SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Additional FACSAria Fusion System for NIA Laboratory of Molecular Biology
- Notice Date
- 6/30/2016
- 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-16-471
- Archive Date
- 7/26/2016
- 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
- Request for Information/Sources Sought HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-16-471 Additional FACSAria Fusion System for NIA Laboratory of Molecular Biology 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 Small Business Sources Sought notice. 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 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 goal of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology (LMBI) is to elucidate molecular mechanisms of processes that contribute to age-associated changes in physiology, including diseases whose prevalence increases with age. The state of modern immune system related molecular biological work requires use of a highly purified subset of cells. The LMBI therefore requires frequent, flexible and reproducible cell purification capabilities, in particular for the GESTALT project. The hypothesis of the GESTALT project is that immune dysfunction contributes to chronic inflammation and inflammation-associated diseases in the elderly. In order to understand the basis for that, the NIA LMBI is studying age-associated alteration in human innate and adaptive immune cell population by isolating 11 immune cell subsets from peripheral blood of the GESTALT participants. The NIA is currently using a Beckton, Dickinson & Co. FACSAria Fusion System to isolate these cell subsets. This project is a five year longitudinal study currently in its second year, and the number of samples that will be processed in the coming three years of the study will dramatically increase and thus additional cell isolating equipment is required. Purpose and Objectives for the Procurement: The purpose of this requirement is to procure one (1) Becton, Dickinson & Co. FACSAria Fusion System to expand the cell purification capabilities of the NIA Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology for use in the longitudinal GESTALT project. To ensure continuity and repoducability between data in the longitudinal study, this is a sole source requirement. Project Requirements: The contractor shall provide the NIA Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Immunology with one (1) Becton, Dickinson & Co. FACSAria Fusion System as follows: 1.One (1) BD FACSAria Fusion [Product No. 656700] 2.One (1) FACSAria Z230TWR Workstation Bundle [Product No. 659718] 3.One (1) NEC 19-in LCD Monitor [Product No. 652867] 4.One (1) Compressor Air 120V/60Hz [Product No. 657498] 5.One (1) Aria II Temperature Control Option 115V [Product No. 643154] 6.One (1) Hood Safety Biological Cabinet [Product No. 657590] Additionally, the contractor shall provide inside-delivery and installation. The equipment must be covered by a one-year warranty. Anticipated Contract Type: A firm fixed price contract is anticipated. Invoicing shall be on a NET30 basis and payment shall be made via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Period of Performance: The contractor shall ship the required equipment within sixty (60) days following receipt of award. The equipment must be delivered and installed within ninety (90) days following receipt of award. Place of Performance: The place of performance shall be Baltimore, MD 21224. 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 employees, 2) documentation of ability to provide the required equipment, 3) any contractor GSA Schedule contracts by which all of the requirements may be met, if applicable, and 4) any other information considered relevant to this program. 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 to Lauren Phelps, Contract Specialist, via email at 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 firm fixed price contract.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
- Zip Code: 21224
- Zip Code: 21224
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