SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Zeiss LSM 880 Microscope Purchase
- Notice Date
- 7/5/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Rockledge Dr. Bethesda, MD, Office of Acquisitions, 6701 Rockledge Dr RKL2/6100 MSC 7902, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7902
- ZIP Code
- 20892-7902
- Solicitation Number
- NHLBI-CSB-HL-2016-200-KMA
- Archive Date
- 7/30/2016
- Point of Contact
- Kevin Alvarez,
- E-Mail Address
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kevin.alvarez@nih.gov
(kevin.alvarez@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- A.Sources Sought Notice: NHLBI-CSB-HL-2016-200-KMA B.Title: Zeiss LSM 880 Microscope Purchase C.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 business sources; and (2) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 334516 for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method. All capability Statements sent in response to this SOURCES SOUGHT notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Kevin Alvarez, Contract Specialist, at kevin.alvarez@nih.gov in either MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), by July 15, 2016 9:00 AM, EASTERN TIME under Solicitation Number: NHLBI-CSB-HL-2016-200-KMA. FAXES ARE NOT ACCEPTED. D.Information: 1.Background The NHLBI Light Microscopy Core (LMC) is the Division of Intramural Research (DIR)'s main source for a wide variety of microscopy services. The LMC's most utilized service is confocal microscopy. The LMC has two main confocal microscopes which receive a lot of use from DIR investigators. One of them is a 16-year-old Zeiss 510. Due to the age of this instrument, the manufacturer will no longer provide maintenance support services for it beyond September 2016. The LMC cannot allow any DIR researcher to use a microscope that is not covered under an active maintenance contract. Additionally, the Zeiss 510 has outdated sensitivity and experimental flexibility needed for modern experiments performed by DIR researchers. Therefore, the LMC's Zeiss 510 will become effectively useless to the DIR community after September 2016. 2.Purpose and Objectives The purposes of this acquisition are to trade-in the Light Microscopy Core's old Zeiss 510 microscope, and procure a new Zeiss LSM 880 microscope. The LSM 880 is a state-of-the-art system unique to Zeiss which already has a proven track record in the DIR community. The LMC has a similar system which is overused by DIR researchers. A new LSM 880 system will take the load off of the other microscope and allow users to move seamlessly between microscopes thus maintaining the needed consistency in their sensitive research. 3.Project Requirements The Contractor shall complete the following tasks to execute the trade-in: •The Contractor shall schedule a day/time with the NHLBI Project Officer for the Contractor to pack and deliver the LMC's Zeiss 510 microscope (S/N 3280004544) to Zeiss facilities to process the trade-in. •The contractor shall manufacture an LSM 880 3-channel microscope according to the specs referenced in Zeiss Quote no. 109-96600142-11 and deliver said microscope to the following location: 10 Center Drive Building 10, Room 6N309 Bethesda, MD 20892 •The Contractor shall install and ensure proper function of the new LSM 880 system at the above location. •The Contractor shall maintain the new LSM 880 system for a period of 12 months following installation in accordance with its standard warranty terms. 4.Contractor Requirements a.Contractor must have the ability to trade-in the old Zeiss 510 microscope in exchange for a significant cost savings on the new Zeiss 880 microscope. 5.Anticipated Period of Performance/Delivery Date Anticipated delivery date is 12-14 weeks after receipt of order. 6.Capability Statement Interested parties are expected to review this notice to familiarize itself with the requirements of this project. Failure to do so will be at your firm's own risk. The following information shall be included in the capability statement: a.A general overview of the respondents' opinions about the difficulty and /or feasibility of the potential requirement, and any information regarding innovative ideas or concepts. b.Information as needed in sufficient details of the respondents' (a) staff expertise, including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information. c.The respondents' DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HUBZONE, etc) pursuant to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code: 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing, Small Business Size 1,000 employees. d.Any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the requirements of the potential acquisition. e.The capability statement shall not exceed 20 single-sided pages (including all attachments, resumes, charts, etc.) presented in single-space and using a 12-point font size minimum, in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), with 8-1/2 by 11 inch paper size, and 1 inch top, bottom, left and right margins. f.All proprietary information should be marked as such. Statements should also include an indication of current certified small business status; this indication should be clearly marked on the first page of your capability statement (preferably placed under the eligible small business concern's name and address). Responses will be reviewed only by NIH personnel and will be held in a confidential manner. 7.Closing Statement All capability Statements sent in response to this SOURCES SOUGHT notice must be submitted electronically (via email) to Kevin Alvarez, Contract Specialist, at kevin.alvarez@nih.gov in either MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), by July 15, 2016 9:00 AM, EASTERN TIME under Solicitation Number: NHLBI-CSB-HL-2016-200-KMA. FAXES ARE NOT ACCEPTED. This Sources Sought Notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The NHLBI does not intend to award a contract on the basis of responses nor otherwise pay for the preparation of any information submitted. As a result of this notice, the NHLBI may issue a Request for Quote (RFQ). THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. However, should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against NHLBI shall arise as a result of a response to this notice or the NHLBI's use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement. "Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in 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 a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s)."
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