SOLICITATION NOTICE
60 -- Automation Upgrade for Hermes WiScan System
- Notice Date
- 8/3/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 333314
— Optical Instrument and Lens 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-PSOL-15-436
- Archive Date
- 9/2/2015
- Point of Contact
- Andrea McGee, Phone: 3014358718
- E-Mail Address
-
amcgee@nida.nih.gov
(amcgee@nida.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Automation Upgrade for Hermes WiScan System HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-PSOL-15-436 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. This acquisition is being conducted in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 13--Simplified Acquisition Procedures, FAR Subpart 13.5--Test Program for Certain Commercial Items, and FAR Part 12--Acquisition of Commercial Items. The solicitation number is HHS-NIH-NIDA-(SSSA)-PSOL-15-436 and the solicitation is issued as a PRE-SOLICITATION, NOTICE OF INTENT, to award a contract on a noncompetitive basis to Idea-Bio Medical LTD, 2 Bergman Rehovot, Israel 007670502. This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13--Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.5--Test Program for Certain Commercial Items, and Subpart 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, and is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13--Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6--Competition Requirements. The non-competitive determination is based upon the market research conducted as prescribed in FAR Part 10--Market Research, specifically the results of market research concluded no other source of supply or service has access to the proprietary DNA samples that are required in this acquisition. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-80, dated March 2, 2015. The associated NAICS code for this requirement is 333314, Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing, size standard 500 employees. The National Institutes of Health National Center for the Advancement of Translational Science performs numerous High Throughput Assays annually. The cumulative experience of NCATS demonstrated a need for a group to consolidate assay development, assay miniaturization applicability and adaptation to evaluate qHTS feasibility, and validation of promising new assay technologies that had previously been done piecewise by different project teams who divided project workflow between data production and these experimental evaluations. The assay development technology laboratory will unburden separate project teams from these tasks, while maintaining full system compatibility with the automated robotic qHTS facility, such that assay development and promising assay technologies can be immediately implemented in large scale drug discovery campaigns with confidence that the assays and novel technology works in the high-density formats used by the qHTS facility. This request is required for this Laboratory in order to develop and deploy new technology and assays for the screening of rare and neglected disease targets. The requirement consists of providing an Automation Upgrade for Hermes WiScan System Project Requirements: Specifically, the NCATS requires the following: 1.AUTOMATION a.IDEA Bio-Medical's Hermes WiScan system is offered with an optional Automation package, enabling the system to work in a robotic environment. The above quotation reflects pricing for the package itself, as well as for software and hardware integration support to enable system compatibility with a robotic environment: b.Automation package: i.- Remote accessibility ii.o Protocols (applications and screening parameters) execution and management iii.- External loader compatibility (robot/manipulator) 1. Communication channel for control by external equipment 2. Loading door with automatic opening/closing synchronized with external equipment 3. Nest compatibility iv.- External loader (robot/manipulator) integration 1. Full integration support (does not include drivers, only APIs) 2.Driver Development a.- Development of API wrapper (local driver) to integrate with external scheduler b.- Implementation of customer automation protocol c.- Automation protocol tester for preliminary remote integration d.- Integration of automation protocol with Hermes driver e.- Robotic arm protocol development f.- Robotic arm protocol integration and testing g.- Full system integration and testing 3.Robotic Integration - Enabling robotic arm access to Hermes WiScan system for plate loading and unloading - Designing robotic arm movement and plate control - External stage for plate positioning - Integrating robotic arm into robot configuration - Testing and adjusting for optimal performance 4. OBJECT MAPPING Enhances throughput of high magnification screens by enabeling recognition of islands of interest in low magnification (using automatic image analysis to recognize the features of interest), and imaging of those islands in higher magnification. The objects of interest are detected based on their features as detected at the low magnification image and are imaged using the high magnification objective. The object mapping package includes also automatic objective exchanger for up to 3 objectives. This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses to this solicitation must include sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities of providing the product or service. 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. Such factors may include: past performance; special features required for effective program performance; trade-in considerations; probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item; warranty considerations; maintenance availability; and environmental and energy efficiency considerations. Respondents that believe that they are manufacturers or authorized resellers of the brand-name product specified in this announcement must provide, as part of their response: (a) product, catalog, model, and/or part number(s); (b) product description; (c) all relevant information and documentation that the item(s) offered meets the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics as specified in the purchase description; quantity; estimated price or cost; shipping, handling, and/or installation charges; and delivery date after receipt of order. The following FAR provisions shall apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items, 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items. Evaluation factors that will be used to evaluate the offer most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered, include ability to meet the technical requirements stated in this pre-solicitation and on basis of best value to the government. Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, with their offer. The Clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and the 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. 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 responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. All responses must be received by August 18, 2014 at 4:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (EST) and must reference solicitation number HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-PSOL-15-436. Responses may be submitted electronically to amcgee@mail.nih.gov and to NIDASSSAPurchaseRequ@mail.nih.gov or by U.S. mail to the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), Station Support / Simplified Acquisition Branch (SS/SA), 31 Center Drive, Building 31, Room 1B59, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2080, Attention: Andrea McGee. Fax responses will be accepted at (301) 480-1358. For information regarding this solicitation, contact Andrea McGee by email at amcgee@mail.nih.gov or by phone at (301) 435-8781.
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- Address: 9800 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, Maryland, 20850, United States
- Zip Code: 20850
- Zip Code: 20850
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