SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Positron Emission Tomography in freely-moving rats
- Notice Date
- 8/4/2016
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 811310
— Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
- 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-NOI-608
- Archive Date
- 9/2/2016
- Point of Contact
- Pamela J. Daugherty, Phone: 3014802467
- E-Mail Address
-
pamela.daugherty@nih.gov
(pamela.daugherty@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- INTRODUCTION THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Station Support and Simplified Acquisitions (SSSA) Branch intends to solicit by a request for quotation from Dr. Vaska of Stony Brook University for award on or around August 15, 2016. The purpose of this purchase order will be to provide the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) with Positron Emission Tomography technology that will allow imaging of the brain while the animal is in motion. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE and SET ASIDE STATUS The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 334516 with a Size Standard of 1,000 employees. This acquisition is NOT set aside for small businesses. REGULATORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements. FAR Subpart 13.106-1 (b) Soliciting from a single source provides that: For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, Contracting officers may solicit from one source IF the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name OR industrial mobilization). The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-85 dated August 4, 2016 DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this acquisition is to purchase a service contract to support the NIDA IRP Neuroimaging Research Branch to assist in building a research infrastructure for performing positron emission tomography studies in freely-moving rats. This type of infrastructure is currently being applied at Stony Brook University. Stony Brook University will build and train the staff on the equipment and software. PROJECT REQUIREMENTS: 1) The contractor shall provide the design and the list of materials needed to the NRB that are required for supporting experimentation of the miniaturized PET scanner. 2) The contractor will assist the NRB staff in assembling these items via communication or physical travel to NIDA 3) Upon setting up the infrastructure for supporting the miniaturized PET scanner and concurrent behavioral experimentations, the contractor shall travel to NIDA as needed I order to support ongoing experiments using the specified device and infrastructure. 4) The contractor shall analyze quality control data as needed and provide insight into improvements for experiments. 5) The contractor shall provide the NRB staff access to the miniaturized PET camera by locating it at NIDA for minimum of 6 months over the calendar year. This period can be altered with joint agreement by both parties. 6) The contractor shall provide training for NRB staff in the use of the above device and infrastructure. At the conclusion of the contract period, NIDA researchers shall be capable of conducting experiments employing this methodology independently. CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted. Specifically, Dr. Paul Vaska is the only vendor in the marketplace that can provide the system that is required by NIMH. In accordance with FAR part 10, extensive market research was conducted to reach this determination. Specifically, a sources sought notice was posted to FedBizOpps referencing the above detailed requirements and no responses were received from other vendors. Additionally, contacts with knowledgeable individuals both in industry and Government, as well as reviews of available product literature, revealed no other sources. Finally, a review of the GSA Advantage, Dynamic Small Business Search, and previous government acquisitions returned no results that meet all of the requirements. Therefore, only Dr. Paul Vaska of Stony Brook University is capable of meeting the needs of this requirement. The intended source is: Dr. Paul Vaska Stony Brook School of Medicine Stony Brook, NY 11794 CLOSING STATEMENT THIS SYNOPSIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. All responses must be received by the closing date and time of this announcement and must reference the solicitation number, HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-NOI-16-608. Responses must be submitted electronically to Pamela Daugherty, Contract Specialist, at pamela.daugherty@nih.gov. U.S. Mail and Fax responses will not be accepted.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 333 Cassell Drive, Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
- Zip Code: 21224
- Zip Code: 21224
- Record
- SN04209550-W 20160806/160804235113-0a9cc62b8004727568e9f03a58ffa96e (fbodaily.com)
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