SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Multi-Channel Automated Pipetting System
- Notice Date
- 8/7/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- 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-SBSS-14-566
- Archive Date
- 8/28/2014
- 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
- Contracting Office Address: 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, MD 20892, UNITED STATES. Introduction: 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 disadvantaged 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. Purpose and Objectives for the Procurement: The purpose of this potential requirement is acquisition of one (1) new multi-channel automated pipetting system on a brand name or equal basis to be used for a variety of dispense and aspirate functions into different types of labware, most commonly micro-titer plates of various well densities (96, 384, 1536). Project Requirements: The Contractor must be able to provide one (1) new Beckman Coulter BioMek Automated Pipetting System OR EQUAL. For reference, the Beckman Coulter equipment that meets the needs of this requirement is as follows: 1. One (1) 4x3 ALP Kit [Product Code 719948] 2. One (1) Air Compressor/Biomek FX [Product Code 719502] 3. One (1) BFX Positive Positioning ALP [Product Code 719856] 4. One (1) Biomek FX P30/384 Dispense Head [Product Code 719715] 5. One (1) Biomek NXP Multichannel [Product Code A31841] 6. One (1) Biomek Software, Controller, Monitor - Win 7, Ver 4.1 [Product Code B36702] 7. One (1) Disposal ALP Kit [Product Code 719347] 8. One (1) Packaged Tip Loader [Product Code 719356] The brand name or equal multi-channel automated pipetting system must meet the following requirements: 1. The system must have a 384/P30 Tip Head 2. The system must have the ability to perform dispense and aspirate functions in 1536 well plates 3. The system must have fourteen (14) deck positions 4. The system must have the ability to move labware between deck positions automatically 5. The system must have the ability to create custom programs to control the device. 6. The system must include a controller PC and monitor 7. The system must come with protocol designing software 8. Delivery shall be provided for by the contractor Anticipated Period of Performance: It is expected that delivery and installation will be completed within eight (8) weeks after contractor receipt of order. A firm fixed price purchase order is contemplated. Capability Statement: Contractors that believe they possess the ability to provide the required equipment should submit documentation of their ability to meet each of the project requirements to the Contract Specialist. Contractors must provide their Company Name, DUNS number, Physical Address, and Point of Contact Information. Interested organizations are required to identify their type of business, applicable North American Industry Classification System Code, and size standards in accordance with the Small Business Administration. The government requests that no proprietary or confidential business data be submitted in a response to this notice. However, responses that indicate the information therein is proprietary will be properly safeguarded for Government use only. Capability statements must include the name and telephone number of a point of contact having authority and knowledge to discuss responses with Government representatives. Capability statements in response to this market survey that do not provide sufficient information for evaluation will be considered non-responsive. When submitting this information, please reference the solicitation notice number. All capability statements sent in response to this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Lauren Phelps, Contract Specialist, at Lauren.Phelps@nih.gov in MS Word format by or before the closing date of this announcement. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. Note: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in the response. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your 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 review of the responses received, pre-solicitation and solicitation notices may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. The solicitation release date is pending. The Government intends to negotiate a fixed-price purchase order.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Rockville, Maryland, 21224, United States
- Zip Code: 21224
- Zip Code: 21224
- Record
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