SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Level 2 Biological Safety Cabinet for MoFlo Astrios Flow Cytometer
- Notice Date
- 3/18/2016
- 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, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-16-254
- Archive Date
- 4/8/2016
- Point of Contact
- Lauren M. Phelps, Phone: 3015942490
- E-Mail Address
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lauren.phelps@nih.gov
(lauren.phelps@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Level 2 Biological Safety Cabinet for MoFlo Astrios Flow Cytometer Market Research Sources Sought Notice HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-16-254 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 Sources Sought Notice/Request for Information for Market Research purposes. 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 large and 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) Flow Cytometry Core Facility (FCCF) provides technical, collaborative and new application research and development support to NINDS and other intramural investigators in both basic and clinical research programs requiring the use of high-throughput conventional flow cytometry (CFC), imaging flow cytometry (IFC), preparative fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) and multi-parametric in situ cytometric imaging (ISCI). The FCCF maintains a Beckman Coulter MoFlo Astrios flow cytometer that is used by NINDS investigators to sort infectious and non-infectious cells as well as cells isolated from human blood and tissue samples. The NIH Biosafety Policy on Cell Sorters requires this equipment be housed in a Level 2 biological safety cabinet. Furthermore, the equipment is located in a shared laboratory space, so it is critical that cells are sorted in a self-contained sterile environment to ensure proper collection and handling for the purposes of continuity of science. Purpose and Objectives for the Procurement: The purpose of this requirement is to purchase one (1) SterilGARD 503HE-BC (Level 2) biological safety cabinet to house an owned Beckman Coulter MoFlo Astrios flow cytometer. To ensure conformance with NIH Biosafety Policy, continuity of science, and equipment compatibility, only a SterilGARD 503HE-BC (Level 2) Biological Safety Cabinet is acceptable. Project Requirements: The contractor shall provide the NINDS FCCF with one (1) SterilGARD 503HE-BC Biological Safety Cabinet [Beckman Coulter Item Numbers B10302 and B17430]. Warranty Requirements: The Contractor shall provide, at a minimum, a three (3) year warranty on all equipment. Contractor shall provide technical support service. Technical support service shall be included in the warranty and must include on-site and/or virtual technical assistance as well as training on all service related issues. All products shall be warranted to be free from material defects in workmanship or material under normal use and service for warranty period. Training Requirements: On-site training must take place at the customer site within two (2) weeks of equipment installation. Training shall be for up to five (5) individuals over a two (2) day period for duration of up to eight (8) hours per day. Training shall take place between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm, Bethesda, MD local prevailing time, Monday through Friday. The contractor shall provide a manufacturer certified service technician to perform setup and installation in accordance with OSHA regulations. Anticipated Contract Type: A fixed price purchase order is anticipated. Invoicing is anticipated to be made on a NET30 basis and payment via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) is contemplated. Anticipated Period of Performance: The anticipated purchase order period of performance is twelve (14) weeks from date of award. The contractor shall deliver and install the required equipment within twelve (12) weeks after receipt of order. Delivery must be FOB Destination and must include inside installation. The equipment shall be delivered and installed between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm, Bethesda, MD local prevailing time, Monday through Friday. Training shall take place within two (2) weeks of delivery and installation. Anticipated Place of Performance: NIH Main Campus, Bethesda, MD 20892. 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. The capability statement should include 1) the total number of contractor employees, 2) documentation of ability to provide the required equipment, 3) any contractor GSA Schedule contract(s) by which all of the requirements may be met, and 4) any other information considered relevant to this potential requirement. Contractors must also 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 to Lauren Phelps, Contract Specialist (Lauren.Phelps@nih.gov) before the closing date and time 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 anticipates negotiation of a purchase order award.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
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