SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Infrared Imaging System
- Notice Date
- 5/1/2015
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 105, Bethesda, Maryland, 20894, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20894
- Solicitation Number
- NIHLM2015475
- Archive Date
- 5/21/2015
- Point of Contact
- Linda E Smith, Phone: 3018277788
- E-Mail Address
-
linda.smith2@nih.gov
(linda.smith2@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 NIHLM2015475 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 2005-72. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 334516 with a size standard of 500 Employees This acquisition is being conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures and the Special Test Program in accordance with FAR Part 13. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Digestive, Diabetes & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), and Division of Intermural Research Program (IRP) has a requirement to procure a preventative and maintenance service agreement for laboratory equipment used for research. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIDDK Acquisitions Branch, Louis Stokes Laboratories has a need to acquire a new Infrared Imaging System for use in performing screenings and analysis of Western Blot Gels. In order to continue research a new system is needed. To save the cost of expenditures required to maintain an infrastructure for film-based imaging techniques and procedures, acquisition of a digital imaging system is desired. This new system must be able to perform the following tasks. • Must be able to perform multiple screening of knockout cell lines. • Must be able to study post-translational modifications for proteins. • Must have a system that features a linear range that will allow us to perform more accurate quantifications. • Must have the ability to simultaneously detect two proteins in the same experiment. The system must also meet the following specifications: • Simultaneous, two-channel detection must be possible for multiplex sample analysis and/or normalization. • For each channel, a dedicated and optimized laser and detection system must be provided. • Two infrared, solid-state laser diodes emitting at 685 nm +5 nm and 785 nm +5 nm, respectively, must be the means of excitation of the fluorescent labels. • Detection system must be based on single point detection by cooled Avalanche Photodiodes (APDs) to ensure high quantum efficiency of the detected signal. • Laser lifetime must exceed 40,000 hours of operation time before failure. This keeps maintenance operational costs extremely low. • Detection of the fluorescent dyes must be in the ranges (710 nm - 730 nm) to (810 nm - 830 nm) for the 700 nm and 800 nm channels, respectively, in order to obtain a high signal-to-noise ratio. No excitation/ detection thresholds below 700 nm will be accepted. • Automatic image capture that offers a dynamic range of greater than 6 logs and optimal image acquisition in a single capture. • Linear dynamic range of the detection system must be at least 5 orders of magnitude. • Laser/Microscope must be integrated into a precision scanning mechanism capable of scanning at resolutions of 21 - 337 µm. • Data output must be an individual 16 Bit TIFF file format for each channel of detection. • The system must have a minimal footprint to save lab space. • The system must utilize a sealed, flat-bed scanning surface to accommodate varying sample media (membranes, multi-well plates, gels, small animals, slides, etc.). 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. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. Offers must include a technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. Offerors shall provide their DUNS number. 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. 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 Five (5) calendar days from the publication date of this synopsis or May 6, 2015. EST. Offerors shall provide an original and two copies of your quotation. The quotation must reference Solicitation number NIHLM2015475. All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. Quotations must be submitted in writing to the National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 700W, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, Attention: Linda Smith. Faxed copies will not be accepted. Submissions via email will be accepted.
- Web Link
-
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda Main Campus, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN03717212-W 20150503/150501234533-7c20aa4601bb27ccf6e6ebbced2947ce (fbodaily.com)
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