SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- AxioExaminer Z1 Fixed Stage Research Microscope
- Notice Date
- 5/8/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-NOI-14-209
- Archive Date
- 6/2/2014
- Point of Contact
- Lauren M. Phelps, Phone: 3015942490
- E-Mail Address
-
lauren.phelps@nih.gov
(lauren.phelps@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- INTRODUCTION This is a pre-solicitation non-competitive (notice of intent) synopsis to award a contract without providing for full or open competition (including brand-name). THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Consolidated Station Support and Simplified Acquisitions (CSS/SA) Branch intends to negotiate and award a purchase order to Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC for one (1) AxioExaminer Z1 Fixed Stage Research Microscope without providing for full and open competition (including brand-name). NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334516 with a Size Standard of 500 Employees. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-72 dated January 30,2014. This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This acquisition is NOT expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Purpose and Objectives The purpose of this requirement is acquisition of one (1) Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC AxioExaminer Z1 Fixed Stage Research Microscope. This system is required by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Intramural Research Program (IRP) Optical Imaging Core to construct a custom brain slice imaging system. This system shall work in conjunction with another NIDA IRP-owned Carl Zeiss microscope. Period of Performance Delivery is required within 60 days after receipt of award. A firm fixed price purchase order is contemplated. Project Description The Contractor must be able to provide the following: 1. One (1) Axio Examiner Lower Body Manual [Part No. 4300319901000000] 2. One (1) BP 750-790; DMR 32mm [Part No. 4479589000000000] 3. One (1) Lamphousing 12V/100W w/ Collector [Part No. 4230009901000000] 4. Two (2) Halogen lamp 12V/100 W/GY6.35 [Part No. 3800591660000000] 5. One (1) Extension cable 2m for HAL 100/ LED [ Part No. 4574119051000000] 6. One (1) Power supply, external [Part No. 4326109060000000] 7. One (1) Condenser carrier Axio Examiner [Part No. 4307219000000000] 8. One (1) Axio Examiner.Z1 Upper Bdy [Part No. 4237319031000000] 9. One (1) Slider f/ sideport f/ beam splitter46x34 [Part No. 4237319140000000] 10. One (1) Binoc Phototube Ergo 25/23 upr img [Part No. 4255219050000000] 11. One (1) Condsr LD 0.8 H DIC [Part No. 4242069901000000] 12. One (1) Condsr Prism DIC III/0.8 LD [Part No. 4267249120000000] 13. One (1) Aqua Stop for condensers LD 0.8,0.9,1.2 [Part No. 4317179000000000] 14. One (1) Polarizer Senarmont DIC VIS/IR [Part No. 4277109030000000] 15. One (1) Analysatormodul D P+C f. IR-DIC 770nm [Part No. 4249419020000000] 16. One (1) Camera Adapter 60N-C 1" 1x [Part No. 4261140000000000] 17. One (1) FL Light Train man 5x f/Examiner D1 Z1 [Part No. 4237319081000000] 18. Two (2) Reflector Module FL EC P&C [Part No. 4249310000000000] 19. One (1) FL Filter Set 38 HE GFP shift free [Part No. 4890389901000000] 20. Two (2) Eyepiece PL 10x/23 Br foc [Part No. 4440369000000000] 21. One (1) Filter set 86 HE mRFP [Part No. 4890860000000000] 22. One (1) Alpha Plan-APO 100x/1.46 Oil DIC VIS [Part No. 4207929800720000] 23. One (1) Diaphragm Slider man w/ Luminous Field [Part No. 4237309100000000] 24. One (1) Illumination adapter (D) [Part No. 4233020000000000] 25. One (1) X-Cite 120LED System [Part No. 4108422098000000] 26. One (1) C11440-22CU ORCA-Flash 4.0 CMOS Camera [Part No. 4108301766000000] 27. One (1) C11440-22CU ORCA-Flash 4.0 USB version [Part No. 4108301767000000] 28. One (1) MP-78 Large Moving Stage [Part No. 4108760181000000] CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted. Specifically, only Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC (Carl Zeiss) is capable of meeting the needs of this requirement due to data standardization requirements. The NIDA IRP is currently using a Carl Zeiss microscope for custom imaging purposes and a second is needed to supplement the first. Use of a different brand of microscope would mean different specifications within the equipment. Differences of any kind or size would cause anomalies in research data acquired from by each microscope. As both microscopes are needed by the Imaging Core, such a situation would lead to non-standardized research data within the division. This would be incredibly detrimental to the mission of the NIDA researchers as non-standardized data is data which cannot be accurately used to make informed research conclusions or hypotheses. Therefore, only Carl Zeiss can meet the needs of this requirement. The intended source is: Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC One Zeiss Drive Thornwood, NY 10594 CLOSING STATEMENT 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 the closing date and time of this announcement and must reference the solicitation number. Responses may be submitted electronically to Lauren Phelps, Contract Specialist, at lauren.phelps@nih.gov. US Mail and Fax responses will not be accepted.
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- Address: 333 Cassel Drive, Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
- Zip Code: 21224
- Zip Code: 21224
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