SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Univo Electric Decapper
- Notice Date
- 6/17/2015
- 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 on Drug Abuse, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 31 Center Drive, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-(SSSA)-15-CSS-343
- Archive Date
- 7/17/2015
- Point of Contact
- Andrea McGee, Phone: 3014358718
- E-Mail Address
-
amcgee@nida.nih.gov
(amcgee@nida.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- INTRODUCTION This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is HHS-NIH-NIDA-(SSSA)-15-CSS-343 and the solicitation is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). ACQUISITION AUTHORITY This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures; FAR Subpart 13.5-Test Program for Certain Commercial Items; and FAR Part 12-Acquisition of Commercial Items, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-82 effective May 7, 2015. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE This acquisition is unrestricted. The associated NAICS code 334516 with a size standard of 500 employees. This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small businesses. Purpose and Objectives: The purpose of this acquisition is to purchase a Univo Electric Decapper. NCATS Compound Management (CoMa) is tasked with the creation of custom compound libraries and plate arrays stored in a wide assortment of consumable labware. Predominantly our compound samples are stored in tubes sealed with a removable rubber cap. To access the sample, the rubber cap is removed with a handheld tool that engages a recess in the cap, and when accompanied by a downward force and a twist in the user's wrist, the cap can be removed-up to 8 caps can be removed at a time. For large plating orders, this can involve 10s to 100s of repeated elbow and wrist movements on a daily basis. Employees have complained of sore wrists, shoulders, and elbows from this repetitive task. An electric Decapper eliminates the repeated stress involved in removing these caps. The users places the rack to be decapped on the instrument and the whole process happens automatically with no user strain involved. Additionally, the decapper can be remotely controlled so it can be integrated into a robotic system to fully automate the decapping process. This type of flexibility is needed throughout the various request the CoMa handles often even working with external investigators. This on the move adjustment is crucial to handle the variety of samples and tubes. Project Background: NCATS is a translational science center that prides itself on its tremendously productive pipeline and is innovative in a number of ways. First, our quantitative high throughput screening (qHTS) paradigm, which tests all compounds at multiple concentrations in the primary screen, is unique. However, more and more academic and pharmaceutical groups are now adopting it in their own operations due to the enhanced data generation that enable compound bioactivity assessment and probe production efficiency. This efficiency derives not only from savings in post-screen cherry-picking, reconfirmation, dose-response testing, and initial SAR assessment, but also from the ability to perform reliable "virtual counter screens," thus allowing us to make more informed decisions on which scaffolds to pursue for probe development. Second, the NCATS is distinctive in its focus on collaboration with outside investigators to produce high- quality chemical probes to define new biology. This focus is reflected in our unprecedented Outreach program, which reaches hundreds of potential new investigators every year, and accounts for much of the new science being done at the NCATS. Third, the NCATS is uniquely focused on new technologies and paradigms to improve the process of probe development, typified by qHTS, our informatics platform, our utilization of structural biology to accelerate probe development, development of new synthetic and analytical chemistry paradigms. Project Requirements: Specifically, the NCATS DPI Chemistry group requires the following: •Univo electric decapper for Micronic and other tubes Qty 1 Delivery of Goods: 3 to 5 days ARO Contract Type The Government intends to issue a firm fixed price purchase order for this requirement. APPLICABLE CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS FAR clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. FAR clause 52.212.-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, is applicable to this requirement. Offers will be evaluated based on the following: (1) The Offeror must include all items detailed in the project requirements in its quotation.; (2) the government's desired delivery date of within 30 days after receipt of order; and (3) price. Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, with its offer. FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) are not applicable to this requirement. Responses to this solicitation must include sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities of providing the product. The price quote shall include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery days after contract award, delivery terms, prompt payment discount terms, F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), product or catalog number(s); product description; and any other information or factors that may be considered in the award decision. In addition the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. All responses shall be submitted no later than July 2, 2015 at 4:30pm EST. Responses may be submitted electronically to amcgee@nih.gov or by U.S. mail to the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), Station Support / Simplified Acquisition Branch (SS/SA), Attention: Andrea McGee. Fax responses will not be accepted.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 9800 Medical Center Blvd, Rockville, Maryland, 20850, United States
- Zip Code: 20850
- Zip Code: 20850
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