SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Automated Acid Hydrolysis/Extraction System - Package #1
- Notice Date
- 6/19/2013
- 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, 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 2129, Rockville, Maryland, 20857-0001
- ZIP Code
- 20857-0001
- Solicitation Number
- FDA_13-223-SOL-1119945
- Archive Date
- 7/13/2013
- Point of Contact
- Yolanda T. Peer, Phone: 8705437479
- E-Mail Address
-
yolanda.peer@fda.hhs.gov
(yolanda.peer@fda.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought Notification for an Automated Acid Hydrolysis/Extraction System with four (4) 1-year Post-Warranty Maintenance Option Periods. MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR SOLICITATION The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is conducting market research to support the Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) requirement for an Automated Acid Hydrolysis/Extraction System with four (4) 1-year Post-Warranty Maintenance Option Periods. The FDA is seeking business sources, including total small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, 8(a) certified companies and other than small businesses. In addition, the FDA is seeking business sources to determine the availability and capability of small business manufacturers or small businesses capable of supplying a U.S. made product of a small business manufacturer or producer. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing; Small Business Size Standard is 500 employees. Background: The Arkansas Regional Lab (ARL) is the national servicing lab for the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) program for the FDA. POPs results are reported in picograms analyte/gram sample and picograms analyte/gram fat. An automated acid hydrolysis and soxhlet system for fat determination would improve efficiency for the POPs analyses by minimizing the time utilized in the fat analysis. The ARL POPs group requires an automated acid hydrolysis/extraction system for fat analysis with the following salient characteristics. Installation and training are included. All components of the system are covered by a one year parts and labor warranty for non-consumable items. Additionally, consumables excluding solvents and acid, are included for ~1,000 samples. Building requirements are minimal, using tap water for condensers, distilled water for acid hydrolysis rinsing, and no more than 4 power plugs. Specifications: Acid Hydrolysis: • Shall be completely automated unattended hydrolysis; including adding of all reagents, heating, rinsing, and draining. • Shall have one comprehensive hydrolysis method for running every matrix including milk, dairy products, fish, and fish feed • Shall be software controlled • Shall have the flexibility to run from 1-6 samples, either simultaneously or individually • Each sample is treated in its own digestion environment (beaker) and with its own digestion reagents which ensures no carry-over between samples • Shall have a very large surface area of filters to allow for fast filtration. • Shall be capable of testing 10g of sample or more (</+ 10g egg yolk, feed, fish; ~100g raw milk) • Shall be a self-contained system to allow operation without a fume hood Extraction: • Shall have the flexibility of using either microprocessor or software controller • Shall have expandability and can connect up to four (4) extraction systems in series per each extraction controller • Shall have configuration of six (6) place extraction systems • Shall have Pneumatics (air) operated for moving parts (piston carriage), so no ‘wearing' parts inside the extraction unit • Shall have two sizes of beakers available to accommodate ~100 - 150ml solvent • Shall have different sizes of cellulose thimbles and re-usable glass thimbles available. Thimbles will accommodate approximately 0.4 - 5g fat digested from 10 ml - 100 ml milk sample in one analytical run. • Shall have a large volume and surface area of thimbles to allow for large (10-25g) sample sizes • Shall have a self-contained system to allow bench top operation without unit placement in a fume hoods Post-Warranty Maintenance (Four (4) 1-Year Option Periods): • On-Site Preventive Maintenance, inclusive of all labor, travel, and parts, components, subassemblies, etc. • Unlimited Technical Support and Trouble Shooting Assistance (generally accomplished by phone, email, live-chat Interface, etc. within 24-48 hours from initial contact) • Unlimited On-Site Corrective Maintenance/Repairs (On-Site repairs are only necessary in instances where problems cannot be resolved remotely after 2-3 days of trying) • Unlimited Software Updates and Firmware Updates • Preventive and Corrective Maintenance performed by OEM-certified technicians, following OEM specifications, manuals, and service bulletins, using OEM-certified tools and replacement parts, components, subassemblies, etc. Place of Performance US Food and Drug Administration Arkansas Regional Laboratory 3900 NCTR Road Jefferson, AR 72079 Responses to this sources sought shall unequivocally demonstrate that the respondent is regularly engaged in the manufacturing and/or sale of same or substantially similar items. Though the target audience is small business manufacturers or small businesses capable of supplying U.S. made product of another small business manufacturer or producer, all interested parties may respond. At a minimum, responses shall include the following: Business name and bio, DUNS number, business address, business website, business size status (i.e., SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone SB, SDB, WOSB, LB), point of contact name, mailing address (if different from business address), phone number and email address; [Provide this same information again is responding to provide a product manufactured by another firm]. Past performance information for the manufacture and/or sale of same or substantially similar items to include date of sale, description (should also include drawings and photos), dollar value, client name, client address, client contact name, client point of contact mailing address (if different from that provided for client), client point of contact phone number, client point of contact email address, and name of the manufacturer (to include DUNS number and size status) if not the respondent. Descriptive literature, brochures, marketing material, etc. detailing the nature of the items the responding firm is regularly engaged in manufacturing and/or selling. If applicable, identification of the firm's GSA Schedule contract(s) by Schedule number and SINs that are applicable to this potential requirement are also requested. If a large business, provide if subcontracting opportunities exist for small business concerns. The government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, not identified in the response. Interested Contractors must respond with capability statements which are due in person, by postal mail or email to the point of contact listed below on or before June 28, 2013 by 13:00 hours (Central Time in Jefferson, Arkansas) at the Food and Drug Administration, Field Operations Branch, FDA|OO|OFBA|OAGS|DAP, Attn: Yolanda Peer, 3900 NCTR Road, HFT‐320, Bldg 50, Rm 420 Jefferson, AR 72079‐9502 or email yolanda.peer@fda.hhs.gov. Reference: FDA_13-223-SOL-1119945. Notice of Intent Responses to this sources sought announcement will assist the Government in determining whether or not any future requirement similar to this one should be set aside for small business, made available to full and open competition or procure through sole-source acquisition procedures. 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 provide 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 FedBizOpps. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses 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). Additional Notes: If the stated requirements appear restrictive, please submit comments detailing the concern. Though this is not a request for quote, informational pricing for the instrument(s) and service plans is encouraged.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Food and Drug Administration, Arkansas Regional Laboratory, 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, Arkansas, 72079, United States
- Zip Code: 72079
- Zip Code: 72079
- Record
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