SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Hot Cells
- Notice Date
- 5/21/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- HHSN-268-2013-163-RSF
- Archive Date
- 6/19/2013
- Point of Contact
- Rashida S. Ferebee, Phone: 3014352605
- E-Mail Address
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ferebeers@nhlbi.nih.gov
(ferebeers@nhlbi.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Introduction This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. 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 NAICS code 334516 should not submit a response to this notice. Background The NHLBI is seeking small businesses with the ability to provide and install two (2) dual hot cells. The Imaging Probe Development Center at the NHLBI is a state-of-the-art synthetic chemistry core facility dedicated to the production of novel imaging agents for the entire NIH community. The primary goal of IPDC is to expedite basic and translational research across all imaging modalities. IPDC currently is in the progress of opening a new PET lab. At this moment the center has one dual hot cell currently installed. This dual hot cell will primary be used for radiolabelings of various compounds using permanently set up automated modules situated in each hot cell carrying out high levels of radioactivity, and also utility of each module will be based on nature of the isotope. To generate the radiolabeled compounds for imaging studies using the module it is necessary to obtain significant amount of developmental work handling lower levels of the radioactivity. Currently the Center does not have a hot cell to perform those tasks with high levels of personnel shielding and safety. Having additional hot cells devoted only for developmental work will allow radiochemists to perform multiple reactions simultaneously, avoid cross contamination and provide personnel shielding. The transition between the developmental and scale up work will be facilitated by absence of downtime due to the radio decay nature of isotopes. The Imaging probe Development Center is in need of the dual hot cells for developmental work handling radio isotopes. Contractor Requirements The contractor shall be familiar and have recent experience with designing, producing, and installing hot cells similar to the units installed at NIH Bethesda, MD. Contractors who have previously installed hot cells at this facility are preferred. The contractor shall provide a transportation, rigging, and installation plan for NIH review and approve prior to commencing of work. The contractor shall coordinate all activities with the project officer, facility manager, customer, and others if necessary, prior to work commencing. The contractor shall provide material, labor, equipment, and supervision to deliver and install two complete and usable dual hot cells to building 10CRC, room B2P034. The required specifications of the new dual hot cell are as follows: Dual Hot Cell #1 1) Provide singular internal chamber for dual hot cell #1 - Internal Dimensions of chamber (excluding any internally attached hardware and utilities): 99" Wide x 34" Deep x 44" High, Minimum. 2) External Dimension of dual hot cell (including all externally attached hardware and utilities): 135" Wide x 52" Deep x 86" High, Maximum 3) Total weight = 28,000 lbs, Maximum. Average floor bearing pressure = 55 PSI Maximum 4) 2" thick lead on all sides, top, & bottom 5) Common continuously welded stainless steel liner without dividing walls (single interior chamber) 6) Dual exhaust locationson top of dual hot cell (not baffled), each 10" dia, 300 CFM @ 1" SPWG 7) Work surface Height = 36" 8) Two front sliding doors as follows: a. Each opening shall be 24" W x 21" H, Minimum b. Each door is comprised of an overlapping triple panel arrangement on a single rail. Each panel shall be able to slide individually. c. Center panel with a viewing panel containing 10" W x 12" H x 5" Thick lead glass of 5.2 g/cm3 density. 9) Two rear sliding doors. Each opening to be 18"x18" Minimum 10) Penetrations for (2) Dose Calibrators 11) Eight gas utility connections inside chamber, mounted on rear wall 12) Four quad outlet boxes (16 total receptacles) inside chamber, mounted on rear wall 13) Two x 200W incandescent light fixtures inside chamber 14) Externally mounted membrane switch panels for lights, outlets, and utilities 15) Two work surface floor penetrations inside chamber (w/ drip edge), for ion chamber (ion chamber not in contract) 16) TwoRoxtec CF16A151 (or equal) chord grips 17) Four round chord grips in roof of chamber 18) Two rectangular chord grips in work surface floor of chamber 19) Cosmetic filler panels on front, sides, and back 20) External dual hot cell finish = painted white 21) Provide (2) Dose Calibrators 22) Provide (2) Positron Chamber Shields Dual Hot Cell #2 1) Provide two separated internal chambers for dual hot cell #2 - Internal Dimensions of each chamber(excluding any internally attached hardware and utilities): 47" Wide x 34" Deep x 44" High, Minimum. 2) External Dimension of dual hot cell (including all externally attached hardware and utilities): 135" Wide x 52" Deep x 86" High, Maximum 3) Total weight = 28,200 lbs, Maximum. Average floor bearing pressure = 55 PSI Maximum 4) 2" Thick lead on all sides, top, & bottom. 2" Thick lead wall dividing the two internal cells - dividing wall to have shielded manual sliding door with 12" Wide x 12" High opening. 5) Common continuously welded stainless steel liners 6) Dual exhaust locations on top of hot cell (not baffled);one at each chamber, each 10" dia, 300 CFM @ 1" SPWG 7) Work surface Height = 36" 8) Two front sliding doors, one at each chamber, as follows: a. Each opening shall be 24" W x 21" H, Minimum b. Each door is comprised of an overlapping triple panel arrangement on a single rail. Each panel shall be able to slide individually. c. Center panel with a viewing panel containing 10" W x 12" H x 5" Thick lead glass of 5.2 g/cm3 density. 9) Two rear sliding doors; one at each chamber. Each opening to be 18"x18" Minimum 10) Penetrations for (2) Dose Calibrators; one at each chamber. 11) Eight gas utility connections;four at each chamber, mounted on shared dividing wall 12) Four quad outlet boxes(16 total receptacles); two quad outlet boxes (8 receptacles) at each chamber, mounted on rear wall 13) Two x 200W incandescent light fixtures; one inside each chamber 14) Externally mounted membrane switch panels for lights, outlets, and utilities 15) Two work surface floor penetrations; one inside each chamber (w/ drip edge), for ion chamber (ion chamber not in contract) 16) Two Roxtec CF16A151 (or equal) chord grips; one at each chamber 17) Four round chord grips in roof; two at each chamber 18) Two rectangular chord grips in work surface floor; one at each chamber 19) Cosmetic filler panels on front, sides, and back 20) External dual hot cell finish = painted white 21) Provide (2) Dose Calibrators 22) Provide (2) Positron Chamber Shields Capability Statement Small business concerns that believe they possess the capabilities necessary to fulfill this requirement should submit complete documentation of their capabilities to the Contracting Officer. The capabilities statement must specifically address each requirement separately. The capability statement must not exceed 15 single sided or 7.5 double sided pages in length and using a 12-point font size minimum. Interested small business organizations are required to identify their size standards in accordance with the Small Business Administration. The government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in a response to this notice. However, responses that indicate the information therein is proprietary will be properly safeguarded for Government use only. Capability statements must include the name and telephone numbers of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to this market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will be considered non-responsive. When submitting this information, please reference the solicitation notice number. All capability statements sent in response to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Rashida Ferebee at ferebeers@nhlbi.nih.gov in either MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), within 15 calendar days of the date of this announcement. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your 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 provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After review of the responses received, pre-solicitation and solicitation notices may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. The solicitation release date is pending. The Government intends to negotiate one firm-fixed price contract with an approximate award date of July 15, 2013.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Office of Acquisitions 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2 MSC 7902, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7902, United States
- Zip Code: 20892-7902
- Zip Code: 20892-7902
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