SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- Class III Biological Safety Cabinet Custom Made for FADDL
- Notice Date
- 8/30/2013
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- 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
- PR-APHIS-13-659902
- Archive Date
- 9/30/2013
- 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
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Animal Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS)/Veterinary Services (VS)/ Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory(FADDL) at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) in Orient, NY intends to negotiate a sole source award to The Baker Company of Sanford, ME for the purchase of a custom built Class III IsoGARD Glovebox Model 14. This Class III Biological Safety Cabinet system is needed by FADDL to sort and aliquot unknown biological materials containing high risk of pathogenic agents in a BL-2 lab. The unit can create a closed environment and a vacuum relative to the BL-2 lab to prevent potential spread of the infectious agents. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 Authority 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) The property or services needed by the executive agency are available from only one responsible source and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the executive agency Although many Class III biological safety cabinet can be found on the market, few of them offer the unique and/or combined features needed by FADDL and PIADC. An extensive search was conducted and The Baker Company is only manufacturer known to the USDA/APHIS/VS/FADDL that can make a cabinet (custom-made) with all the unique features that meet the biosecurity and strict safety needs required by the PIADC. This cabinet will be custom made to fit in a 9 feet wide, 3 feet deep, and 12 feet high space. In addition to a normal side transfer port, it will also have a transfer port flush mounted to the floor and a dunk tank system which is designed to enable sealed waste bags and other materials to be passed inwards or outwards through the disinfectant trap formed when the dunk-tank port is submerged in the tank provided. Another unique feature is an open and closeable front door which is needed to transfer large shipping containers into the cabinet before sorting and aliquoting materials. The cabinet contains HEPA filter before exhausting air outside the building. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored. However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements it must furnish information about its products and services, as well as three (3) references from other customers who are using this product and custom services, to the Contracting Officer by 4:00pm. Central Time (CT) by September 10, 2013. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, and the size standard is 500 Employees. Responses received after the response date and time or without the required information will be deemed nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered. Capability statements may be sent to: Carol Dingess, Contracting Officer, USDA-APHIS-MRPBS, ASD Procurement Branch, Butler Square Building, 5th Floor, 100 N. 6th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55403, or via email @ Carol.Dingess@aphis.usda.gov or fax @ (612) 336-3550.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA/APHIS/VS/NVSL, Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (FADDL), 40550 Route 25, Orient, New York, 11957, United States
- Zip Code: 11957
- Zip Code: 11957
- Record
- SN03170665-W 20130901/130830235710-07e4efb2c744470370fdacd5ff8730fe (fbodaily.com)
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