SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Multi-Mode Plate Reader Label-Free System
- Notice Date
- 8/15/2012
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 105, Bethesda, Maryland, 20894, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20894
- Solicitation Number
- NIHLM2012446
- Archive Date
- 9/13/2012
- Point of Contact
- Lisa S. Josephowitz, Phone: 301-594-7725
- E-Mail Address
-
josephol@mail.nih.gov
(josephol@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation number is NIHLM2012446 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation/contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-43. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 334516 and the business size standard is 500 employees. This solicitation is being conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIDDK Acquisitions Branch would like to procure: A Brand Name or Equal to the Perkin Elmer Enspire Multimode Plate Reader Label-free System (2300-0000) X that includes the following: 1) Enspire Multimode Plate Reader Base Unit, includes: detection technology: absorbance 2) Xenon flash lamp 3) shaker with three modes: linear, orbital and double orbital 4) plate height sensor 5) positive identification for filters and mirrors 6) plate ID Barcode readers: all four sides of the plate 7) Enspire software including data analysis package; integrated computer and 17" Touch Screen 8) Enspire Base Unit 9) Xenon Light Module 10) Absorbance Tech 11) LightGuide Front Tray), 12) Enspire features a high performance Fluorescence/Absorbance quad monochromator w/5nm bandwith on both excitation and emission for maximum precision 13) Enspire Fluorescence/Absorbance monochromator includes bar coded excitation and emission 2nd order blocking filters for fully automatic identification for positive ID of location and measurement configuration 14) Enspire Time-Resolved Fluorescence Technology utilizes filter based excitation with a dichroic mirror to maximize sensitivity, system is equipped to run TF-FRET assays 15) Nameplate, quantity = 1. Installation and one year warranty (parts, labor and travel). This equipment can provide: 1) more fully characterized information about both cellular and biochemical systems, 2) Pathway-independent analysis, 3) Non-invasive, more physiologically relevant data, 4) the ability to study difficult targets or weak biological interactions. The Pathway-unbiased, label-free technology offers rich information for difficult targets, endogenously expressed receptors and recombinant cell lines in a 384 or 96-well plate format; this is especially suitable for the study of complex signaling behavior of GPCR's such as functional selectivity and allosteric modulation. The "equal" item must meet the characteristics of the brand name item to be acceptable for award. Offerors must provide descriptive literature or other material to demonstrate that their offer meets these requirements. The contract will be awarded to the responsible offeror whose offer fully meets the requirements of the solicitation and provides the best value with price and technical factors, which are equally important in award evaluation. The offeror must include a completed copy of the following provisions: FAR Clause 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial; FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items; Offeror must comply with FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items and FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items. Offers will be evaluated using procedures from FAR Part 52.212-2 (evaluation of commercial items - January 1999). After review and evaluation, the CO will make the selection on a Best Value to the Government. Vendors must submit a listing of the most recent contracts/awards (minimum of 3) in which similar apparatus or equipment was purchased. Contracts/awards may include those entered within the Federal Government, state and local governments and commercial concerns. Include the following information for each contract or subcontract: 1. Name of Contracting Organization, 2. Contract Number (for subcontracts provide the prime contract number and the subcontract number, 3. Contract Type, 4. Total Contract Value, 5. Description of Requirement to include Statement of Work, 6. Contracting Officer's Name and Telephone Number, and 7. Program Manager's Name and Telephone Number. * If past performance questionnaire is available, please submit. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations however; all responses received within 10 days from the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed acquisition is based upon responses to this notice and is solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive acquisition. The offeror must include in their quotation, the unit price, the list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. The clauses are available in full text at http://www.arnet.gov/far. Interested vendors capable of furnishing the government with the item specified in this synopsis should submit their quotation to the below address. Quotations will be due fifteen (15) days from the publication date of this synopsis on August 29, 2012 by 11:30 a.m., ET. The quotation must reference "Solicitation number" NIHLM2012446. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. Quotations must be submitted in writing to the National Library of Medicine, NIDDK Acquisitions Office, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Room 770B, Bethesda, Maryland 20817, Attention: Lisa Josephowitz. Faxed copies will not be accepted. 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. 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 perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provided feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate response to a solicitation. Confidentiality: "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 any resultant solicitation (s)."
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