SPECIAL NOTICE
66 -- LOVO Instrument
- Notice Date
- 6/23/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center/Office of Purchasing & Contracts, 6707 Democracy Blvd, Suite 106, MSC 5480, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-5480
- ZIP Code
- 20892-5480
- Solicitation Number
- 16-004735
- Archive Date
- 7/6/2016
- Point of Contact
- Andre M. Moody, Phone: 3014022677
- E-Mail Address
-
moodya@cc.nih.gov
(moodya@cc.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation. A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested. The government intends to award a fixed price purchase order with one twelve (12) month base period to Fenwal, Inc., Lake Zurich, IL 60047. The Department of Transfusion (DTM) at National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (CC), Bethesda, MD has a requirement to procure the service listed below: Catalog Number 6R4900, Description: LOVO Instrument, Quantity: 3 each. Catalog Number 0212551465, Description Weight Set and Case, Quantity 1 each. The purpose of this acquisition to procure a LOVO automatic system for cells concentration and cell washing in a closed system. This reduces cell loss and possible damage to the final blood product. It also used for supernatant and culture media exchange, volume reduction as well as reducing platelets for patient cells. It has an auto dilution feature that helps reduce the error rate which can occur during processing of the blood product. The LOVO for 2J is compatible with the existing Fenwal LOVO instrument in the 3T facility. The LOVO is designed for use in a cGMP facility and meets the requirements for use in cGMP facility. It also meet the electrical system, load bearing and dimensions designed by the NIH Office of Research Facilities (ORF) for the new 2J cGMP facility. As stated above, the LOVO instrument has been evaluated and qualified for performing cell washing and concentration in a cGMP environment for patient care. Any change would entail evaluating testing of the new instrument against the manufacturer's specifications which takes months to accomplish, retraining staff, and creating new SOPs for approval. There are no known required sources capable of fulfilling this need. Fenwal is only known vendor that manufactures and distributes the LOVO cell washing instrument which provides faster flow rates and at higher volumes. Fenwal is the only known manufacturer of this instrument which has been evaluated and qualified and meets the requirements for use in a cGMP facility. Furthermore, as this is a request for additional Fenwal LOVO instruments, the Cell Processing Section facility has already been assessed for the electrical system and design per the NIH Office of Research and Facility (ORF)
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/CCOPC/16-004735/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Room 3C720, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN04159947-W 20160625/160623234839-22aaf7c414c8091270306b3d1d7f59f0 (fbodaily.com)
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