MODIFICATION
66 -- Purchase of a Brand Name or Equal Leica Stereomicroscope for studying nanocrystals.
- Notice Date
- 7/31/2015
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 1E128, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- N02RC52645-61
- Archive Date
- 8/23/2015
- Point of Contact
- KATHY D. ELLIOTT, Phone: 240-276-5570, Seena Ninan, Phone: 240-276-5419
- E-Mail Address
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ELLIOTTK@MAIL.NIH.GOV, ninans@mail.nih.gov
(ELLIOTTK@MAIL.NIH.GOV, ninans@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Laboratory of Cell Biology of the CCR desires a Brand Name or Equal Leica Stereomicroscope imaging system that will be used to assist in experiments for NCI principle investigators to purify proteins/peptides for x-ray crystallography, biophysical or biochemical studies. Obtaining stereomicroscopic from commercial sources for the number and quantities of the nanocrystal proteins needed by different investigators would be prohibitively expensive. In addition transport of crystals for stereomicroscopic imaging damages the proteins and is extremely expensive for the quantity of proteins the x-ray crystallography section analyzes and it is NCI's experience that the quality of such proteins is well below the level demanded by the high-precision research being conducted. A Stereomicroscope imaging system would allow the Laboratory of Cell Biology principal investigators studying multidrug resistance, transport biochemistry of PGP, x-ray crystallography, and ATP dependent proteases to measure, quantitate and decipher the various proteins of interest at the nanocrystal level which is so critical in understanding their function in relation to drug discovery and cancer chemotherapy treatment. The salient characteristics of the instrument are as follows: • 20.5:1 zoom ratio with 7.8x- 160x magnification range (1x objective, 10x eyepieces) • FusionOptics - combines high resolution and depth of field together for ideal optical 3-D impression • Resolution up to 525 1p/mm (1x objective, 10x eyepieces), maximum resolution up to 1050 lp/mm (2x objective, 10x eyepieces) • Coded functions: zoom, iris diaphragm and objective nosepiece • Coding allows reproducibility and consistency in experimental procedures and permits calibrated measurement at all zoom levels • Click stop zoom settings - observation at specific magnification can be easily repeated • Fully apochromatic corrected optics allow high contract, natural color images without color fringes or chromatic aberrations • The modular system offers complete flexibility and upgradability II. Delivery: Contractor shall deliver the item(s) within 90 days after award to: NIH/NCI Bethesda, Maryland 20892. The Contractor that receives the award will be provided with the complete mailing address and point of contact. Upon delivery, contractor must notify the NCI Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) to schedule the delivery. III. Payment: Payment shall be made after delivery and acceptance of the COR. Payment authorization requires submission and approval of invoice to the NCI COR and NIH Commercial Accounts. QUOTATIONS ARE DUE: August 8, 2015 on or before 11:00 AM EST. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal. (Aug 1999) (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as "brand name or equal," the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government's needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that "equal" products must meet are specified in the solicitation. (b) To be considered for award, offers of "equal" products, including "equal" products of the brand name manufacturer, must- (1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; (2) Clearly identify the item by- (i) Brand name, if any; and (ii) Make or model number; (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and (4) Clearly describe any modifications the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications. (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an "equal" product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. FAR Clause 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (APRIL 2014); 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCTOBER 2014): The purchase order will be awarded to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of quotations meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for the requirements/technical specifications stated above. The technical evaluation will be a determination based on information furnished by the vendor. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the quote. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions. FAR Clause 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS- (MARCH 2015) WITH DUNS NUMBER ADDENDUM {52.204-6 (July 2013)}; FAR Clause 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DECEMBER 2014); FAR Clause 52.212-5: CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (March 2015). The following FAR clauses cited in paragraph (b) of the clause at FAR 52.212-5 are also applicable to this acquisition; FAR Clause 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards FAR Clause 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment FAR Clause 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns FAR Clause 52.222-3 Convict Labor FAR Clause 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies FAR Clause 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities FAR Clause 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity FAR Clause 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities FAR Clause 52.223-18 Policy to Ban Text Messaging while Driving FAR Clause 52.225-1, Buy American Act--Supplies FAR Clause 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases Far Clause 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Awards Management (SAM) Full text copies of the representations and certifications for other cited provisions and clauses may be obtained on line at the NCI website at http://ncioa.cancer.gov/oa-internet/ or from Kathy Elliott, Contract Specialist at Elliottk@mail.nih.gov. OFFERORS: Offers must be submitted on an SF-1449 with a completed 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items-with DUNS Number Addendum, signed by an authorized representative of the offeror OR provide a copy of the valid certification registrations of the offeror's System for Award Management (SAM) through sam.gov. Quotations must be received in the NCI-OA contracting office by 11:00 AM EST on 8/8/15. Please refer to solicitation number N02RC52645-61 on all correspondence. No collect calls will be accepted. Faxed or electronic mail quotations will be accepted. All questions shall be in writing and may be addressed to the aforementioned individual noted above. No collect calls will be accepted. In order to receive an award, contractors must be registered and have valid certification in the System for Award Management through sam.gov.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
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