SOLICITATION NOTICE
68 -- CRISPRa and CRISPRi Chemical Libraries
- Notice Date
- 8/21/2017
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 325998
— All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation 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-17-699
- Archive Date
- 9/9/2017
- Point of Contact
- Lauren M. Phelps, Phone: 3014802453
- E-Mail Address
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lauren.phelps@nih.gov
(lauren.phelps@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- CRISPRa and CRISPRi Chemical Libraries Competitive Combined Synopsis/Solicitation HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-CSS-17-699 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-17-699 and the solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). 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 NOT 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 325998 with a Size Standard of 500 Employees. SET-ASIDE STATUS This acquisition is unrestricted. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Background The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) RNAi Facilitiy works to provide NIH intramural researchers with access to the equipment and expertise necessary to conduct genome-wide RNAi screens in mammalian cells. To assist with RNAi Screens, CRISPRa and CRISPRi chemical libraries are required. Purpose The purpose of this acquisition is to procure CRISPRa and CRISPRi chemical libraries for the NCATS Trans-NIH RNAi Facility. Requirements The Government requires delivery of the following pooled CRISPRa and CRISPRi chemical libraries: •2 mg of 100K CRISPRi Kampmann pooled sgRNA library •2mg of 70K CRISPRa Zhang sgRNA pooled library •2mg of 12.5K sub-pool from Kampmann CRISPRi •10^9TU of packaged 100K CRISPRi Kampmann pooled sgRNA library •10^9TU of packaged 70K CRISPRa Zhang sgRNA pooled library •10^9TU of packaged 12.5K sub-pool from Kampmann CRISPRi Contract Type A Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order is contemplated. Invoicing shall be on a NET30 basis and payment shall be made via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Delivery Requirements Delivery must be completed within six (6) weeks after contractor receipt of order. Delivery shall be made to NIH/NCATS, 9800 Medical Center Drive, Bldg. B, Room 2002, Rockville, MD 20850. 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 52.2121, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (January 2017), applies to this acquisition. 3. FAR clause 52.2122, 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. This requirement shall be evaluated on the basis of lowest price technically acceptable. The Contractor must provide all of the required compounds in the required quantities, as well as the required electronic information, and must guarantee its timely delivery, all in accordance with this solicitation's requirements. (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 52.2123, 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 52.2124, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (January 2017) is applicable to this acquisition. 6. FAR clause 52.2125 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (January 2017) applies to this acquisition as detailed below: a. FAR 52.2036, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government b. FAR 52.20410, Reporting Executive Compensation and First Tier Subcontract Awards c. FAR 52.2096, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment d. FAR 52.2196, Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside e. FAR 52.21913, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders f. FAR 52.21928, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation g. FAR 52.2223, Convict Labor h. FAR 52.22219, Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies i. FAR 52.22221, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities j. FAR 52.22226, Equal Opportunity k. FAR 52.22236, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities l. FAR 52.22250, Combating Trafficking in Persons m. FAR 52.22318, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving n. FAR 52.22513, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases o. FAR 52.23233, 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 August 23, 2017 at 11:00 AM. 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 submit a price quotation as well as a cover letter addressing the requirements detailed in this solicitation. The price quotation must include shipping costs. Please submit proposals which may be printed double-sided for energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. 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. This requirement shall be evaluated on the basis of lowest price technically acceptable. The Contractor must provide all of the required chemicals in the required quantities and must guarantee its timely delivery, all in accordance with this solicitation's requirements. 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-17-699 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.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Rockville, Maryland, 20850, United States
- Zip Code: 20850
- Zip Code: 20850
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