SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- QUANTUM IXR220-1000R
- Notice Date
- 4/30/2015
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Nat'l Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, & Kidney Diseases, 2 Democracy Plaza, Suite 700W, 6707 Democracy Blvd., MSC 5455, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5455
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5455
- Solicitation Number
- NIHLM2015443
- Archive Date
- 5/6/2015
- Point of Contact
- V. Lynn Griffin, Fax: 301-480-8501
- E-Mail Address
-
griffinv@mail.nih.gov
(griffinv@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation number is NIHLM2015443 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation /contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-78. The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code 334516 with a size standard 500 employees. This acquisition is being conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Digestive, Diabetes & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has a requirement to procure Quantum IXR220-1000R. BACKGROUND: The NIDDK We study problems in insulin's ability to control the breakdown of fat. This leads to increased levels of free fatty acids (FFA) in the blood. With elevated FFA levels, insulin does not work as well as it should in tissues or cells. A way to measure insulin's effects on fat break down and blood FFA levels would help monitor various conditions of insulin resistance. We are developing an index to show how FFA levels respond to insulin. Many disease complications relate to oxidative stress. These include problems associated with diabetes, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and hardening of the arteries. In oxidative stress, the body cannot remove toxins and repair damage caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS). But ROS are not always bad. ROS signaling is important in how cells work. Cellular structures that produce energy, mitochondria, have ROS but do not show oxidative stress. Using math, we develop models to describe how this happens. The goal is to understand the damage of oxidative stress in insulin resistance and obesity. The ultimate goal of our research is to predict the response of human metabolism to dietary changes, and to predict the whole body effects of new therapies. This equipment is required for the diabetes and obesity research at NIDDK Purpose and Objectives for the Procurement: The PI's lab is facing computational bottlenecks in their work on genome scale regulatory logic inference and in islet dynamic graph modeling because there are no high thread count nodes on Biowulf for these problems. The equipment will have 96 threads and will cut the time of analysis for their research by between a factor of 3 to 4, making the difference from 4 weeks to 1 week for each run. In addition the equipment will have a general purpose graphics processing unit for compute intensive OpenCL or CUDA computations. Contractor Requirements The vendor shall provide a Linux Server (CentOS6) with the following specifications: Rackmount Quad CPU chassis 4x E5-4657LV2 2.4 GHz 12C/24T Intel Xeon CPUs or better, with a minimum of 48 total compute cores/96 total compute threads. Nvidia Tesla K80 24 GB GDDR5 384-bit PCI Express 3.0 Passive Cooling graphics card 16 GB X 16 DDR3 ECC/Reg Server Memory 8 x 4TB SAS2 6Gb/s (configured in RAID 5) hard drives 8-port SAS2 6G Hardware RAID card CentOS 6.5 installed Platinum redundant power supplies Dual Gigabit Ethernet Rack mounting rails and hardware Power cables 3 Year next business day on-site 8x5 support Inspection and Acceptance Requirements: The Project Officer and/ or the Project Officer Supervisor will perform inspection and acceptance of materials and services to be provided. Inspection and acceptance will be done AFTER All materials are unpacked, installed, and test run for operation. Receiving will be completed no later than 7 days following date of Delivery, and DOES NOT constitute acceptance and Delivery. Acceptance and Delivery will be complete once the signed packing slip is provided to the Vendor. Inspection and acceptance will be performed at the place of installation - National Institutes of Health, NIDDK, 9000 Rockville Pike, Maryland 20892. PROJECT OFFICER The following Project Officer(s) will represent the Government for the purpose of this Purchase Order: Project Officer: Provided at time of award Alternate Project Officer: Provided at time of award The Project Officer is responsible for: (1) monitoring the Contractor's technical progress, including the surveillance and assessment of performance and recommending to the Contracting Officer changes in requirements; (2) interpreting the statement of work and any other technical performance requirements; (3) performing technical evaluation as required; (4) performing technical inspections and acceptances required by this Purchase Order; and (5) assisting in the resolution of technical problems encountered during performance. The Contracting Officer is the only person with authority to act as agent of the Government under this Purchase Order. Only the Contracting Officer has authority to: (1) direct or negotiate any changes in the statement of work; (2) modify or extend the period of performance; (3) change the delivery schedule; (4) authorize reimbursement to Page 2 of 3 the Contractor any costs incurred during the performance of this Purchase Order; or (5) otherwise change any terms and conditions of this Purchase Order. The offeror must include a completed copy of the following provisions: 1) FAR Clause 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial items; 2) FAR Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items. As stated in FAR Clause 52.212-2 (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used equally to evaluate offers: Technical Evaluation, Price, and Past Performance. 3) FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items; 4) FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; 5) FAR Clause 52-212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items - Deviation for Simplified Acquisitions. Note: Past Performance Information: Vendors must submit a listing of the most recent contracts/awards (minimum of 3) which demonstrate similar work in nature to this Solicitation. Contracts/awards may include those entered with the Federal Government, state and local governments and commercial concerns. Include the following information for each contract or subcontract: 1. Name of Contracting Organization 2. Contract Number (for subcontracts provide the prime contract number and the subcontract number) 3. Contract Type 4. Total Contract Value 5. Description of Requirement 6. Contracting Officer's Name and Telephone Number 7. Program Manager's Name and Telephone Number The Dun and Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and the certification of business size shall be included. The clauses are available in full text at http://www.arnet.gov/far. PLEASE NOTE: In order to receive an award, contractor must be registered and have valid certification in the System For Award Management (SAM) http://www.sam.gov Interested vendors capable of providing the Government with the items specified in this synopsis should submit their quotation to the below address. Quotations will be due on or before May 5, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. EST. Offersors shall provide an original and one copy of your quotation. The quotation must reference Solicitation number NIHLM2015443. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. Quotations must be submitted to electronically to griffinv@mail.nih.gov.
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