SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- DNA fragrnenter/Shearer (Ultrasonicator) - Attachment 1 Provisions
- Notice Date
- 8/20/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Administrative Services Division/Contracting, 100 North 6TH Street, Butler Square 5TH Floor, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55403
- ZIP Code
- 55403
- Solicitation Number
- AG-6395-S-13-0149
- Archive Date
- 10/9/2013
- Point of Contact
- Carol R. Dingess, Phone: 612-336-3208
- E-Mail Address
-
carol.dingess@aphis.usda.gov
(carol.dingess@aphis.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Attachment 2 M220 Focused Ultrasonicator Specs Attachment 1 Provisions - Please complete and return This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Part 13 using the format in Subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number AG-6395-S-13-0149 is issued as a for Proposal (RFP) (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular. Applicable FAR clauses are incorporated by reference and may be viewed on the following website (s) https://www.acquisition.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.dm.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar_x/agarbase/index.html (iv) Small business set-aside. "This acquisition is a small business in accordance with FAR 52.219-6 The manufacturing NAICS code is 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing),with a size standard of 500 employees. As the acquisition is subject to the "nonmanufacturer rule" (FAR 19.102(f)), a small business offeror who is not manufacturing the supplies to be acquired by this solicitation) 1) must furnish the item of a domestic small business manufacturer, 2) may have no more than 500 employees, and 3) is not subject to FAR clause 52.219.14. (v) list of contract line item number(s) and items, and quantities: Line Item Description Qty $ 001 DNA fragrnenter/Shearer (Ultrasonicator) MM220 Focused -ultrasonicator Including dedicated notebook computer and Sololab 7 software. 1ea $ __________ 002 M220 NGS micro tube starter kit - (1) M220 micro tube holder (1) bag of 520045 6X16MM, AFA fiber, snap-cap, (1) bag of micro TUBE screw-cap, loading & unloading station for micro tubes. Set includes platform & snap-cap tool. 1ea $ ____________ 003 M- Series One Year Extended Warranty Plan 1ea $ __________ 004 Shipping Estimate/Prepaid and add 1ea $ __________ Number of Weeks for delivery ARO - ____________ TOTAL - $ ___________ **All pricing to include any and all costs but not limited to: overhead, general and administrative costs, profit, and transportation (vi) Description of requirements for the items to be acquired. DNA fragrnenter/Shearer (Ultrasonicator) - Covaris M220 Focused -Ultrasonicator, M220 NGS micro TUBE starter kit & M-Series One Year Warranty Plan. This acquisition is for Brand Name or Equal In accordance with FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal. Specifications for a DNA fragrnenter/Shearer (Ultrasonicator) These are our key laboratory requirements for an apparatus with the following specifications required in a device that is used to shear DNA for NextGen sequencing purposes: 1. The system frequency must be focused and within the ultrasonic range (wavelengths on average between 500-1500 kHz and 1-1 O mm in length). The focused field allows for faster, continuous sample treatment, whereas with unfocused devices, longer treatment times result in introduction of significant heat into the system and are unable to be operated isothermally. 2. Continues, real-time Isothermal processing - no heat generation in the sample during processing. This is important to maintain the integrity of the nucleic acids/chromatin for downstream analysis. 3. Closed tube, non-contact process to enable a controlled focused acoustic field inside a closed vessel. This is essential to limit sample cross-contamination and user contamination by human pathogens. The focused field allows for faster, continuous sample treatment, whereas with unfocused devices, longer treatment times and high amounts of uncontrolled energy result in introduction of significant heat into the system. 4. System must not require hearing protection or segregation from the common laboratory environment. The system frequency must be focused and within the ultrasonic range (wavelengths on average between 1-10 mm in length), and thus outside the human audible range. This is essential so that the instrument can be operated in a general laboratory bench setting without extra expense for system enclosures to ensure proper ear protection 5. Computer controlled time and acoustic energy transfer, and real-time monitored power & temperature, to ensure sample-to-sample reproducibility. 6. User-tunable, generated fragment size distribution (range: 150-bp to•2-kbp). 7. The maximum system size cannot exceed 12" wide, 17" deep and 1 O" high owing to space limitations. 8. Sample •input flexibility: tubes, vials, for single sample processing; and sample shearing. (vii) Date and place of delivery and acceptance will be FOB Destination - Prepaid and add. Delivery Address: UADA/APHIS/VS/NVSL 1920 Dayton Ave Ames, IA 50010 (viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference. (ix)The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, The Government will award a firm fixed priced Purchase Order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Brand Name Price Delivery (x) offerors must include a completed copy of the attached provisions at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer and AGAR 452.209 - 70 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction. (xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference. (xii)The following clauses at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference: 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Feb 2009) (22 U.S.C. 7104(g)). 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553). 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78). 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644). 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)). 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755). 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Mar 2012) (E.O. 13126). 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999). 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246). 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Sep 2010)(38 U.S.C. 4212). 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Oct 2010) (29 U.S.C. 793). 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (SEP 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212). 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) (E.O. 13513). 52.225-1, Buy American Act-Supplies (Feb 2009) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d). 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (Nov 2012) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43). 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332). (xiii) The AGAR clause at AGAR 452.209 - 71 Assurance Regarding Felony conviction or Tax Delinquency status for Corporate Applicants, applies to this acquisition (xv) This completed page containing price proposal and Attachment 1 Provisions are due by 4pm Central Time on September 4, 2013 to: Carol.Dingess@aphis.usda.gov or Fax# 612-336-3550 Mailing Address: Carol Dingess Contract Specialist USDA/APHIS/MRPBS 100 N. 6TH Street, Butler Sq. N. Suite 510-C Minneapolis, MN 55403 In order to have a complete proposal package, as a minimum, the proposal package must contain the following items: • Completed Fedbizopps Prices/Cost page • Completion of AGAR 452.209 - 70 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction. • Completion of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. • Completed Central Contractors Registration. Anyone interested in doing business with the USDA must be registered in the government Central Contractor Registrar now called SAM. SAM Phase 1 includes the capabilities previously included in the following "legacy" systems: Central Contractor Registration (CCR), Federal Agency Registration (FedReg), Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), and the Excluded Parties List System. ***Registration is Free*** (xvi) The name and telephone number of the individual to contact for information regarding this solicitation. Carol Dingess ph:612-336-3208 Fax: 612-336-3550 Carol.Dingess@aphis.usda.gov
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- Place of Performance
- Address: UADA/APHIS/VS/NVSL, 1920 Dayton Ave, Ames, Iowa, 50010, United States
- Zip Code: 50010
- Zip Code: 50010
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