SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- HIGH PERFORMANCE ULTRACENTRIFUGATION - BRAND NAME JOFOC
- Notice Date
- 5/28/2015
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/AMOB, 5601 Fishers Lane, 3rd Floor MSC 9822, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-RML-D-15017
- Archive Date
- 6/22/2015
- Point of Contact
- Michael S. Barrett, Phone: 406-375-9810, Julienne Keiser, Phone: 406-363-9370
- E-Mail Address
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michael.barrett@nih.gov, jkeiser@niaid.nih.gov
(michael.barrett@nih.gov, jkeiser@niaid.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Brand Name Justification This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items,” as applicable, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation document will not be issued. Submit offers on RFQ-RML-D-15017. This solicitation is a request for quotes (RFQ).The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-82 May 7 th,2015. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516 with a small business size standard of 500. This is not a total small business set aside. The National Institute of Allergy and infectious Diseases (NIAID) are looking to optimize our centrifugation workflow. We are pursuing a new research protocol that requires greater purification. This protocol requires a number of centrifugation steps. Some of these steps only require 17,000 rpm. However, the most important steps of the protocol require at least 24,000 RPM and 100,000 x g spins, which are historically conducted in an ultracentrifuge. We need a high performance centrifuge capable of performing routine separations such as gradients and pelleting in a variety of tubes (from 1.5 mL) and bottles (up to 1000 mL) with a wide variety of fixed angle and swinging bucket rotors. At the same time, we would also like to increase the capacity to process larger volumes of biological samples from tissue culture experiments, and need a centrifuge that can handle up to 4 Liters of biological material in a safe and contained environment. We are looking specifically for the following characteristics: 1. The centrifuge must be capable of spinning fixed-angle for pelleting and swinging-bucket for gradient work. 2. The centrifuge must be capable of speeds up to 30,000 RPM and forces of over 100,000 x g. 3. The centrifuge must be capable of spinning a biocontained 4 x 1 Liter rotor with removable canister design so that the entire rotor does not need to be removed from the centrifuge for safe sample retrieval, only the BioSafe canisters containing the sample in the bottle. 4. We will be conducting spins that require overnight refrigeration; therefore we require a centrifuge capable of holding 4 degrees Celsius for at least 18 hours (as some purification spins using gradients have long run times) while running at 100,000 x g. 5. The centrifuge must be able to accommodate our existing Beckman rotors. Additionally, the centrifuge should have the following important safety features: 1. The centrifuge must have a Friction Reduction System (FRS) that allows quicker, quieter and cooler runs. 2. The centrifuge is to be located in lab space that is shared with other equipment. The maximum heat dissipation under steady state conditions must not exceed 1.5 kW. 3. The noise output (1 m in front of the instrument, 1.5m above the floor) should not exceed 62dBa. 4. The centrifuge must offer an automatic rotor identification system that prevents a rotor from being run above maximum speed rating. 5. The centrifuge must offer dynamic rotor inertia check which monitors the rotor inertia during acceleration and verifies that rotor energy is within the approved range for the rotor. If the calculated rotor energy is determined to be excessive, the instrument will stop the run and issue a diagnostic message. The Beckman Coulter JXN-30 serves the function of both the high performance (potentially replacing our older two units) and the ultracentrifugation. The Beckman JXN-30 centrifuge would allow our lab to run a fixed angle and swinging bucket rotor over 100,000 x g for our pelleting and gradient work. The Beckman is the only centrifuge on the market that can do this, and additionally, our older Beckman high performance rotors can be used in the new system, including a swinging bucket rotor that can now be used at its maximum g force and RPM. This centrifuge would make a large difference in our workflow. The JXN-30 centrifuge is capable of speeds up to 30,000 RPM with the JA-30.50 Ti rotor, and forces of up to 110,510 x g with the JS-24.15 rotor. The Beckman Avanti features swinging bucket rotors with six sealed-buckets that are capable of greater than 100,000 x g with ultracentrifuge-type tubes of up to 38 mL (JS-24.38) or 15 mL (JS-24.15) or less volume. Any trade in value of old instruments should be included in the original quotation. Applicable Shipping and warranty must be quoted. All servicing personnel must be certified to work on the instruments listed above. FOB Point shall be Destination; Bethesda, MD 20892). Place of Performance: (NIH/NIAID Bethesda, MD 20892) United States Award will be based on the capability of the item offered to meet the above stated salient characteristics, price, past performance, delivery, warranty, and the best value to the government. The following FAR provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (April 2014) FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (March 2015) Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://www.sam.gov in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items FAR 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance (April 1984) FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (NOV. 2014) FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (July 2013) FAR 52.203-98 Prohibition on contracting with entities that require Certain Internal confidentiality agreements. (DEVIATION 2015-02) The following contract clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52-212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (May 2015) FAR 52-212.5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (May 2015) FAR 52.203-99 Prohibition contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements (Feb 2015) FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Nov 2014) FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013) FAR 52.204-13 Systems for Award Management Maintenance (July 2013) FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (Dec 2014) HHSAR 352.222-70 Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (Jan 2010) HHSAR 352.242-71 Tobacco Free Facilities (Jan 2006) The applicable subparagraphs of FAR52.212-5 are included in the attachment to this posting. Quoter must include the following provision in their quote and check the appropriate response. 52.209-2 -- Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations--Representation. (Dec 2014) (a) Definitions. "Inverted domestic corporation" and "subsidiary" have the meaning given in the clause of this contract entitled Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (52.209-10). (b) Government agencies are not permitted to use appropriated (or otherwise made available) funds for contracts with either an inverted domestic corporation, or a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation, unless the exception at 9.108-2(b) applies or the requirement is waived in accordance with the procedures at 9.108-4. (c) Representation. By submission of its offer, the offeror represents that- (check one) ____(1) It is not an inverted domestic corporation: and ____(2) It is not a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation ( www.sam.gov ). Copies of the above-referenced provisions and clauses are available from http://www.acquisition.gov/far/loadmainre.html or, upon request, either by telephone or fax. This is an open-market combined synopsis/solicitation for a combined equipment service agreement as defined herein. The government intends to award a purchase order as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation that will include the terms and conditions set forth herein. To facilitate the award process all quotes should include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows: “The Terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion or addition.” OR “The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:” (Quoter shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s).) Submission shall be received not later than June 7 th, 2015 at 4:30PM MST. Offers may be mailed, e-mailed or faxed to (Michael Barrett); (Fax - 406-363-9288), Michael.barrett@nih.gov Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f) All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by this Agency. Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation should be forwarded in writing via e-mail to MICHAEL BARRETT at Michael.barrett@nih.gov.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: BETHESDA, MD, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
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