SOURCES SOUGHT
66 -- Procurement of TipCharger - Sources Sought 4615951
- Notice Date
- 8/22/2017
- 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, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 4211, MSC 9559, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-9559, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20892-9559
- Solicitation Number
- HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SS-17-748
- Archive Date
- 9/12/2017
- Point of Contact
- Danielle R. Brown, Phone: 301 480 2385, ,
- E-Mail Address
-
danielle.brown2@nih.gov, danielle.brown2@nih.gov
(danielle.brown2@nih.gov, danielle.brown2@nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sources Sought 4615951 - Procurement of a TipCharger Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE 1.Solicitation Number: HHS-NIH-NIDA-SSSA-SS-17-748 2.Title: Procurement of TipCharger 3.NAICS Code: 334516 - 25998 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing 4.Size Standard: 1,000 Employees 5.Description: This is a Sources Sought notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding the availability and capability of all qualified sources to perform a potential requirement. 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: The National Institutes of Health National Center for the Advancement of Translational Science performs numerous High Throughput Assays annually. A key step of any high throughput assay is the addition of compounds into a microwell plate by utilizing a pintool. Multiple groups at NCATS uses a pintool to transfer compounds into assay plates to perform the screens as directed by scientific leadership. They continue to use a pintool after comparing the results of transferring compounds between this technique and acoustic transfers. Although acoustic transfers are non-contact and eliminate the risk of carryover, the pintool is still in heavy use at NCATS due to generally good data quality and the format of most of our compound libraries to utilize pinning for compound transfer. The purchase of the TipCharger 1536 is to improve upon existing cleaning methods for a pintool to eliminate the risk of carryover from previous pin cycles. This will increase data quality, allowing multiple screening groups to achieve their goals of running multiple assays a year while minimizing the number of samples to be rescreened. The TipCharger is a critical piece of equipment that will ensure that both 1536 pintools and potentially disposable tip boxes are as clean and sterile as possible before being used to add compounds or reagents to assays plates seeded with cells. Given the sensitive nature of these cells and the long incubation periods required for many of these cell assays it is of critical importance to eliminate any potential source of contamination and the TipCharger will help NCATS in that endeavor immensely. Purpose and Objectives: The purpose of this acquisition is to obtain an additional TipCharger, which utilizes cold plasma technology to quantitatively clean pins better than the traditional solvent based wash methods. Delivery Schedule: Within 30 Days After Receipt of Order (ARO). Project Requirements: One (1) TipCharger with the following characteristics: •The product must produce atmospheric pressure plasma by use of dielectric barrier discharge. •The plasma generator must have an SBS footprint as defined by ANSI/SLAS 1-2004. •The power supply and system controller must be compatible with the plasma generator. •The overall integrated system must be CE Marked. •The product must be capable of cleaning 1536 format pin tools in less than one minute when integrated into standard lab automation system Capability statement /information sought. Please provide a capability statement, this includes: •Provide evidence the respondent has performed services. •Provide evidence of similar previous contracts of research of the same magnitude. •Information regarding (a) staff expertise, including their availability, experience, and formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability and capacity to perform the work; (c) prior completed project of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information. Please provide your DUNS number, organization name, 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. 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. The response is limited to one to two (1-2) page limit. The 1-2 page(s) do not include the cover page, executive summary, or references, if requested. All responses to this notice must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer. Facsimile responses are NOT accepted. The response must be submitted to Danielle R. Brown, Contract Specialist, at Danielle.brown2@nih.gov. The response must be received on or before Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 12:00PM, Eastern Standard 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 pre-solicitation 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: 9800 Medical Drive Building B, Rockville, Maryland, 20850, United States
- Zip Code: 20850
- Zip Code: 20850
- Record
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