SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- ANALYZERS WITH A SINGLE CONTROL STATION
- Notice Date
- 7/8/2021 1:49:19 PM
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334516
— Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NICHD BETHESDA MD 20817 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20817
- Solicitation Number
- NICHD-21-169
- Response Due
- 7/18/2021 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 07/19/2021
- Point of Contact
- Verne L. Griffin, Mr. Kyle Wisor, Phone: 3014350950
- E-Mail Address
-
verne.griffin@nih.gov, kyle.wisor@nih.gov
(verne.griffin@nih.gov, kyle.wisor@nih.gov)
- Description
- PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS INTRODUCTION THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) SYNOPSIS TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION. The National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD), in support of the work of the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and kidney Disease �(NIDDK), intends to award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition to MEI Research, Ltd, 6016 Schaefer Rd, Edina, MN 55436 to acquire Upgrade to absolute analyzers with a single control station. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 811219 with a Size Standard 1000. REGULATORY AUTHORITY The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Circular (FAC) 2021-05 effective 03-10-202.� This acquisition is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures at an amount not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold ($250,000) and FAR Subpart 12- Acquisition of Commercial Items.� STATUTORY AUTHORITY This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13�Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1 (b) (1), Soliciting from a single source and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.� Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13�Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6�Competition Requirements. Place of Performance National Institutes of Health 9000 Rockville Pike Phoenix, AZ DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT The installation, set up, and onsite support and training for the new equipment and control center is highly specialized, and requires expert knowledge about metabolic chambers.� Along with the new analyzers, the plumbing, valves, and cables to convert to a single control station would also be installed to integrate these analyzers with other existing chamber equipment.� Additionally, sensors and wiring will be updated, and unused and exposed wiring, cables, and plumbing will be removed. This equipment is highly integrated, and these upgrades will increase the functionality and reliability of the chambers.� Description Upgrade to absolute analyzers with a single control station��������������������������������� ����������� Three Siemens Oxymat/Ultramat 6 absolute gas analyzers Two digital differential pressure sensors Plumbing, valves and cables to convert to a single control station Supply data panel and valve panel for the rack. Onsite Install of Analyzers 2.5 day trip to Phoenix to install gas analyzers and convert to single control station CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-� NAME) DETERMINATION The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted as prescribed in FAR Part 10�Market Research as determined that MEI Research LTD is the sole provider capable of installing absolute analyzers.� CLOSING STATEMENT This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provided feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.� Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties� bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement, unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.� A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. �All responses to this notice shall be submitted electronically by 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, on July 18, 2021.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/0f68fd8eda1f4cbcb87b89e567084865/view)
- Record
- SN06055611-F 20210710/210708230131 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's SAM Daily Index Page |