SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Prefinity Workstation for Protien Digest Analysis
- Notice Date
- 8/25/2016
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 3155, MSC 9593, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SS-2016-536
- Archive Date
- 9/17/2016
- Point of Contact
- Gwennifer Epps, Phone: 301-480-2406
- E-Mail Address
-
eppsg@mail.nih.gov
(eppsg@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Brand Name or Equal (COMPETITIVE) The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has the requirement to procure the following brand name item: Perfinity Workstation, product number:220-91562-00, from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, 7102 Riverwood Drive, Columbia MD. 21046, USA or Equal. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The combined synopsis/ solicitation number remains the same: HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SS-2016-536. This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures; FAR Subpart 13.5-Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items; and FAR Part 12-Acquisition of Commercial Items, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The Government contemplates only one award of a Firm-Fixed Price contract. The Associated North America Industry Classification Code (NAICS) 334516 and the Business Size Standard is 1000 employees. It has been determined there are no opportunities to acquire green products or services for this procurement. Background: The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), conducting research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of neurological disorders including Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease. The Intramural Research Program (IRP) is the internal research program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), known for its synergistic approach to biomedical science. The NIA requires the purchase of a Perfinity workstation, as it is the only commercially available system that offers fully automation for sample prep of plasma for proteomic analysis. Purpose and Objective: The purpose of this requirement is to procure a Perfinity Workstation for Protein Digest Analysis, which provides the NIA with a fully automated system that will allow for a robust and fast sample preparation of plasma samples for proteomic analysis. Unique Features of the system are: • The system automates affinity capture, buffer exchange, enzymatic digestion, desalting, and chromatographic separation for proteomics. • The digestion is the most rapid on the market and most reproducible, and can digest proteins in as little as a few minutes. • affinity-based capture of target proteins and online digestion and reversed phase separation of peptides • perform affinity capture, buffer exchanges, trypsin digestions, desalting, reverse phase online to fit with any mass spectrometer • high quality, reproducible CV's<10% • System includes three HPLC pumps, two column ovens, one UV detector, system controller and one Autosampler for a fully automated • Shimadzu is the sole producer and supplier of all of its equipment Equipment Warranty: NIA requires that the above-described system come with a one year warranty. Delivery and Installation: The delivery and installation date will be determined after receipt of award. Delivery must be FOB Destination and must include inside installation. The equipment shall be delivered and installed between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, Bethesda, MD local prevailing time, Monday through Friday Payment: Payment shall be made after the successful acceptance and inspection of the delivery, installation, of furniture. Payment authorization requires submission and approval of an invoice to the NIA COR and NIH Commercial Accounts. BASIS FOR AWARD: Offerors must provide descriptive literature or other materials that demonstrate their offer meets the forgoing requirements. The contract will be awarded to the responsible offeror with the lowest price offer that fully meets the requirements of the solicitation. QUOTATIONS ARE DUE: All responses must be received by September 2, 2016 at 2:00 PM, EST. Please reference solicitation number HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SS-2016-536 on all correspondence. NOTE: The vendor must submit a response/quote to this solicitation in order to be considered for a award. All questions, and quotes, must be received electronically (via email) to Gwennifer Epps, Contracts Specialist, eppsg@mail.nih.gov. in MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). No telephone calls or facsimiles will be accepted. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2006- 87-2, dated April 6, 2016. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The following provisions and clauses will be incorporated by reference: 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as quote mark brand name or equal, quote mark 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 quote mark equal quote mark products must meet are specified in the solicitation. (b) To be considered for award, offers of quote mark equal quote mark products; including quote mark equal quote mark 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 Contracting Officer; and (4) Clearly describe any modification the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modification. (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate quote mark equal quote mark products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an quote mark equal quote mark product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. (End of provision) 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors Commercial Items 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items: The purchase order will be awarded to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of quotations meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for the requirements/technical specifications stated above. The technical evaluation will be a determination based on information furnished by the vendor. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the proposal. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions. 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (November 2013) WITH DUNS NUMBER ADDENDUM (52.204-6 (July 2013): 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. 52.212-5 Contract terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders---Commercial Items (January 2014). The following additional FAR clauses cited in this clause are applicable: (b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402) 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First Tier Subcontract Awards 52.209-6, Protecting the Government' Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.222-3, Convict Labor 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving 52.225-1 Buy American Act - Supplies 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchase 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for awards Management 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies-Fixed Price No collect calls will be accepted. In order to receive an award, contractor must be registered and have valid certification in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Online Representation and Certifications Applications (ORCA) through sam.gov.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
- Zip Code: 21224
- Zip Code: 21224
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