SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Carbon-11 Methyl Iodide Synthesis System
- Notice Date
- 8/9/2017
- 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, Station Support/Simplified Acquisitions, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 3165, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-2017-681
- Archive Date
- 9/7/2017
- Point of Contact
- Andrea McGee, Phone: 301480-2449, Andrea McGee, Phone: 3014358781
- E-Mail Address
-
amcgee@nida.nih.gov, amcgee@mail.nih.gov
(amcgee@nida.nih.gov, amcgee@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 1.Solicitation Number: HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SBSS-2017-681 2.Title: Carbon-11 Methyl Iodide Synthesis System 3.NAICS Code: 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing 4.Description: Laboratory Equipment (Brand Name or Equal) This is a Small Business Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. 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. Background Information and Objective: NIMH currently has an existing system (MeI MicroLab) manufactured by GE that has been in use for fifteen years and has been discontinued over five years ago, so support and replacement parts are no longer available. The MeI synthesis system is critical to our primary mission of developing and investigating novel PET radioligands, from the early research stage to developing processes for producing these radioligands for clinical studies in human subjects. The existing system is used nearly every day, often multiple times per day, for a wide variety of project applications, so a failure of this system would have an extremely detrimental effect on our research. Purpose and Objectives: The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Molecular Imaging Branch (MIB) requires one Carbon-11 Methyl Iodide (MeI) Synthesis System for the purpose of producing [11C]MeI for radiolabeling of PET radiopharmaceuticals and supporting research and development work. 4.Salient characteristics a. The synthesis system shall have the capability to trap either C-11 carbon dioxide or C-11 methane b.The system shall have the integrated capability to convert either starting material to either C-11 methyl iodide or C-11 methyl triflate c.The system shall reliably convert C-11 carbon dioxide to C-11 methyl iodide in greater than 50% decay-corrected yield d.The system shall be fully sealed against room air e.The system shall have a physical size footprint equal to or smaller than 12" W x 15" D f.Delivery and Installation shall be performed by the offeror. Upon delivery the vendor shall install the equipment and perform an equipment function test in the presence of a NIMH radiochemist to ensure the equipment is fully functional. g.The offeror shall provide equipment training for two days, including software operation, to NIMH radiochemists. h.Systems shall be covered under a 1-year warranty to include service and replacement parts. Anticipated period of performance: 30 days ARO Capability statement /information sought. Contractors that believe they possess the ability to provide the requirement should submit documentation of their ability to meet each of the project requirements to the Contract Specialist. The response should directly and specifically state in the, capabilities statement, which project requirements you can supply. Contractors must also provide their Company Name, DUNS Number, Physical Address, Point of Contact, and Size and Type of Business (e.g., 8(a), HubZone, etc.) pursuant to the applicable NAICS code and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements. One (1) copy of the response is required and must be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format using 11-point or 12-point font, 8-1/2" x 11" paper size, with 1" top, bottom, left and right margins, and with single or double spacing. The information submitted must be must be in and outline format that addresses each of the elements of the project requirement and in the capability statement /information sought paragraphs stated herein. A cover page and an executive summary may be included but is not required. The response is limited to ten (10) page limit. The 10-page limit does not include the cover page, executive summary, or references, if requested. The response must include the respondents' technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. All responses (capability statements) sent in response to this Small Business Sources Sought Notice must be submitted electronically (via e-mail) to the Contract Specialist. Facsimile responses are NOT accepted. The response must be submitted to Andrea McGee, Contract Specialist at e-mail address amcgee@mail.nih.gov The response must be received on or before August 23, 2017 at 12:00PM, eastern time. "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 presolicitation 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)."
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
- Zip Code: 20892
- Zip Code: 20892
- Record
- SN04621376-W 20170811/170809233310-f26b0e78556ab3142284fa4ea440a5a1 (fbodaily.com)
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