SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Mastercycler Real-time ep Realplex
- Notice Date
- 9/11/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- 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, Maryland, 20817
- ZIP Code
- 20817
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ9101
- Point of Contact
- Shirlene M Smith, Phone: 301-402-6315, Linda C Taylor, Phone: 301-402-5762
- E-Mail Address
-
ssmith@niaid.nih.gov, ltaylor@niaid.nih.gov
(ssmith@niaid.nih.gov, ltaylor@niaid.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined/solicitation for Request for Quotation for commercial items 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number for this acquisition is RFQ9101 and the solicitation is being issued as a request for quotation. This solicitation document and its incorporated provisions are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC 2005-36). This acquisition will be processed under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) and is not a Small Business Set-Aside. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) intend to procure a Mastercycler ep Realplex based on the following specifications: 1)Licensed for PCR and Licensed for Real-time PCR; 2)96-sample capability in a MTP format; 3)High speed: 1)Fast heating, a)Ramp rates 6°C/sec heating, 4.5°C/sec cooling with Silver block option; 4)Compatible with all primary real-time PCR detection chemistries-Molecular Beacons and TaqMan probes, Scorpion primers, hybridization probes and intercalating and DNA-binding dyes, and more; 5)Excitation-Blue LEDs are factory normalized to the mean signal for each LED in the 96-array, guaranteeing highest reproducibility; 6)LED intensity decreases <0.01% over 10 years of realplwx use: highly consistent pulse signal over time and experiment-to-experiment; 7)Dynamic Range of up to 9 levels of magnitude from starting copy number; 8)Gradient function enables an optional temperature gradient of up to 20°C (24°C with S silver block systems) to be generated across 12 different rows. Allows rapid and reliable testing of different temperature in one experiment. Gradient can be used for any temperature step in the PCR program; 9)On-site installation with color calibration and assay; 10)700-program memory capability with integrated memory card for Control Panel; PC hard drive automatically stores all program runs for use with CycleManager pro; 11)Gradient function enables a temperature gradient of up to 20°C (24°C with Mastercycler pro S) to be generated across 12 different rows (24 rows with Mastercycler pro 384). Allows rapid and reliable testing of different temperatures in one experiment. Gradient can be used for any temperature step in the PCR program. Gradient is available with every Mastercycler pro thermal block; 12)Extremely fast-Maximum heating and cooling rates: 6°C/sec heating, 4.5°C/sec cooling for Mastercycler pro S. Enables completion of some PCR experiments in approx. 30 minutes; 13)Impulse PCR-initial denaturation phase is done at even higher ramp rate to reduce unspecific PCR products and decrease run times further (Mastercycler pro S only). The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1) Price, 2) Warranty, and Capability to meet required specifications. The North American Industry Classification System (NIACS) Code for this acquisition is 334516, and the small-business size standard is 500 employees. This is a firm fixed-price contract and the FOB term is "Destination" and Net 30. Place of delivery is NIH/NIAID, Bethesda, MD 20892. FAR provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders, Commercial Items; FAR 52.225-1, Buy American Act-Supplies; FAR 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration; and FAR 32.703-2, Availability of Funds, FAR 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- Central Contractor Registration. In order to be considered for an award, an offeror must have completed the online electronic Representations and Certifications located at http://orca.bpn.gov/ in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a). By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the CCR at www.ccr.gov/ 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 [Note: Lack of registration in the Central Contractor Registration will make an offeror ineligible for award.] All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by the agency. Offers must be submitted no later than 5:00 P.M. Daylight Standard Time on Monday, September 21, 2009. For delivery of responses through the Postal Service, the address is NIH/NIAID/AMOB, 10401 Fernwood Drive, Suite 2NE70, Room 2NE22C, MSC/2811 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4812. E-mail and Fax submissions are not authorized. Requests for information concerning this requirement must be submitted in writing, and can be faxed to 301-480-0469, or e-mailed to ssmith@niaid.nih.gov. It is the vendor's responsibility to confirm receipt of all quotations and/or questions by the closing date of this announcement by contacting Shirlene Smith at 301-402-5770. Collect calls will not be accepted.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/AMOB/RFQ9101/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: The National Institutes of Health NIAID, 10401 Fernwood Rd. Rm 2NE70, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN01952033-W 20090913/090912002737-007c0cc876bba35bff84a3b57834caa6 (fbodaily.com)
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