SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Brand Name or Equal Bio-Rad Chemi Doc Touch Imaging
- Notice Date
- 6/9/2016
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- 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
- N02RC62569-24
- Archive Date
- 7/8/2016
- Point of Contact
- Kimesha Leake, Phone: 2402765669, Jolomi Omatete, Phone: 2402766561
- E-Mail Address
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kimesha.leake@nih.gov, jolomi.omatete@nih.gov
(kimesha.leake@nih.gov, jolomi.omatete@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Contracting Office Address Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 1E226, Bethesda, MD 20892, UNITED STATES. Non-USPS mail such as Fedex, UPS and other private carriers please use Rockville, MD 20850. The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Center for Cancer Research (CCR), Animal Resource Program would like to procure a Brand Name or Equal Bio-Rad ChemiDoc Touch Imaging System with three sample trays, and warranty. 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. N02RC62569-24 includes all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through FAR FAC 2005-88 (May 2016) simplified procedures for commercial items. The North American Industry Classification System code is 334516 and the business size standard is 500 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 Neuro-Oncology Branch of the Center for Cancer Research (CCR) is performing translational researches on brain tumors, especially on the most malignant form - glioblastoma, using biological, biochemical, pathological, and immunological methods. High quality gel imaging system is essential equipment for visualizing, analyzing, and documenting the proteins and/or DNA electrophoresis gels for whole NOB laboratory. The NOB is requesting a Brand name or equal Bio-Rad® ChemiDocTM Touch Imaging System which provides unique functions for gel image capture, analysis, and documentation. This high quality imaging instrument is necessary for collection and analysis of gel electrophoresis, such as immunoblots, without using films, in biomedical research laboratory. The ChemiDoc Touch Imaging system is the most unique solution currently available to biologists for biomedical researches, especially for the NOB's on-going translational study on brain tumors. Salient Characteristics for Brand Name or Equal Bio-Rad® ChemiDocTM Touch Imaging System: • Touch Gel Imaging System • Chemi/UV/Stain-Free Sample Tray for trans-UV illumination • White Sample Tray for trans-white illumination • Blue sample tray for trans-blue illumination • Image Lab TM Touch Software with Touch-screen functionality • 2,758 H X 2,208 V pixels, 6.1 megapixels • 50% QE at 425 nm, max QE 75% at 600 nm • f/0.95 fast lens • 16-bit data acquisition • 4.54 x 4.54 μm pixel size • Low read noise, <6e- • Low dark current, 0.002 e/p/s at -25°C • Peltier cooling to -25°C, absolute • Powered by Image Lab TM Touch Software • Touch-screen functionality • 12 month warranty Additional requirements: • Option to trade in current model for newer model II. Delivery: Contractor shall deliver the item(s) within 6 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 award, contractor must notify the NCI Technical Point of Contact to schedule the delivery. III. Payment: Payment shall be made after delivery and acceptance by the Technical Point of Contact. Payment authorization requires submission and approval of invoice by the NCI COR and NIH Commercial Accounts. QUESTIONS ARE DUE: June 16, 2016 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. 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. 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (APR 2014); 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items (OCT 2014): 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 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006) FAR Clause 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2015) FAR Clause 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Oct 2015) FAR Clause 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) FAR Clause 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644) FAR Clause 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul 2013) FAR Clause 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) FAR Clause 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2016) FAR Clause 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015) FAR Clause 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) FAR Clause 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) FAR Clause 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) FAR Clause 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) FAR Clause 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) FAR Clause 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) FAR Clause 52.225-1, Buy American Act--Supplies (May 2014) FAR Clause 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3 FAR Clause 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) FAR Clause 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Jul 2013) Full text copies of the representations and certifications for other cited provisions and clauses may be obtained online at the NCI website at http://ncioa.cancer.gov/oa-internet/ or from Kimesha Leake, Contract Specialist at Kimesha.Leake@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 Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) through www.sam.gov. Quotations must be received in the NCI-OA contracting office by 5:00 p.m. EST on June 23, 2016. Please refer to solicitation number N02RC62593-24 on all correspondence. Faxed quotations will NOT be accepted. Quotations may be submitted via email to Kimesha Leake, Contract Specialist at Kimesha.leake@nih.gov All questions shall be in writing and may be addressed to the aforementioned individual noted above. 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: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
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