SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Ultracentrifuge
- Notice Date
- 12/6/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- SSSA-2358677
- Archive Date
- 12/28/2011
- Point of Contact
- Korriise L. LaRoche, Phone: 301-435-8782
- E-Mail Address
-
larochek@mail.nih.gov
(larochek@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE to determine the availability of small businesses (e.g., 8(a), veteran-owned small businesses, services-disabled veteran owned small businesses, HUB Zone small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, and women-owned small businesses) that can provide an ultracentrifuge which includes a rotor package and tubes (1/2X2 ¼ (13X56) PA TW Box 50 and 1/2X2 ¼ (13X56) PC TW Box 50) to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The ultracentrifuge must have the following components: (1) Biosafety: The ultracentrifuge and the rotor has to be Biosafety certified. If necessary (e.g. for centrifugation of infectious agents), the ultracentrifuge has to fit inside a standard biosafety hood. (2) Flexibility: The ultracentrifuge and the rotor must be able to spin flexible volumes of fluids ranging from ~4.55cc, 2-3cc and down to 1.5cc for at least 8 different patient samples at the same time. In addition, it must also offer flexibility in acceleration and deceleration and timing programs that are necessary for reproducible separations. (3) Versatility & Ease of Utilization of Tubes: NINDS’s application will require utilization of both polyallomer and polycarbonate tubes as well as closed (sealed) systems that do not require utilization of extra devices as wrench or crimping tool or heating system. (4) High Spinning Speed: The system must have spinning forces up to 500,000g. (5) Reliability: The ultracentrifuge must be able to restart and continue the program and allow manual access to samples in case of power interruption or electronic failure. The technical support should be available within the same day when a problem occurs and within 24 hours to assure uninterrupted utilization required for clinical trial work. (6) Compliance with 21 CFR 11 for FDA monitoring of clinical trials: The ultracentrifuge must have remote control monitoring and user programmable software that includes password protection, rotor logging, 21 CFR Part 11 compliance and data export. AT THIS TIME, THE NIDA SS/SA IS ONLY REQUESTING CAPABILITY STATEMENTS FROM SMALL BUSINESSES. This is not a request for proposals. The Government neither intends to award a contract based on responses under this announcement nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted for the Government’s use. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code 334516 with a business size standard of 500 employees. Interested organizations submitting a capability statement in response to this sources sought announcement must provide the following: 1) company name and address; 2) point of contact, 3) phone/fax/email; 4) DUNS number, 5) business size and type of small business (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone, etc.) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code and 6) capability information in response to the requirement.. Respondents are requested to provide the capability statements in pdf format and email the statements to larochek@mail.nih.gov by 10 A.M. EST, December 13, 2011. Any other specific and pertinent information as pertains to this particular area of procurement that would enhance our consideration and evaluation of the information submitted should be provided. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a request for quotation (RFQ) may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.
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