SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- "Brand Name or Equal" Samsung H60 System Ultrasound Machine
- Notice Date
- 6/15/2016
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334510
— Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Office of Acquisitions, Office of Management, 530 Davis Drive, Durham, North Carolina, 27713, United States
- ZIP Code
- 27713
- Solicitation Number
- NIEHS-4206555-2
- Archive Date
- 6/15/2017
- Point of Contact
- Teresa A. McCall, Phone: 9195410387
- E-Mail Address
-
teresa.mccall@nih.gov
(teresa.mccall@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 1. Under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items and FAR Part 12, Commercial Items, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is soliciting quotes to competitively award a firm, fixed price Purchase Order for a Samsung H60 System (Ultrasound Machine) or like item. 2. The proposed acquisition is unrestricted with a North American industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 334510. 3. Brand Name or Equal - This requirement is to procure a brand name Samsung H60 System or equal system that is a multi-purpose ultrasound system designed to meet current and projected needs for breast and pelvic ultrasound and vascular imaging utilizing a hybrid imaging engine. They system shall have a swivel 21" LED display; shall have a 10" touch panel screen and 4 probe connectors. It shall include 3 probes: CA1-7AD Single Crystal Convex Probe, LA3-14AD linear array probe designed for vascular imaging, small parts and musculoskeletal imaging, and the ERV 4-9 2D curved handled endocavity probe for OB/GYN imaging. The system shall come standard with ClearVision and DICOM for Image management. It shall offer Elastoscan for performing strain elastography to visualize variation in tissue stiffness. As well, it shall be equipped with MultiVision Software (Spatial Compound Imaging) for Convex and Linear transducers and include a Sony UP-D898 Digital USB Medical B/W Thermal Image Printer with remote control. The equipment shall include fourSight 4D ultrasound imaging technology and real-time 3D imaging. 4. 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 Contract Specialist; 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. 5. The Contracting Specialist will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Specialist. The Contracting Specialist is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. 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. 6. All responsible sources capable of meeting NIEHS' requirement, as stated within the Request for Quotes (RFQ) may submit a quote, along with equipment description and highlights, which, if received by the response date of this announcement, shall be considered. 7. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible responder whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following shall be used to evaluate quotes: (i) Price. Price will not be scored or rated. Evaluation of price will be performed using one or more of the price analysis techniques in FAR 13.106. Through these techniques the Government will determine whether prices are reasonable and complete. (ii) Technically acceptable. The 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. 8. Prospective sources are reminded that an award can only be made to a Contractor who is registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in accordance with FAR 4.11. This is an electronic solicitation release. No hard copies will be mailed. Only written requests for additional information will be accepted. Notification of any changes shall be made only on the internet using Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) https://www.fbo.gov. It is the responsibility of each quoter to review the webpage for notice of amendments, updates, or changes to current information. 9. Submission of Quotes: Quotes shall be forwarded to Ms. Teresa McCall via email to: teresa.mccall@nih.gov by June 20, 2016, 11:00 PM EDT. Facsimile or hard copies of submissions will not be accepted. 10. Any questions regarding this Solicitation should be directed via e-mail to Ms. Teresa McCall at dudley1@niehs.nih.gov. The deadline for the submittal of all questions is 4:30 p.m. on June 16, 2016.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27709, United States
- Zip Code: 27709
- Zip Code: 27709
- Record
- SN04151246-W 20160617/160615235120-ab9f65f637f6a75a9dc104482094da33 (fbodaily.com)
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