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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF MARCH 11, 2021 SAM #7042
SOURCES SOUGHT

66 -- Oxygen Micro Respirator - Sources Sought

Notice Date

3/9/2021 12:43:12 PM
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

334516 — Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

USDA ARS MWA AAO ACQ/PER PROP PEORIA IL 61604 USA
 

ZIP Code

61604
 

Solicitation Number

12505B21Q0039SS
 

Response Due

3/15/2021 3:00:00 PM
 

Archive Date

03/30/2021
 

Point of Contact

Aaron Dimeo
 

E-Mail Address

aaron.dimeo@usda.gov
(aaron.dimeo@usda.gov)
 

Description

A market survey is being conducted to determine if there are adequate Small Business, SBA certified HUBZone, SBA-certified 8(a), Women-Owned, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) contractors available for a proposed project who meet the specific criteria outlined below. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation Announcement or Request for Quote. It does not constitute any commitment by the Government. No award will result from this notice. The purpose is to conduct market research to gain knowledge of potentially qualified sources and to determine the capability of Small Business and/or Large Business companies to provide the supplies/services described below. Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government to make an appropriate acquisition decision. Department of Agriculture (ARS) requests responses from ALL socioeconomic categories in order to gain a more complete understanding of the market for these products and service. The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) will not award a contract on the basis of responses or pay for the preparation of any information submitted. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this notice. After completing an analysis of the responses, the Government will determine whether to limit competition to 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, Women-Owned, or other small business firms, or to proceed with issuing an unrestricted solicitation, inviting full and open competition. The NAICS code for the expected acquisition is 334516, with a Size Standard of 1,000 employees and the PSC Code is 6630. Any subsequent procurement will be conducted as a commercial item purchased in accordance with FAR Part 12 and as a Simplified Acquisition Procedure in accordance with FAR Part 13. The Department of Agriculture (ARS) has the need for the following products: 001) Oxygen Micro Respirator Scope of Work: The UDSA-ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit in Madison, WI will be requesting quotes for purchase of a new Oxygen Micro Respirator. Specifications for the purchase are itemized below. Background: The USDA-ARS uses this micro respirator to collect invaluable data on pollen provision oxygen production/consumption. Solitary bees collect pollen from neighboring plants and form them into a pollen provision; this provision will be the substrate the mother bee uses to lay her egg. Each provision is inoculated with microbes, placed in a reed (a cylindrical nesting tube), and separated with a mud wall to seal the chamber. Each read can have up to 8 sealed chambers within it. The data collected from this micro respiration system will allow us to measure the oxygen fluctuations in a pollen provision of solitary bees, which will give us a better understanding of the functionality of the microbial community within the provisions. Technical Requirements:� The oxygen produced by microbial communities is very small even relative to small organisms (like insects); in order to accurately measure the oxygen fluctuations of such a small microbial community, we need a small container with a small amount of air exchange and headspace in order to detect the increases or decreases in oxygen production. Required 4 mL MR chambers specially designed to fit a single pollen provision inside the vial with a sufficient amount of headspace. The pollen provision will then be sealed inside the chamber with agar and the sensor will be inserted inside the sealed vial to measure the oxygen fluctuations inside. Software required to collect all the fluctuations within the MR chamber. From that, we can use any statistical software to generate oxygen consumption curves. Must be able to collect oxygen data from 4 chambers at the same time. The 4-channel amplifier will allow us to maximize our output and measure different treatments at the same time. The amplifier also must include a specific channel for a temperature sensor. The temperature sensor is very important for the software to accommodate how temperature changes affect oxygen concentrations.� Key Deliverables: Four Oxygen Microsensors Optical sensor Must be able to measure oxygen in gaseous state Must have an outside tip diameter of 430�m Measurement range: 0-100% O2(0-45 mg/L), optimal 0-50% O2(0-23 mg/L) Detection limit: 0.02% ( 0.01 mg/L) Easy handling to prevent damaging sensor (needs aluminum sensor guides with adjustable plastic tips and retractable design to avoid damage) Low detection limits Fast response (<3sec response time) Insignificant consumption of analyte A 4 Channel Amplifier Must be compatible with the oxygen sensor, temperature sensor, and software Must have 4 channels with an additional slot(s) for temperature probe Adjustable sampling intervals from 1 sec. to 60 sec Accurate temperature compensation A Temperature sensor Must be compatible with amplifier Precise temperature measurements to the 0.1�C decimal place SensorTrace Logger Must provide software data outputs as excel or CSV files Windows compatible Compatible with amplifier Four 4mL Respiration chamber Chamber diameter of 15mm Chamber height of 45mm without lid (55mm with lid) Easily sterilizable (Autoclavable) Needs port of entry to fit oxygen sensor Effective seal to keep out ambient air or water A 400mL Respiration Chamber Chamber diameter of 60mm Chamber height of 210mm without lid (245mm with lid) Easily sterilizable (Autoclavable) Needs port of entry to fit oxygen sensor Effective seal to keep out ambient air or water A Oxygen sensor zero-oxygen calibration kit Brand name or equal: Unisense Oxygen Micro Respirator No requirement for technical support or training Delivery:� Delivery to Vegetable Crops Research Unit at 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706 by or before April 30, 2021. The vendor shall provide all items F.O.B: destination. Location of the Government site is aboard USDA-ARS Madison, WI and will be identified in the contract. The Government anticipates award of a Firm Fixed Price contract. Capability Statement: Companies who have the experience, as well as an interest in doing business with ARS, should submit a Capabilities Statement which, for this notice, is not expected to be a proposal, but rather short statements regarding the company�s ability to demonstrate their expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified in this notice. Companies should also indicate whether they are a Small Business, SBA-certified HUBZone, SBA-certified 8(a), SDVOSB, or Women-Owned Small Business. To be eligible, all vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with a current and active registration. A DUNS (Dun and Bradstreet) number is required in order to register in SAM. A vendor can contact SAM by calling 1-866-606-8220 or e-mail at www.sam.gov. NO EXCEPTIONS.�Vendor must include their DUNS# on their capability statements. To be eligible, all vendors must also be registered in SAM under the specific NAICS code listed as part of this sources sought. If a prospective vendor is not registered under the specified NAICS code and would qualify to be registered under it then they must update their SAM registration prior to providing a capabilities statement. Finally, to be eligible, all vendors must be NDAA 889 Certified. If they do not currently have a NDAA 889 Certification, then they must complete the attached NDAA 889 Certification form and submit it to aaron.dimeo@usda.gov so that they can be added to the list of NDAA 889 Certified vendors. Submitting a Capability Statements: Responses should be submitted via email by Friday, March 19, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. CST. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Questions should be directed to Aaron Dimeo at aaron.dimeo@usda.gov by no later than Monday, March 15, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. (CST). Disclaimer: 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.�Respondents are also advised that under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of information or provide feedback about any of the information received.�After review of the responses received, the Government may issue a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation. No proprietary, sensitive, confidential or classified information shall be included with your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/0288696a375945838c02071a4f7cbaf1/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Madison, WI 53706, USA

Zip Code: 53706

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05937861-F 20210311/210309230112 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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