SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Stand-alone High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Electrochemical Detection (ECD)
- Notice Date
- 8/31/2016
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 423490
— Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- 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-16-557
- Archive Date
- 9/22/2016
- Point of Contact
- Farrin Stanton, , ,
- E-Mail Address
-
farrin.stanton@nih.gov, farrin.stanton@nih.gov
(farrin.stanton@nih.gov, farrin.stanton@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). THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Consolidated Station Support and Simplified Acquisitions (CSS/SA) Branch intends to negotiate and award a purchase order to Eicom USA for stand alone High Performance Liquid Chromatography Electrochemical Detecion equipment without providing for full and open competition (including brand-name). NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 423490 with a Size Standard of 150 Employees. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-89 dated July 15, 2016. This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This acquisition is NOT expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106.1.b-1 DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Molecular Targets and Medications Discovery Branch, Drug Designer Research Unit requires a stand-alone High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Electrochemical Detection (ECD) System for analyzing samples for testing newly-emerging abused drugs that pose a threat to public health. Specifically, the NIDA requires the following: Purpose and Objectives The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Molecular Targets and Medications Discovery Branch, Drug Designer Research Unit requires a stand-alone High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Electrochemical Detection (ECD) System for analyzing samples for testing newly-emerging abused drugs that pose a threat to public health. Specifically, the NIDA requires the following: The HPLC system must use electrochemical detection to provide high sensitivity. It must be capable of 160 amol sensitivity for dopamine and serotonin and 5 fmol for acetylcholine. Another key feature is having a spring loaded cell design which maintains proper pressure at all times. This ensures maximum sensitivity. The working electrode must be easily accessible so that it can be wiped clean and reinstalled to maintain sensitivity. The system must have a small binary pump, not an HPLC pump with a pulse damper. This allows the pressure to stabilize quickly, piston stroke speed changes to quench pulses, and cleaning is quick and easy. The system must have ready-to-use analytical applications along with specially designed columns for ease of use. Due to space constraints in the lab, the system must have the online degasser, HPLC pump, manual injector, column temperature controller, and electrochemical detector cell all contained in one compact unit (250 (w) x 399 (h) x 365 (d) mm/approx.). A complete data system including software and data controller must accompany the purchase of the system to analyze the data and compile the results. The Eicom HPLC-ECD system with Envision data system (part #: HTEC-510 and EPC-700 respectively) fulfill our requirements. The HPLC system we would like to purchase must interface with existing equipment in the lab and Eicom is the only supplier that will work with our existing equipment. Our current HPLC system needs to be replaced because due to its age, it is obsolete and replacement parts are difficult to get or are not available. Delivery time One month from recipt of order. 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, Eicom is the sole source provider of the requested HPLC. The intended source is: Eicom USA 7098 Miratech Drive, Suite 100 San Diego CA 92121 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. 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.” 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. 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. All responses must be received by the closing date and time of this announcement and must reference the solicitation number. Responses may be submitted electronically to Farrin Stanton, Contract Specialist, at Farrin.Stanton@nih.gov. US Mail and Fax responses will not be accepted.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, 20879, United States
- Zip Code: 20879
- Zip Code: 20879
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