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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 30, 2012 FBO #3932
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Confocal Microscope - Price Sheet

Notice Date

8/28/2012
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1640, United States
 

ZIP Code

20899-1640
 

Solicitation Number

SB1341-12-RP-0113
 

Archive Date

9/22/2012
 

Point of Contact

Micole A. Cheatham, Phone: 3019758335, Andrea A Parekh, Phone: (301)975-6984
 

E-Mail Address

micole.cheatham@nist.gov, andrea.parekh@nist.gov
(micole.cheatham@nist.gov, andrea.parekh@nist.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Price Sheet THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A SEPARATE WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THE SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED USING ACQUISITION PROCEDURES UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR PART 15. This solicitation is a Request for Proposals (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-60. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. This requirement is unrestricted and all interested Contractor's may submit a quote. 1352.215-72 INQUIRIES (APR 2010) Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to micole.cheatham@nist.gov. Questions should be received no later than 7 calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. (End of Provision) I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION The Cell Systems Science Group (CSSG) within the Biochemical Science Division of Material Measurement Laboratory needs a confocal microscope to collect cell shape and fluorescence intensity data from single cells within multicellular structures (cell aggregates, embroid bodies). More specifically, the CSSG intends to use the system to image large numbers of live cells in the multicellular structures from multiple fields in multiple fluorescent channels (e.g., nuclear marker + gfp). With these capabilities, the CSSG will monitor the evolution and lineage of stem cell populations during differentiation and CHO cell populations during culture and selection for high production cells. This instrument will support the Shape Metrology IMS, measurement development for cell therapies (stem cells) and biomanufacturing (CHO). II. SCOPE OF WORK THIS IS A BRAND NAME ONLY REQUIREMENT: The Carl Zeiss product allows NIST to use our existing Ludl stage. NIST would also be able to share objectives and other optical components between existing Carl Zeiss instruments in our laboratory. By purchasing the Zeiss system controlled by Carl Zeiss software, the Government will avoid costs associated with additional replacing existing microscopes to maintain compatibility and training required for new/different software. The Contractor shall provide the following equipment. All items must be new. Used and remanufactured equipment will not be considered. All offerors shall provide a firm-fixed price quotation for the following Carl Zeiss Microscopy line items: CLIN QTY/UI DESCRIPTION 0001 1/EA CellObserver SD Demo Kit #9 Spinning Disk Unit CSUX1A 5000 with Axiovert Z1 0002 1/EA Plan-APO 40x/1.4 Oil DIC (UV) VIS-IR 0003 1/EA ZEN SW Driver Roper PVCAM HW Lic. Key 0004 1/EA ZEN SW Driver Ludl XY Stage Contr HW Lic 0005 1/EA ZEN pro 2011 US Hardware License Key 0006 1/EA ZEN Module Tiles / Positions HW Lic. Key 0007 1/EA Camera adapter 60N 1.0x long with TL 1x 0008 1/EA C-Mount Adapter 60N C 2/3" 0.63x 0009 1/EA Temp Module S1 0010 1/EA CO2 Module S1 0011 1/EA Heating Device Humidity S1 (D) 0012 1/EA Mounting frame K-AM for multiwell plates 0013 1/EA LP Set for Mounting frame K-AM 0014 1/EA CO2 Cover PM S1 0015 1/EA Incubator XL multi S1 0016 1/EA Slide-in module "standard" XLmulti S1 0017 1/EA Heating Unit XL S1 III. WARRANTY The items in Section II shall include a one (1) year warranty that includes parts, labor and travel expenses. All warranty related repairs and preventive maintenance visits shall be performed at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. IV. REQUIRED DELIVERY DATE/PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The Contractor shall deliver the items in section II no later than 6 weeks after award of this requirement. V. INSPECTION/ACCEPTANCE The Government will inspect/accept the items at NIST Gaithersburg. The Government will complete its inspection and document the findings no later than 14 days after receipt and installation of all items from the Contractor. Delivery: Delivery shall be FOB DESTINATION, and be completed in accordance with the offeror's commercial schedule. The offeror shall state the commercial delivery schedule. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are hereby incorporated by reference. All FAR clauses may be viewed at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. Provisions 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items Offerors shall complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.gov in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required. Clauses 52.204-7 Central Contractor's Registration (CCR); 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, including subparagraphs: 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards; 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations; 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns; 52.222-3, Convict Labor; 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation With Authorities And Remedies; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52-222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans; 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving; 52.225-5, Trade Agreements 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. 52.247-34 F.O.B. DESTINATION (NOV 1991) 1352.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER'S AUTHORITY (APR 2010) The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to make or approve any changes in any of the requirements of this contract, and, notwithstanding any provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely in the Contracting Officer. In the event the contractor makes any changes at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract terms and conditions, including price. (End of clause) 1352.209-73 COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS (APR 2010) The contractor shall comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations which deal with or relate to performance in accord with the terms of the contract. (End of clause) NIST LOCAL 04: BILLING INSTRUCTIONS (a)The Contractor shall submit an original invoice or voucher in accordance with the payments provisions of this contract to: NIST Accounts Payable Office 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1621 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1621 FAX Number: 301-975-8283 Email: invoice@nist.gov (b)Each invoice or voucher submitted shall include the following: (1)Contract Number. (2)Contractor Name and Address. (3)Date of Invoice. (4)Invoice Number. (5)Amount of Invoice, and cumulative amount invoiced to-date. (6)Contract Line Item Number (CLIN). (7)Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extended price of supplies/services delivered. (8)Prompt payment discount terms, if offered. (9)Any other information or documentation required by the contract. (END OF CLAUSE) INSTRUCTIONS: Due Date for Proposals Offerors shall submit their proposals so that NIST receives them not later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 07, 2012. FAX proposals shall not be accepted. E-mail proposals shall be accepted at micole.cheatham@nist.gov. Offerors' proposals shall not be deemed received by the Government until the proposal is entered into the e-mail address inbox set forth above. Acceptance of Terms and Conditions: This is an open-market solicitation for equipment as defined herein. The Government intends to award a contract as a result of this solicitation that will include the clauses set forth herein. The proposal should include one of the following statements: "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition." OR "The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following: Offeror shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s) Note: This procurement is not being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If an offeror submits a proposal based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant Purchase Order, not the terms and conditions of the offeror's FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the proposal. Evaluation Criteria Award shall be made to the Contractor whose proposal is lowest priced and technical acceptable. Technical Capability: Evaluation of Technical Capability shall be based on the information provided in the proposal. NIST will evaluate whether the vendor has demonstrated that its offers the equipment required within the solicitation and that the offeror is authorized to distribute Carl Zeiss equipment. Offerors that do not demonstrate this will not be considered further for award. The vendor shall also include product literature which clearly documents that the product offered meets the requirements identified herein. Price: All proposals shall be submitted in the Price Schedule format below. Price shall not be evaluated on quotes that are determined technically unacceptable in accordance with the Technical Capability Evaluation factor. Required Submissions: All vendors shall submit the following: 1) An original and one (1) copy of the proposal which addresses all of the above line items; 2) An original and one (1) copy of the technical description and/or product literature; 3) Description of commercial warranty; and 4) An original and one (1) copy of the most recent published price list(s). 1352.233-70 AGENCY PROTESTS (APR 2010) (a) An agency protest may be filed with either: (1) the contracting officer, or (2) at a level above the contracting officer, with the appropriate agency Protest Decision Authority. See 64 Fed. Reg. 16,651 (April 6, 1999) (b) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address: NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION ATTN: ANDREA PAREKH, CONTRACTING OFFICER 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (c) Agency protests filed with the agency Protest Decision Authority shall be sent to the following address: NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION ATTN: HEAD OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICE (HCO) 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 (d) A complete copy of all agency protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing a protest with either the Contracting Officer or the Protest Decision Authority. (e) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Herbert C. Hoover Building Room 5893 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230. FAX: (202) 482-5858 1352.233-71 GAO AND COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS PROTESTS (APR 2010) (a) A protest may be filed with either the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the Court of Federal Claims unless an agency protest has been filed. (b) A complete copy of all GAO or Court of Federal Claims protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon (i) the Contracting Officer, and (ii) the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel, within one day of filing a protest with either GAO or the Court of Federal Claims. (c) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Herbert C. Hoover Building Room 5893 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230. FAX: (202) 482-5858 (End of clause)
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
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Place of Performance

Address: Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States

Zip Code: 20899
 

Record

SN02858494-W 20120830/120829000330-bd80011b909f9798fba9403fa504e41d (fbodaily.com)
 

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