 301-619-1132 Attn: Courtney Piar. Email statements are preferred. Statements are due not later than 1:00 P.M. EST on 25 July 2008. No phone calls accepted.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: bethesda, Maryland, United States
- Record
- SN01617948-W 20080720/080718221644-b1c7d9f8af378c9663a9ad7c193eea45 (fbodaily.com)
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