SOURCES SOUGHT
71 -- Automated, Computer-interfaced Automated Storage / Retrieval System for NCATS
- Notice Date
- 4/15/2021 1:26:29 PM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 337215
— Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIDA Bethesda MD 20892 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20892
- Solicitation Number
- 75N95021Q00151
- Response Due
- 4/29/2021 5:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 05/14/2021
- Point of Contact
- Nicholas Niefeld, Phone: 3018272094, Rieka Plugge, Phone: 3018277515
- E-Mail Address
-
nick.niefeld@nih.gov, rieka.plugge@nih.gov
(nick.niefeld@nih.gov, rieka.plugge@nih.gov)
- Description
- Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Solicitation Number: 75N95021Q00151 Title:� Automated, Computer-interfaced Automated Storage / Retrieval System for NCATS Classification Code:� 7125 NAICS Code:� 337215 - Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing Dollars or Number of Employees: 500 employees Description:� Installation of a Kardex Shuttle XP Vertical Lift, Aurora High Density Mobile Shelving, and a software suite to control both plus interface with an existing Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) Background:� High density, vertical storage for 4 mL glass vials (Kardex system) as well as mobile shelving (Aurora) tracked within one software package and computer database that can interface with our existing Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). The Kardex will enable the storage of hundreds of thousands of glass vials with a computer interface. The mobile shelving will allow for lab consumables to be stored and tracked through a similar computer interface. Both of these will improve the performance of the Compound Management group by ensuring we can quickly locate compounds and do not run out of supplies. Purpose and Objectives: NCATS Compound Management has an extensive collection of hundreds of thousands of glass vials, each containing unique chemical compounds with druglike properties that are important in our numerous screening campaigns. These screening campaigns utilize the contents of these glass vials plus common laboratory consumables such as plastic tubes, microplates, labels, seals, reagents, and numerous other items. Each screening campaign is highly variable in the number of compounds and consumables that will be required, as well as the daily workload of smaller compound orders for our researchers and external collaborators. To better serve our customers, we are moving into a new, larger lab which will allow us to potentially bring a large collection of vials on site from the current offsite location in Frederick, MD. This expansion will allow us to be nimble but will mean we must improve our workflow for storage of vials and consumables: We cannot use Excel spreadsheets for tracking consumables and labeled cardboard boxes for storing a glass vial library when we anticipate our demand and throughput to dramatically increase after moving to the new lab and with the emergence of new coronavirus subtypes mandating continued screening efforts above and beyond our normal workload. As such, we are interested in a complete package encompassing an automated, computer-interfaced Automated Storage / Retrieval System (AS/RS) custom designed to hold hundreds of thousands of glass vials; high density mobile shelving (HDMS) to hold bulk quantities of laboratory consumables; as well as a software package to manage and control the AS/RS unit and manage the consumables inventory of the HDMS. This will ensure we can easily and effectively plan screening campaigns and ensure we have the right compounds and the proper number of consumables on-site with little effort from the laboratory technician and manager. Project requirements: Shuttle XP Vertical Lift manufactured by Kardex and sold/installed by F.A O'Toole (authorized dealer) with standard installation, temporary disassembly to support delivery, Power Pick Global software and PC, and additional training and remote support for the laser pointer programming. Also, a high density mobile shelving unit (custom) manufactured by Aurora and sold/installed by F.A O'Toole with six mobile shelves and installation. Salient characteristics Overall unit size of 133""W x 91""D x 10'H; 40 Trays measuring 120""W x 24""D with 540 lb. capacity per tray; laser pointer for vial identification. Physical and software configuration and setup, with additional training and remote support for programming the laser point to identify glass vial storage locations. Quantity: (1) Kardex Shuttle XP Vertical Lift, (1) PC with software, (1) Aurora High Density Mobile Anticipated period of performance: TBD, Anticipated to be one Time delivery approximately 14-16 weeks ARO Place of Performance: The place of performance shall be: 9800 Medical Center Dr Bldg B Rockville, MD 20850 Other important considerations: Independently and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish all the necessary services, qualified personnel, material, equipment, and facilities, not otherwise provided by the Government as needed to perform the work mentioned above. Capability statement /information sought. Respondents must provide clear and convincing documentation of their capability of providing the services specified in this notice. Also, information must be provided in sufficient details of the respondents� (a) staff expertise, including their availability, experience, formal and other training; (b) current in-house capability to perform the work; (c) prior completed projects of similar nature; (d) corporate experience and other management capability; and (e) examples of prior completed Government contracts, references, and other related information. The respondent must also provide their� 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 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 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 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 Nick Niefeld, Contract Specialist at e-mail address nick.niefeld@nih.gov. The response must be received on or before April 29, 2021, at 11 am 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: Rockville, MD 20850, USA
- Zip Code: 20850
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20850
- Record
- SN05974244-F 20210417/210415230115 (samdaily.us)
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