SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- GE Nitric Oxide Analyzer - Package #1
- Notice Date
- 8/23/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- 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-(HL)-2013-216-DDC
- Archive Date
- 9/11/2013
- Point of Contact
- Deborah - Coulter, Phone: (301) 435-0368
- E-Mail Address
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dc143b@nih.gov
(dc143b@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Justification and Approval (J&A) Statement of Work (SOW) INTRODUCTION: THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Office of Acquisition (OA) on behalf of the of the Cardiovascular Pulmonary Branch/Pulmonary Function Lab, (CPB)/(PFL) (NHLBI), intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a noncompetitive sole source basis without providing for full and open competition to GE Analytical Instruments, Inc., 6060 Spine Road, Boulder, Colorado 80301 procure a GE Nitric Oxide Analyzer. Procurement: The contractor should supply the instrument which should be able to: 1. Measure gas or liquid media, with a sensitivity of < 1 ppb, for nitric oxide. 2. Interface with MS Windows XP and/or 7 operating systems, and export the data in a spreadsheet format (MS EXCEL). 3. Have a range for gas samples of < 1-500,000 ppb; and for liquid media, a nanomolar to millimolar range 4. Sample exhaled breath on-line (direct) or off-line (bag method), and it should be capable of nasal sampling as well 5. Packaging should protect the instrument so that it will be free of defects upon arrival. 6. Peripherals (for exhaled gas collection) are also required, so that the instrument will be ready for use after the initial evaluation and calibration. Background: Nitric oxide measurements are required for (protocol 06-H-0072, Atorvastatin as a Disease Modifying Agent in Stage II and III Pulmonary Sarcoidosis: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial) and protocols (99-H-0076, 09-H-0244, 13-H-0059, 11-I-0046, 09-I-0172, 07-I-0142); as well as for clinical purposes. The NHLBI Pulmonary Function (PFT) Laboratories must deliver accurate data and reliable service to patients of the NIH and the intramural community. Purpose and Objective: A second Nitric Oxide Analyzer (NOA) is needed to improve work flow through the three PFT labs, and to provide backup for the currently held device which is more than 5 years old. The new device should have essentially the same operating characteristics as the instrument presently used in the NHLBI PFT labs; in this way the systems can be used interchangeably, and the results will be fully comparable. The contractor should supply a NOA which can reliably measure exhaled nitric oxide in at least 3 flow ranges, to distinguish alveolar from bronchial sources. Anticipated Delivery: Estimated delivery: (8) weeks from date of receipt of purchase order Justification: Refer to attached Statement of Work and Justification and Approval Regulatory Authority: This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b) Soliciting from a single source, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing Small Business Size Standard is 500 employees. The acquisition is being conducted under FAR Part 13, simplified acquisition procedures, therefore the requirements of FAR Part 6 B Competitive Requirements are not applicable (FAR Part 6.001). The resultant Contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-69 (August 1st 2013). This requirement is under the SAT of $150,000.00. This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov." A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses must be received by August 27, 2013, 12:00 pm eastern standard time and must reference synopsis number HHS-NIH- NHLBI-CSB-(HL)-2013-216-DDC, may be submitted to the National, Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Office of Acquisition, COAC Services Branch, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 6142, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7902, Attention: Deborah Coulter. Response may be submitted electronically to coulterd@nhlbi.nih.gov. Faxes will not be accepted. Responses will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative. "All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency."
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