SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Equipment
- Notice Date
- 11/13/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-PB-HG-2008-267-KLW
- Archive Date
- 12/13/2008
- Point of Contact
- Kesha L. Williams,, Phone: 301-435-2605, Kathleen J. Marsden,, Phone: (301) 435-0364
- E-Mail Address
-
williamk@nhlbi.nih.gov, km66x@nih.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. It is the intent of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to issue a purchase order on a noncompetitive basis to Qiagen, Inc. 27220 Turnberry Lane, Valencia, CA 91355-1005 to provide the Tissue Lyzer 5mm Bead Dispenser 96 well and all components and accessories. The system contains the following items: TissueLyser 5mm Bead Dispenser, 96-well; Tissue Lyser 3mm Bead Dispenser, 96-well; TissueLyser Adapter Set (2x24); TissueLyser Adapter Set (2x96); TissueRuptor (120V 60Hz US/JP); TissueRuptor Disposable Probes (25); TissueLyser II (100-240 V 50/60Hz); TissueRuptor Steel Probe; EZ1 Advanced; EZ1 Advanced RNA Card; Installation BR EZ1; Warranty Plus 2 Premium EZ1; EZ1 RNA Universal Tissue Kit (48); EZ1 RNA Tissue Mini Kit (48); EZ1 Advanced Test Card; EZ1 DNA Investigator Kit (48); EZ1 Advanced DNA Investigator Card; EZ1 Advanced DNA Buffy Coat Card; EZ1 Advanced DNA Tissue Card; EZ1 Advanced DNA Buccal Swab Card; EZ1 Advanced DNA Paraffin Section Card; EZ1 Advanced DNA Dried Blood Card; EZ1 Advanced DNA Bacteria Card; EZ1 DNA Blood 200ul Kit (48); EZ1 DNA Tissue Kit (48). The sole source determination is based upon the fact that only this vendor offers the combination of full walkaway automation with proven prefilled, sealed reagent cartridges for isolation of genomic DNA, RNA and viral nucleic acids from a variety of sample types. QIAGEN EZ1 chemistries can only be used on the EZ1 Advanced instrument. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 334516 and the Size Standard is 500 employees. The acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and is exempt from the requirements of FAR part 6, Competition Requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this notice. All responses should include a firm fixed price; documentation of the capabilities of meeting the government requirements; at least three references documenting successful past performance in meeting Government minimum specifications; a proposed delivery schedule; prompt payment discount terms; the DUN & Bradstreet number (DUNS); the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN); and the offeror’s business size. The submission will be evaluated on the content of the above documents. The offeror must also register in the Government’s Contractor Registry System, Note: www.ccr.gov. The determination by the Government not to compete the proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely with the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct future competitive procurements. Comments to this announcement, referencing synopsis number NHLBI-PB-HG-2008-267-KLW may be submitted by mail to the National Heart Lung, and Blood Institute, Procurement Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 6042, Bethesda, MD 20892-7902, Attention: Kesha Williams, by fax transmission to (301) 480-3345 or by email to williamk@nhlbi.nih.gov all responsible sources may submit information, which if received timely, shall be considered by the agency.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN01704173-W 20081115/081113215157-d131d3993d0d2de71308847ba8131399 (fbodaily.com)
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