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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JUNE 11, 2017 FBO #5679
SOLICITATION NOTICE

66 -- Laser Scanning Microscope for the National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke

Notice Date

6/9/2017
 

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, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 3165, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
 

ZIP Code

20892
 

Solicitation Number

HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-CSS-17-312
 

Archive Date

7/12/2017
 

Point of Contact

Lauren M. Phelps, Phone: 3014802453
 

E-Mail Address

lauren.phelps@nih.gov
(lauren.phelps@nih.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Laser Scanning Microscope for the National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke Competitive Combined Synopsis/Solicitation HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-CSS-17-312 INTRODUCTION 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-CSS-17-312 and the solicitation is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). ACQUISITION AUTHORITY 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 expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95, dated January 19, 2017. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The procurement is classified under NAICS code 334516 with a Size Standard of 1,000 Employees. SET-ASIDE STATUS This acquisition is unrestricted. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Background The Cell Biology Section at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) conducts research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of neurological disorders. The Section seeks fundamental knowledge about the brain and nervous system on a molecular level and to use that knowledge to reduce the burden of neurological disease. A major part of the research activities within the Cell Biology Section critically depends on confocal imaging microscopy, especially emerging super-resolution techniques. Purpose The purpose of this acquisition is to procure one (1) laser scanning microscope for the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Cell Biology Section. Requirements The NINDS Cell Biology Section requires one (1) Laser Scanning Microscope. The successful offeror shall provide an instrument that meets the specifications identified in this purchase description. Salient Characteristics The NINDS Cell Biology Section requires one (1) laser scanning microscope on a fully motorized inverted platform with florescent and transmitted light that meets the following specifications: •System must have a super resolution microscopy 32 optical detection elements arrangement in a micro lens assisted by a light efficient honey comb structure that uses Peltier cooled GaAsP technology. •System must include a transmitted light detector. •System must have a 34 channel GaAsP detection system for conventional confocal microscopy. •System must be equipped with beam shaping optics that provides at least four (4) times the speed of standard microscope detection with a minimum of 7 frames per second. •System must operate with varying wavelengths of light from 405 nanometers (nM) to 1300 nanometers (nM) optionally with non-linear optics. •System must have 458nM, 488 nM, 514 nM 405 nM, 561 nM and 633 nM laser lines. •System must have an automatic component recognition for objective lenses and fluorescent filter sets. •System must have an XY scanning stage and Piezo Z with a minimum of 500 microns (uM) with Z working distance. •System must have super resolution microscopy highly corrective 63x-1.4 oil and 40x-1.2 water (w) objective lenses. •System must have automated focus stabilization and a floating air table with a bread board top with minimum dimensions of 48 wide x 36 deep. •System's software must have the ability to manage the microscope as well as acquire, analyze process and interpret image data. •System must have streaming and analysis computer for simultaneous image storage and processing to acquire new data and results. •System must be compatible with existing Pecon Incubation Modules (Incubator XL multi S1, Slide-in, Temp module S1, Heating Unit XLS2, CO2 Module S1, CO2 Cover PM S1, Heating Insert P S1). •System must be upgradable to allow for multiphoton microscopy, fluorescent correlation spectroscopy and fluorescent lifetime imaging microscopy. Equipment Training Requirements On-site customer training in the use of the equipment is required following installation. Training shall be for up to six (6) individuals and shall have a duration of at least six (6) hours. Training must be at the customer site within two (2) weeks of equipment installation. Training shall take place between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm, Bethesda, MD local prevailing time, Monday through Friday. Warranty Requirements The Contractor shall provide a one (1) year warranty on all equipment, parts and repairs. All products shall be warranted to be free from material defects in workmanship or material under normal use and service for warranty period. Light bulbs, power cables, cover slips, electronic media and other consumable items used by or with the products as well as products subject to unusual physical or electrical stress or improper maintenance may be excluded from warranty. Contract Type A Firm Fixed Price Contract is contemplated. Invoicing shall be on a NET30 basis and payment shall be made via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Payment shall be made with two milestones: 1) Delivery and Installation and 2) Training. Delivery Requirements The contractor shall deliver and install the required equipment within twelve (12) weeks after receipt of order. Delivery must be FOB Destination and must include inside installation. The equipment shall be delivered and installed between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm, Bethesda, MD local prevailing time, Monday through Friday. On-site training must take place at the customer site within two (2) weeks of equipment installation. Training shall take place between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm, Bethesda, MD local prevailing time, Monday through Friday. The contractor shall provide an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) certified service technician to perform setup, installation, and training. Delivery Location: Delivery, installation, and training shall take place at the NIH Main Campus, Building 35, Room 2A410, 35 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. APPLICABLE CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS The following FAR clauses and provisions shall apply to this solicitation: 1.All Offerors MUST be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. 2.The provision at FAR clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (January 2017), applies to this acquisition. 3.FAR clause 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (October 2014) applies to this acquisition as follows: (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: equipment capability; warranty; delivery, installation, and training; past performance; and price. Technical and past performance factors, when combined, are significantly more important than price. (b) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. 4.A completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (January 2017), is required with any offer submitted. This requirement may be met by completion of the provision in the System for Award Management. 5.FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (January 2017) is applicable to this acquisition. 6.FAR clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (January 2017) applies to this acquisition as detailed below: a.FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government b.FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First Tier Subcontract Awards c.FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment d.FAR 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns e.FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns f.FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Re-representation g.FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor h.FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies i.FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities j.FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity k.FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans l.FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities m.FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans n.FAR 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act o.FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons p.FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving q.FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases r.FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management 7.The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) are not applicable to this requirement. 8.There are no additional contract requirements or terms and conditions applicable to this acquisition. Question and Answer Period Interested contractors may submit questions relating to this requirement. Questions shall be submitted to the contract specialist, Lauren Phelps, via email at lauren.phelps@nih.gov by or before June 14, 2017 at 2:00 PM EST. Late questions shall not be accepted. Questions will be anonymized and answered and the answers will be provided as soon as possible after the question deadline via solicitation amendment. Should no questions be received, no amendment shall be posted. RESPONSE FORMAT Responses to this solicitation must include sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities of providing the product or service. The offeror must electronically submit 1) a technical proposal, inclusive of past performance information and 2) a separate price quotation. The technical response shall be prepared in reference to the evaluation criteria identified in this solicitation and may be up to five (5) single-sided pages, not inclusive of equipment specifications brochures. Please submit proposals which may be printed double-sided for energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. The price quotation shall be submitted such that Delivery and Installation have a single milestone total value, Training has a single milestone total value, and that a summary value inclusive of both milestone values is also included. Contractors must provide their Company Name, Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), Business Size, Physical Address, and Point of Contact Information in their responses. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov." EVALUATION CRITERIA The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The factors detailed below shall be used to evaluate offers. Technical and past performance, when combined are significantly more important than price. Factor 1: Equipment Capability The contractor shall detail in its technical proposal how it shall meet each of the project requirements. This shall include detailed specifications of the offered equipment and its capabilities. Technical approach shall be evaluated for the ways in which the proposed equipment meets or exceeds the equipment and software requirements and for compatibility with existing software and hardware. Exceeding requirements shall be considered favorably. Factor 2: Warranty The contractor shall detail in its technical proposal the terms and conditions for its proposed 1-year warranty, inclusive of parts and repairs. The proposed approach shall be evaluated for the ways in which it meets or exceeds the equipment warranty specifications. Factor 3: Delivery, Installation, and Training The contractor shall detail in its technical proposal how it shall meet the delivery, installation and training requirements. The Government shall evaluate for ability to meet or exceed these requirements. Proposals must include delivery lead-time and detailed explanation of set-up and installation. Contractor shall include training details as to what training will be provided and how it shall be delivered within the required timeframe. Factor 4: Past Performance The Contractor shall provide a list of two (2) contracts or purchase orders completed during the past five (5) years, similar in size and scope to the equipment requirements outlined in this Purchase Description. Experience must be specific to the purchase description and shall include the following information for each contract or purchase order listed: a.Name of Contracting Organization b.Date and Description of Requirement c. Point of Contact Name, Email Address, and Phone Number Past Performance shall be evaluated for relevance to the current requirement. EVALUATION METHOD Technical proposals will be evaluated using a summary adjectival rating in accordance with the scale below. Technical merit and price trade-off evaluation shall be performed after technical evaluation is completed. Excellent The proposal has exceptional merit and reflects an excellent approach which will clearly result in the superior attainment of all requirements and objectives. This clearly achievable approach includes several advantageous characteristics of substance, and very few disadvantages, which can be expected to result in outstanding performance. The risk of unsuccessful performance is very low as the proposal provides solutions which are unquestionably feasible and practical. These solutions are further considered very low risk in that they are exceptionally clear and precise, fully supported, and demonstrate a clear understanding of the requirements. Risk Level: Very Low Good The proposal demonstrates a sound approach which is expected to meet all requirements and objectives. This sound approach includes advantageous characteristics of substance, and few relatively minor disadvantages, which collectively can be expected to result in satisfactory performance. The risk of unsuccessful performance is low as the proposal contains solutions which are considered feasible and practical. These solutions are further considered to reflect low risk in that they are clear and precise, supported, and demonstrate an understanding of the requirements. Risk Level: Low Acceptable The proposal demonstrates an approach which is capable of meeting all requirements and objectives. The approach includes both advantageous and disadvantageous characteristics of substance, where the advantages are not outweighed by the disadvantages. Collectively, the advantages and disadvantages are likely to result in acceptable performance. The risk of unsuccessful performance is moderate, as the proposal solutions are generally feasible and practical. These solutions may also be considered to reflect moderate risk in that they may be somewhat clear and precise, partially supported, and/or demonstrate a general understanding of the requirements. Risk Level: Neutral Marginal The proposal demonstrates an approach which may not be capable of meeting all requirements and objectives. The approach has disadvantages of substance and advantages, which if they exist, are outweighed by the disadvantages. Collectively, the advantages and disadvantages present a low or questionable likelihood of resulting in satisfactory performance. The risk of unsuccessful performance is high as the proposal contains solutions which may not be feasible and practical. These solutions may also be considered to reflect high risk in that they lack clarity and precision, are generally unsupported, and/or do not demonstrate a complete understanding of the requirements. Risk Level: High Unacceptable The proposal demonstrates an approach which, based on a very high risk, will very likely not be capable of meeting all requirements and objectives. This approach has several disadvantages of substance, and advantages which, if they exist, are outweighed by disadvantages. Collectively, the advantages and disadvantages are unlikely to result in satisfactory performance. The risk of unsuccessful performance is very high as the proposal contains solutions which are not feasible and practical. The solutions may also be considered to reflect very high risk in that they lack any clarity or precision. Risk Level: Very High CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE A Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) shall be assigned to the awarded contract. The COR is responsible for: (1) monitoring the Contractor's technical progress, including the surveillance and assessment of performance and recommending to the Contracting Officer changes in requirements; (2) interpreting the statement of work and any other technical performance requirements; (3) performing technical evaluation as required; (4) performing technical inspections and acceptances required by this contract; and (5) assisting in the resolution of technical problems encountered during performance. The Contracting Officer is the only person with authority to act as agent of the Government under this contract. Only the Contracting Officer has authority to: (1) direct or negotiate any changes in the statement of work; (2) modify or extend the period of performance; (3) change the delivery schedule; (4) authorize reimbursement to the Contractor for any costs incurred during the performance of this contract; (5) otherwise change any terms and conditions of this contract; or (6) sign written licensing agreements. Any signed agreement shall be incorporated by reference in Section K of the contract. The Government may unilaterally change the COR designation for this contract. POST AWARD EVALUATION OF CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE Contractor Performance Evaluations Final evaluation of Contractor performance will be prepared on this contract in accordance with FAR Subpart 42.15. The Final performance evaluation will be prepared at the time of completion of work. Final evaluation will be provided to the Contractor as soon as practicable after completion of the evaluation. The Contractor will be permitted thirty days to review the document and to submit additional information or a rebutting statement. If agreement cannot be reached between the parties, the matter will be referred to an individual one level above the Contracting Officer, whose decision will be final. Copies of the evaluation, Contractor responses, and review comments, if any, will be retained as part of the contract file, and may be used to support future award decisions. Electronic Access to Contractor Performance Evaluations Contractors may access evaluations through a secure Web site for review and comment at the following address: http://www.cpars.gov CLOSING INFORMATION All responses must be received by the closing date and time of this announcement and must reference solicitation number HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-CSS-17-312 in the submission email subject line. Responses shall be submitted electronically via email to Lauren Phelps, Contract Specialist, at lauren.phelps@nih.gov. Please contract Ms. Lauren Phelps, Contract Specialist, at lauren.phelps@nih.gov or 301-480-2453 for information regarding the solicitation.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
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Place of Performance

Address: Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

Zip Code: 20892
 

Record

SN04539178-W 20170611/170609234131-0920236290fc2e9f41eeadc52501be6e (fbodaily.com)
 

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