SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Miscellaneous Zebra fish breeding tanks, accessories and installation services
- Notice Date
- 9/4/2015
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 326199
— All Other Plastics Product 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
- 15-05208
- Archive Date
- 9/25/2015
- Point of Contact
- Elizabeth Shanahan, Phone: 301 480-0473
- E-Mail Address
-
eshanahan@mail.nih.gov
(eshanahan@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- General Information Document Type:Combined Synopsis / Solicitation Notice Solicitation Number:15-052082 Proposed Posted Date:9/03/2015 Proposed Response Date:9/10/2105/2015 11 AM EST Classification Code:66 - Instruments and Laboratory Equipment NAICS Code:326199- All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing Business Size Standard: 750 Employees Contracting Office Address Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 1E156, Bethesda, MD 20892, UNITED STATES. Non-USPS mail such as Fedex, UPS and other private carriers please use Rockville, MD 20850. Description The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), Division of the Center for Cancer Research (CCR) intends to procure miscellaneous zebra fish breeding tanks, accessories, and installation services, Brand Name or equal from TECHNIPLAST USA, INC. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, prepared in accordance with format in FAR 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation: No. 15-052082 includes all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through FAR FAC 2005-83 (August 2015) using simplified procedures for commercial items. This acquisition is a 100% small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System code is 326199 and the business size standard is 750 employees. Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price type contract. I. Description of Requirement The Center for Cancer Research (CCR) is the basic and clinical intramural research program of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). CCR is a distinctive community of scientists and clinicians who integrate basic research discovery with the development of novel interventions against cancer and HIV/AIDS. CCR investigators conduct high-risk, high-impact research; studies that require the type of long-term, sustained support that may not be possible elsewhere. Discoveries at the CCR have advanced our understanding of the biology of cancer and other diseases; many have been translated into new diagnostics and treatments for patients. The CCR is in current need of zebra fish breeding tanks, associated accessories and installation services. The items required are as follows: Description: External Breeding Tank - Solid Bottom Internal Breeding Tank - Grid Bottom Divider for Internal Breeding Tank Breeding Tank Lid Baffle with fine Net (300/500 and 800 micron - 5 of each) Blue Net, 100 Micron Msh, 3, 5 liter tank (10 per pack) Instant Ocean Synthetic Sea Salt (4kg) Zebtec Active Blue UV Bulbs (3 per system) 26 Micron Drum Filtering Strip 45 degree Assembly Standalone Active Blue Carbon Box Activated Carbon Bag - 200 gr - (25 per pack) Installation ZB Active Blue SA 115V/60 Hz 4 LEV+1 LHS Complete Rack Zebrafish Tank Body - Volume 1, 1 lt Lid for Zebrafish 1, 1 liter tank Baffle for 1, 1 liter tank Zebrafish tank body - 3.5 liter tank Baffle for Adult Fish ZEBTECH Siphon Hole 2mm Complete Blue Silicone Spring Zebrafish Tank Body - 8.0 liter Zebrafish Lid for 8.0 Liter Tank Baffle for Adult Fish ZEBTECH Siphon Hole 2mm COMPLETE Blue Silicone Ring The following Salient Characteristics must be provided: •Dedicated tank position guides, allowing for quick access and proper positioning. • Water quality without the need of stocking consumables. Self-cleaning fine mechanical filtration using 40 or 26 micron filters. • Water disinfection is achieved through UV disinfection with a killing rate of 180.000 μW/cm2/sec. • Biofiltration using Biochip, an innovative biofilter material that cleans itself and provides the optimal ratio between space and nitrifying surface available. •Web-based monitoring system provides remote access and can be set up to send alarms via text message or e-mail. • Active siphon system, which to significantly reduce required maintenance. • Water Level Control II. Delivery: Contractor(s) shall deliver the item within 14-16 weeks 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 Requester to schedule the installation date and time. III. Installation: To be carried out by the manufacturer and shall occur within approximately one week of delivery. IV. Payment: Payment shall be made after delivery, installation, and successful operation of equipment. Payment authorization requires submission and approval of invoice to the NCI COR and NIH Commercial Accounts. QUESTIONS ARE DUE: September 6, 2015 at 11:00 am EST. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (APR 2014) FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2015) 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). The following FAR clauses cited in paragraph (b) of the clause at FAR 52.212-5 are also applicable to this acquisition: FAR Clause 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government FAR Clause 52.219-4Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns. FAR Clause 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside FAR Clause 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns FAR Clause 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation 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 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans FAR Clause 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities FAR Clause 52.222-37 Employment Reports of Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans FAR Clause 52.222-39 Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees FAR Clause 52.225-5 Trade Agreements FAR Clause 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases FAR Clause 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management FAR Clause 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels 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. (End of provision) 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/reference.jsp or from Elizabeth Shanahan, Contracting Officer at eshanahan@mail.nih.gov. SUBMISSION INFORMATION Proposals 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 valid certification in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Questions must be submitted electronically (via email) to Contracting Officer, Elizabeth Shanahan, Eshanahan@mail.nih.gov in MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), no later than Wednesday, September 8, 2015, 11:00 am, EST. Quotes must be submitted electronically (via email) to Contracting Officer at eshanahan@mail.nih.gov in MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), no later than Thursday, September 10, 2015, 11:00 am, EST. All responses must be received by the specified due date and time in order to be considered. QUOTES RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE AND TIME WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. No collect calls will be accepted. Please refer to solicitation no: 15-052082 on all correspondence. EVALUATION The award decision will be based on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) determination. Award will be made on all or none basis. If you are providing an "equal" product, you must submit additional documentation that highlights and describes how your offering is equal in accordance with FAR Clause 52.211-6. PRICE QUOTE The Offeror shall prepare a price quote that contains all information necessary to allow for a comprehensive evaluation of the prices quoted. Specifically, your quote must include the following: Federal Tax Identification Number (TIN); Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number; and Business Size (e.g., small or large).
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
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