SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Flash Chromatography Purification system
- Notice Date
- 7/25/2013
- 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
- HHS-NIH-NHLBI-CSB-(SBSS)-2013-207-DDC
- Archive Date
- 8/23/2013
- Point of Contact
- Deborah - Coulter, Phone: (301) 435-0368
- E-Mail Address
-
dc143b@nih.gov
(dc143b@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 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 disadvantage 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 the applicable NAICS code (334516, size standard 500 employees) should not submit a response to this notice. 2. Notice Information a. Background: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides global leadership for a research, training, and education program to promote the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, and blood diseases and enhance the health of all individuals so that they can live longer and more fulfilling lives. Imaging probe development is usually associated with multi-step chemical syntheses. The purification and isolation of the intermediates in each step are very important to ensure successful synthesis of final products. Flash chromatography allows for quick and accurate purification and isolation of reaction intermediates and final products. This is one of the essential equipments in any small molecule based biomedical research laboratory. Additionally most of the time before actual radiolabelling reactions the feasibility of the reaction is tested using non radioactive isotope (cold reaction) in order to reduce the radiation exposure. The purification of this cold reaction can also be completed by flash chromatography. Therefore, the new PET lab of the Imaging Probe Development Center is in need of a flash chromatography system for purifying and isolating compounds b. Purpose and Objectives: The Imaging Probe Development Center (IPDC) is currently in the progress of opening a new Positron Emission Tomography (PET) lab. In our laboratory we are developing molecular probes of different imaging modalities for noninvasive imaging studies. The primary goal of the researchers of this new PET lab will be to develop new probes for PET imaging or reproduce already existing imaging agents for further studies. In order to accomplish this mission, the research team needs a well-equipped facility. c. Contractor Requirements: Will provide the following: 1. Part # ISO-1SV, Biotage Isolera One, quantity 1 each 2. Part # SER-1S1-IN, Isolera 1 installation and Operational Verification, quantity 1 each 3. Part #445-4500SZ-20, Biotage ZIP Sphere Silica cartridge, 45g 20/cs, quantity 1 each 4. Part #413303, Biotage Zip 45g cartridge holder, quantity 1 each 5. Part #356007, Biotage Initiator + Microwave System, quantity 1 each 6. Part #SER-IN1-IN, Initiator / EXP Installation and Operational Verification, quantity 1 each 7. With a Trade-In of Serial Number SP1-0641001 8. Provide a letter from the manufacturer stating the company is an authorized reseller of Biotage. d. Government Responsibilities: Government i.e. laboratory will provide adequate space and power connection to install the equipment. Installation and other maintenance should be done by the authorized person of the vendor. e. Reporting Requirements and Deliverables: As the laboratory is going to be functional within a few months, this equipment will be needed as soon as possible. Timeline and progress of the procurement: a) Order will be placed to the appropriate vendor with PO number. b) Vendor will then coordinate with the lab staff about delivery time and the availability of space in the lab to install the equipment. Vendor shall submit project schedule, drawings, specifications, catalog cut sheets and technical information to NIH, "For Approval" prior to commencing any work. f. Capability statement/Information sought: Based on the responses received from this SOURCES SOUGHT announcement, the proposed acquisition may be solicited as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All eligible small business concerns responding to this Sources Sought Announcement must have the capabilities to provide services stated above. Interested small business firms are highly encouraged to respond to this notice. However, firms should understand that generic capability statements are not sufficient for effective evaluation of their capacity and capability to perform the work required. Responses must directly demonstrate the company's capability, experience, and ability to marshal resources to effectively and efficiently perform the objectives described above and include an outline of previous or similar projects so that the Government can perform a proper evaluation of the company's capability. Information regarding respondents': (a) staff expertise, including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information; The written response to this notice should consist of the following items: a. Company Name. b. Company DUNS number. c. Company point of contact, mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and website address d. Name, telephone number, and e-mail address of a company point of contact who has the authority and knowledge to clarify responses with government representatives e. Date submitted. f. Applicable company GSA Schedule number or other available procurement vehicle. g. Do you have a Government approved accounting system? If so, please identify the agency that approved the system. h. Type of Company (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, veteran owned, etc.) as validated via the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). All respondents must register on the CCR located at http://www.ccr.gov/index.asp i. Not to exceed 20 singled-sided pages (including all attachments, resumes, charts, etc.) presented in single-space and using a 12 point font sized minimum, that clearly details the ability to perform the aspects of the notice described above. All proprietary information should be marked as such. Statements should also include an indication of current certified business status; this indication should be clearly marked on the first page of your capability statement (preferably placed under the eligible business concern's name and address). Responses will be reviewed only by NIH personnel and will be held in a confidential manner. j. Common cutoff date: 8/8/2013 12:00 p.m. eastern time l. Delivery point: Submitted (via email) to Deborah Coulter, Contract Specialist at coulterd@nhlbi.nih.gov in MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. 3. 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 Federal Business Opportunities. 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).
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
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