SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- High Performance Centrifuge, Microfuge, Ultra Centrifuge for NINDS
- Notice Date
- 6/17/2015
- 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-15-467
- Archive Date
- 7/9/2015
- 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. Background: The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Neuronal Cytoskeletal Protein Regulation Section's (NCPRS) core mission involves studying the mechanisms of topographic regulation of neuronal cytoskeletal proteins regulated by phosphorylation and neurodegenerations. Understanding these mechanisms relies heavily on ability to utilize centrifugation techniques. The NCPRS requires centrifuges that have new technological developments in order to advance research and optimize protocols. Purpose and Objectives for the Procurement: The purpose of this potential requirement is acquisition of a high performance centrifuge, benchtop, a microfuge, and an ultra-centrifuge to advance NCPRS research and optimize protocols. Project Requirements: The NINDS NCPRS requires one (1) high performance centrifuge, one (1) benchtop microfuge, and one (1) ultra-centrifuge. A. The high performance centrifuge must meet the following requirements: 1. The centrifuge must allow dual temperature control with capability to monitor sample temperature in the rotor and in the chamber. 2. The centrifuge must have mobile connectivity capability that provides diagnostic run alerts and allows scientists to leave the instrument while it is running samples. 3. The centrifuge must have aluminum allow rotors. 4. The centrifuge must offer the ability to load empty rotors into the centrifuge as well as a loaded rotor. 5. The centrifuge must come with a foot pedal to allow hands free use. 6. The centrifuge must be capable of using multiple levels of rotor identification, including DRIC and Auto ID. 7. The centrifuge must be capable of running swinging bucket rotors as well as fixed angle rotors. 8. The centrifuge must be able to hold a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius when spinning at top speeds. It is imperative for NINDS samples that the temperature not fall below this figure. 9. The centrifuge must have a touchscreen which provides ability to see the centrifuge from a distance and the touchscreen must be usable while scientists are wearing gloves. 10. The centrifuge must have multi-level password protection capability. 11. The centrifuge must fit a bench space of 34 inches tall and 28 inches wide. The safety clearance must fit within this space as well. B. The benchtop microfuge must meet the following requirements: 1. The microfuge must be capable of reaching a minimum of 20,000 x g for our spin columns. 2. The microfuge must hold at least 36 samples. 3. The microfuge and all safety clearance must be capable of fitting on a bench top space that is 20 inches wide. 4. The microfuge must have a minimum of a 400 mL bucket capacity to accommodate 15/50 mL cell culture samples. The buckets must be bio certified and use screw-on lids. 5. The microfuge must have a fixed angle rotor that can achieve a minimum of 28,000 x g to pellet homogenates. C. The ultra-centrifuge must meet all of the requirements of the high performance centrifuge detailed above as well as the following additional requirements: 1. The ultra-centrifuge will frequently be used overnight for long runs such as fifteen hours. The centrifuge must, therefore, have alloy and titanium rotors that are safe and temperature stable in k factor. 2. The ultra-centrifuge must have a full vacuum which removes all air from the chamber, preventing the samples from increasing in temperature, as well as a friction reduction system and switched reluctance system to shorten runs, reduce heat dissipation, and ensure less wear and tear on our centrifuge and samples. 3. The ultra-centrifuge must not require use of a computer in addition to the touchscreen. 4. The ultra-centrifuge must not have any doors or parts of internal workings extending beyond the body of the equipment. 5. The ultra-centrifuge must have regenerative breaking, idle powering, and low decibel level capabilities. Anticipated Period of Performance: The Contractor shall deliver and install the required equipment within eight (8) weeks after receipt of order. The equipment shall be delivered between the hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Bethesda, MD local prevailing time, Monday through Friday. Anticipated Contract Type: A firm fixed price purchase order with NET30 invoicing terms is anticipated. 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: Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
- Zip Code: 21224
- Zip Code: 21224
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