SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- Open Lab CDS and ECM Software Maintenance
- Notice Date
- 3/23/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services - Jefferson, 3900 NCTR Road, HFT-320, Bldg 50 | Rm 421, Jefferson, Arkansas, 72079, United States
- ZIP Code
- 72079
- Solicitation Number
- FDA1180330
- Archive Date
- 4/15/2017
- Point of Contact
- Nicholas E Sartain, Phone: 870-543-7370
- E-Mail Address
-
nick.sartain@fda.hhs.gov
(nick.sartain@fda.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR SOLICITATION The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is conducting market research to support the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) requirement for an OpenLab Chromatographic Data System (CDS) Chemstation and Enterprise Content Manager (ECM) Software Maintenance. The FDA is seeking small business sources to determine the availability and capability of small business manufacturers or small businesses capable of supplying, and subsequently maintaining, a U.S. made product of a small business manufacturer or producer for the items described herein. Other than small business concerns are also encouraged to submit capability statements. The following information is provided to assist the FDA in conducting Market Research to identify potential contractors for this effort. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is-541519- Information Technology Value Added Resellers; Small Business Size Standard is 150 employees. The Agilent OpenLab CDS and ECM systems currently in use at the Division of Pharmaceutical Analysis (DPA) within CDER require a software maintenance agreement to ensure that software is updated and all reported problems are properly addressed. Currently the Agilent OpenLab CDS and ECM system software is used on a daily basis in conjunction with various research and regulatory studies performed at DPA. It is the principal software used to control HPLC systems and to analyze and save chromatographic data. Therefore, it is critical to the Division's mission. Contractor shall meet the following performance requirements: - Open Lab ECM Software Maintenance to include open lab ECM enterprise server software package (quantity 1) G3651AA, open lab ECM named user (quantity 32) G3657AA, Agilent CDS-based instrument license (quantity 20) G6731AA and open lab business process manager and designer (quantity 1) G3656AA. - Open lab CDS distributed software maintenance to include open lab CDS shared services (quantity 1) M8305AA, open lab CDS chemstation (quantity 5) M8303AA, open lab CDS inst. Driver for Agilent LC (quantity 7) M8500AA, open lab CDS 3D UV (quantity 7) M8360AA and open lab CDS inst. Driver for Agilent GC (quantity 1) M8400AA. - Unlimited phone and email support during the contractor's normal operating hours. - Access by the FDA Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), Technical Representative (TR) and system operator personnel to the manufacturer's call center for technical assistance, which is staffed by senior engineers to provide a high level of expertise for troubleshooting. - System software and firmware updates required for reliability improvements and correction of any defects; The estimated period of performance will be a base year with four 1-year options. FOB Point Destination. All items shall include shipping, handling and in-side delivery to the destination identified herein. Solicited on a brand name or equal basis. Alternative solutions will be considered insofar as any such alternate items and/or system components meet the minimum brand name or equal technical requirements. The offeror shall furnish sufficient technical information necessary for the Government to conclusively determine that the offered products/services and components meet the technical requirements identified above. Though the target audience is small business manufacturers or small businesses capable of supplying a U.S. made product of a small business manufacturer or producer all interested parties may respond. At a minimum, responses shall include the following: • Business name, DUNS number, business address, business website, business size status (i.e., SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone SB, SDB, WOSB, LB), point of contact name, mailing address (if different from business address), phone number and email address (Provide this same information if responding to provide a product manufactured by another firm); • Sufficient descriptive literature that unequivocally demonstrates that offered products and services can meet the above requirements. All descriptive material necessary for the government to determine whether the service/product offered meets the technical requirements including: technical specifications, descriptive material, literature, brochures and other information, which demonstrates the capabilities of the contractor to meet the requirement. • Information on available service/maintenance plans. • Three (3) years of past performance information for the manufacture, installation and/or sale and maintenance support in which the offeror has provided same or substantially similar system solutions and used for same or near-same applications as set forth herein. For each past performance reference include the date of sale, description, dollar value, client name, client address, client point of contact name, client point of contact mailing address (if different from that provided for client), client point of contact phone number, client point of contact email address, and name of the manufacturer (to include DUNS number and size status) if not the respondent. • If applicable, identification of the firm's GSA Schedule contract(s) by Schedule number and SINs that are applicable to this potential requirement. Detailed list of items included and not included on the GSA contract to meet this requirement. • Provide information if any of these specifications are too restrictive. No response will be considered that the listed specifications are adequate in a competitive environment. • If a large business, identify the subcontracting opportunities that would exist for small business concerns; • Standard commercial warranty and payment terms; and • Though this is not a request for quote, informational pricing is encouraged. The government is not responsible for locating or securing any information, not identified in the response. The Government encourages any comments and/or suggestions from any interested party, regarding the specifications. While the Government will not respond directly to your comments and/or suggestions; we will consider them as we finalize the specifications in preparation for the forthcoming solicitation. Interested Parties shall respond with capability statements which are due in person, by postal mail or email to the point of contact listed below on or before March 31, 2017 by 13:00 hours (Central Time in Jefferson, Arkansas) to nick.sartain@fda.hhs.gov, or mail to the Food and Drug Administration, OO/OFBA/OAGS/DAP, Attn: Nick Sartain, 3900 NCTR Road, Building 50, Room 422, Jefferson, AR 72079-9502. Reference FDA1180330. Notice of Intent Responses to this sources sought announcement will assist the Government in determining whether or not any future requirement similar to this one should be set aside for small business, made available to full and open competition or procure through sole-source acquisition procedures. 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 FedBizOpps. 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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- Place of Performance
- Address: 645 S Newstead Ave, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
- Zip Code: 63110
- Zip Code: 63110
- Record
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