SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Hybrid Extraction/Cleanup/Evaporation System
- Notice Date
- 12/14/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services, Bldg 50 Room 422, Jefferson, Arkansas, 72079, United States
- ZIP Code
- 72079
- Solicitation Number
- 1098163
- Archive Date
- 1/7/2012
- Point of Contact
- Marcia O Park, Phone: (870) 543-7405
- E-Mail Address
-
marcia.park@fda.hhs.gov
(marcia.park@fda.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This notice is for Market Research purposes only, not a request for quotations or solicitation. The Food and Drug Administration Office of Regulatory Affairs (FDA/ORA) is seeking sources, including service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBzone small businesses, 8(a) certified small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses as well as small businesses. The following information is provided to assist the FDA in conducting Market Research to identify potential contractors for providing the item described below. All parties may respond to this solicitation. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 500 employees. Two (2) hybrid extraction-cleanup-evaporation systems are required to provide automated extraction, clean-up and concentration for dioxin and furan analyses in matrices that are amenable to pressure liquid extraction technique. One system is to be delivered to the FDA Arkansas Regional Laboratory, Jefferson, AR and the other to the FDA's Kansas District Laboratory, Lenexa, KS. Both systems must have the ability to simultaneously extract up to six samples, followed by an automated clean-up procedure using various clean-up columns including carbon and completing with a solvent evaporation step directly into a Gas Chromatograph vial insert ready for analyses on a Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer. The system shall have the capability to run overnight unattended, after the samples have been placed in extraction cells, with extracts ready for analyses by GS/MS in the morning. Equipment shall be capable of producing 12 samples (2 batches) within a 24 hour period, one during working hours and the other overnight. Equipment must meet recovery criteria set for dioxins, furans and PCBs found in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Method 1613 using matrices such as fish and animal feed. Clean-up columns (such as carbon, alumina, and acid silica gel), obtained from the manufacturer must be free of contamination and cause no interferences (phthalates, etc.) during GC/MS analyses. Each sample in a batch must have its own line from sample introduction through extract evaporation, resulting in no possibility of cross-contamination. Equipment shall have computer controlled extraction/clean-up and evaporation procedure with the ability to monitor differences between samples, such as pressure drops or faulty temperature to assist in troubleshooting poor recoveries. The extraction apparatus shall be able to accommodate various sample sizes ranging from 2 grams to 75 grams. Contractor would also be expected to provide installation, training, warranty, and out-year maintenance. Funding for this purchase is contingent upon availability of FY12 funds. Potential contractors must indicate business size (note NAICS above), proof of any set-aside certification and company's DUNS number and provide a contact name, the mailing address, phone number and email address of a point of contact. Capability statement must provide enough information to determine if company can meet requirements stated above by including technical specifications, descriptive literature, brochures and other information that demonstrates the capabilities of the contractor to meet the requirements. Provide two contact names, email and phone numbers for user of the proposed product that may be contacted by the Government. Identify availability under GSA contract if applicable. Respondents proposing a product manufactured by a small business must certify that the product is manufactured by a small business and provide the name and DUNS number of that small business manufacturer. (Note: (http://www.sba.gov/content/non-manufacturer-waivers). Though not required, respondents may submit informational pricing information on the systems proposed. Responses are due in person, by postal mail or by email to the point of contact listed below on or before December 23, 2011 by 1:00 PM CST at the Food and Drug Administration, OC/OA/OAGS, Attn: Marcia Park, 3900 NCTR Road, HFT-322, Jefferson, AR 72079-9502. Reference 1098163. Question regarding this posting shall be submitted via email no later than 1:00 PM CST on December 21, 2011. 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 user information provided by the respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to provide the equipment described. Respondents are advised the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of any information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a solicitation may be published in the Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in a resultant solicitation that may result from this market survey. For information regarding this notice, contact Marcia Park, 870/543-7405, FAX 870/543-7990 or email Marcia.park@fda.hhs.gov. This notice is for Market Research purposes only, not a request for quotations or solicitation. The Food and Drug Administration Office of Regulatory Affairs (FDA/ORA) is seeking sources, including service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBzone small businesses, 8(a) certified small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses as well as small businesses. The following information is provided to assist the FDA in conducting Market Research to identify potential contractors for providing the item described below. All parties may respond to this solicitation. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 500 employees. Two (2) hybrid extraction-cleanup-evaporation systems are required to provide automated extraction, clean-up and concentration for dioxin and furan analyses in matrices that are amenable to pressure liquid extraction technique. One system is to be delivered to the FDA Arkansas Regional Laboratory, Jefferson, AR and the other to the FDA's Kansas District Laboratory, Lenexa, KS. Both systems must have the ability to simultaneously extract up to six samples, followed by an automated clean-up procedure using various clean-up columns including carbon and completing with a solvent evaporation step directly into a Gas Chromatograph vial insert ready for analyses on a Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer. The system shall have the capability to run overnight unattended, after the samples have been placed in extraction cells, with extracts ready for analyses by GS/MS in the morning. Equipment shall be capable of producing 12 samples (2 batches) within a 24 hour period, one during working hours and the other overnight. Equipment must meet recovery criteria set for dioxins, furans and PCBs found in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Method 1613 using matrices such as fish and animal feed. Clean-up columns (such as carbon, alumina, and acid silica gel), obtained from the manufacturer must be free of contamination and cause no interferences (phthalates, etc.) during GC/MS analyses. Each sample in a batch must have its own line from sample introduction through extract evaporation, resulting in no possibility of cross-contamination. Equipment shall have computer controlled extraction/clean-up and evaporation procedure with the ability to monitor differences between samples, such as pressure drops or faulty temperature to assist in troubleshooting poor recoveries. The extraction apparatus shall be able to accommodate various sample sizes ranging from 2 grams to 75 grams. Contractor would also be expected to provide installation, training, warranty, and out-year maintenance. Funding for this purchase is contingent upon availability of FY12 funds. Potential contractors must indicate business size (note NAICS above), proof of any set-aside certification and company's DUNS number and provide a contact name, the mailing address, phone number and email address of a point of contact. Capability statement must provide enough information to determine if company can meet requirements stated above by including technical specifications, descriptive literature, brochures and other information that demonstrates the capabilities of the contractor to meet the requirements. Provide two contact names, email and phone numbers for user of the proposed product that may be contacted by the Government. Identify availability under GSA contract if applicable. Respondents proposing a product manufactured by a small business must certify that the product is manufactured by a small business and provide the name and DUNS number of that small business manufacturer. (Note: (http://www.sba.gov/content/non-manufacturer-waivers). Though not required, respondents may submit informational pricing information on the systems proposed. Responses are due in person, by postal mail or by email to the point of contact listed below on or before December 23, 2011 by 1:00 PM CST at the Food and Drug Administration, OC/OA/OAGS, Attn: Marcia Park, 3900 NCTR Road, HFT-322, Jefferson, AR 72079-9502. Reference 1098163. Question regarding this posting shall be submitted via email no later than 1:00 PM CST on December 21, 2011. 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 user information provided by the respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to provide the equipment described. Respondents are advised the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of any information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a solicitation may be published in the Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in a resultant solicitation that may result from this market survey. For information regarding this notice, contact Marcia Park, 870/543-7405, FAX 870/543-7990 or email Marcia.park@fda.hhs.gov.
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- Address: Site One, US/FDA/Arkansas Regional Laboratory, 3900 NCTR Road, Building 26, Jefferson, AR 72079, Site Two, US FDA/Kansas District Laboratory, 11510 W. 80th Street, Lenexa, KS 66214, Jefferson, Arkansas, 72079, United States
- Zip Code: 72079
- Zip Code: 72079
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