SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Purchase of AB SCIEX QTRAP® 6500 System
- Notice Date
- 8/25/2016
- 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, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 3155, MSC 9593, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-2016-722
- Archive Date
- 9/13/2016
- Point of Contact
- Gwennifer Epps, Phone: 3014519242
- E-Mail Address
-
eppsg@mail.nih.gov
(eppsg@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. This notice is issued to help determine the availability of qualified companies technically capable of meeting the Government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice. This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. Description: The National Institute on Aging (NIA), one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of NIH, leads the federal government in conducting and supporting research on aging and the health and well-being of older people. The Institute seeks to understand the nature of aging and the aging process, and diseases and conditions associated with growing older, in order to extend the healthy, active years of life. Background: The Translational Gerontology Branch (TGB) of the NIA, encompasses research from drug discovery to clinical and longitudinal studies, from in vitro models to research on a variety of model organisms, rodents and non-human primates. This branch is investigating and developing methods and interventions to support healthy aging and to prevent or delay the onset of functional decline and age-related diseases. The goals of the branch are focused on the translation of the discoveries made in the human longitudinal and clinical, model organisms to the basic biology and vice versa. Investigators in TGB are also developing strategies to unveil the underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms responsible for the functional decline that occurs with age aiming to develop and test interventions that delay aging processes. Thus, TGB, plans to purchase an AB SCIEX QTRAP® 6500 System, to process the human plasma samples for the proteomics and metabolomics data. Purpose and Objectives: The purpose of this acquisition is to purchase a high sensitivity, bench top hybrid triple quadruple Linear Accelerator TM trap mass spectrometer designed for LC/MS/MS analyses. This instrument provides an uncompromised combination of Linear Accelerator ion trap and triple quadrupole functionality, uniquely allowing both qualitative and quantitative analyses to be carried out in a single experiment. This hybrid configuration is unique to QTRAP technology and allows the QTRAP 6500 to perform critical experiments that are not possible on any other mass spectrometer. Project requirements: The contractor shall provide the NIA with a Triple-Trap scanning that is unique to the QTRAP technology which will be utilized to provide higher quality data in a shorter amount of time than other mass spectrometers. Anticipated period of performance: The anticipated delivery date will be determined, upon receipt of award. Capability statement /information sought. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotations. However, if any interested party especially a small business, believes they can meet the above requirement, may submit a quote and statement of capabilities. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow NIA to determine if it can meet the above unique specifications described herein. All questions, quote, and the capability statement must be received electronically (via email) to Gwennifer Epps, Contracts Specialist, eppsg@mail.nih.gov. in MS Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) by August 29, 2016 no later than 11:00 AM EST. No telephone calls or facsimiles will be accepted. In order to receive an award, contractors must have valid registration and certification in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA), through sam.gov. No collect calls will be accepted. Please reference solicitation number HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-2016-722 on all correspondence. 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).
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Biomedical Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States
- Zip Code: 21224
- Zip Code: 21224
- Record
- SN04242404-W 20160827/160826000936-95635aaf08a6e2a58c29b593f5355538 (fbodaily.com)
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