MODIFICATION
66 -- Request for quotes for a Thermal Cycler to be delivered to USACE/ERDC 3909 Halls Ferry Rd, Vicksburg, MS - Environmental Laboratory
- Notice Date
- 12/14/2010
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 334519
— Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- USACE ITL, GSL, EL, CHL, Vicksburg, 3909 HALLS FERRY ROAD, VICKSBURG, MS 39180-6199
- ZIP Code
- 39180-6199
- Solicitation Number
- W81EWF-0293-2457
- Response Due
- 12/21/2010
- Archive Date
- 2/19/2011
- Point of Contact
- Deberay R. Carmichael, 601-634-5337
- E-Mail Address
-
USACE ITL, GSL, EL, CHL, Vicksburg
(deberay.r.carmichael@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the 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. Solicitation No. W81EWF-0293-2457 is being issued as a Request For Quote (RFQ) with the intent to award as a simplified acquisition. The solicitation will be competed on an Un-Restricted basis. The solicitation document and incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-46. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 334519 (SIC 3823) with a size standard of 500 employees. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) at Waterways Experiment Station (WES), Vicksburg, MS, Environmental Laboratory has a requirement for the following: The US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) needs to purchase a Thermal Cycler with four independent thermal cycling bays equipped with 96-well blocks that are interchangeable with 384-well blocks and dual block formats and should have the capability of running up to eight independent protocols at once. This technology will be used to rapidly amplify DNA while greatly increasing the quantity and quality of data used to identify invasive species. Due to laboratory space limitations, the system should be compact. These studies are required for ongoing civilian and reimbursable work units that focus on the early detection of invasive species from waterways. SPECIFICATIONS: Efficiency requirements: 1. Maximum temperature or thermal ramp times that are at LEAST 6 degrees Celsius per second. Ramp times must be adjustable (user-selectable). 2. A minimum of 4 96-well thermal blocks, heads, or individual units that can operate simultaneously. 3. Blocks or units that share a programmable control interface or that can be linked together to run the same thermal-cycle program. 4. Gradient temperature range across blocks of up 24 degrees Celsius. Quality requirements: 1. A system that permits less than 5% evaporation from any well in a PCR plate, including corner wells. 2. Minimum 2-year warranty New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products. FOB Destination: Shipping & Receiving, Attn: Richard F. Lance, Environmental Lab, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199. CCR Requirement - Company must be registered on Central Contractor Registration (CCR) before an award could be made to them. If company is not registered in CCR, they may do so by going to CCR web site at http://www.ccr.gov. CLIN 0001 Description: Description: Thermal Cycler with four independent thermal cycling bays Unit: Each, Unit Price: $____________, Total Price: $____________ Please include shipping cost, if applicable. The following provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items; 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certification Commercial Items; 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance; 252.225-7000 Buy American Act Balance of Payments Program Certificate; and 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items. The following clauses apply to this acquisition and are hereby incorporated by reference: 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; 52.222-3 Convict Labor; 52.233-3 Protest After Award; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration; 52.247-34 FOB Destination; 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports; 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items; 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program; 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports; 252.225-7036 Buy American Act Free Trade Agreements Balance of Payments Program Quotes are due 21 December 2010 by 1700 hrs (Central Time Zone) at Engineering Research and Development Center Office, Attention: Deberay Carmichael, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180. Quotes will also be accepted by email: Deberay.R.Carmichael@usace.army.mil. For information concerning this solicitation contact: Deberay.R.Carmichael via email at the above email address. Contracting Office Address: USACE ITL, GSL, EL, CHL, Vicksburg, 3909 HALLS FERRY ROAD, VICKSBURG, MS 39180-6199 Place of Performance: USACE ITL, GSL, EL, CHL, Vicksburg 3909 HALLS FERRY ROAD, VICKSBURG MS 39180-6199 US Point of Contact(s): Deberay Carmichael, 601-634-5337
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USACE ITL, GSL, EL, CHL, Vicksburg 3909 HALLS FERRY ROAD, VICKSBURG MS
- Zip Code: 39180-6199
- Zip Code: 39180-6199
- Record
- SN02344014-W 20101216/101214234536-fe1ec3b6315657ece7f89d01786c99fb (fbodaily.com)
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