SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- Microbiological Culture Media/Reagents for the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany
- Notice Date
- 8/8/2023 4:03:39 AM
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- W40M RHCO EUROPE APO AE 09180-0402 USA
- ZIP Code
- 09180-0402
- Solicitation Number
- W9114F23Q0058
- Response Due
- 8/31/2023 7:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 09/15/2023
- Point of Contact
- Henning Mayer-Goldstein, Phone: +49-6371-9464-6789, Matthew R. Elden, Phone: +49-6371-9464-5252
- E-Mail Address
-
henningfalk.mayer-goldstein.ln@health.mil, matthew.r.elden.civ@health.mil
(henningfalk.mayer-goldstein.ln@health.mil, matthew.r.elden.civ@health.mil)
- Description
- **************************************************************** * See Addendum to 52.212-1 for Instructions to Offerors. * * Brand Name or Equal to the Becton Dickinson supplies listed in * * Technical Exhibit A - Level of Effort (LOE) * **************************************************************** * Funds are not presently available for this acquisition. * **************************************************************** Deliveries of Microbiological Reagents/Culture Media for all items specified in Technical Exhibit A - Level of Effort. This document specifies the estimated annual quantities, which describes the Level Of Effort (LOE) of this requirement. However, the estimated� quantities specified in there, do not commit the U.S. Government to order these quantities. Delivery Period: 1 October 2023 - 30 September 2024 Commercial Traceable Door-To-Door Shipments to: Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) DPALS Infection Disease Building 3711 Kirchberg Kaserne 66849 Landstuhl, Germany QUOTE SUBMISSION 1. INSTRUCTION a. ELECTRONIC QUOTE. Quoters may submit electronic quote in response to this Request for Quote. The quote must be received by the quote due date/local time as specified in block 8 of the SF 1449 cover page to the inbox of the following email address: henningfalk.mayer-goldstein.ln@health.mil Vendors may call Mr. Henning Mayer-Goldstein at +49 (6371) 9464 6789 to verify receipt of the quote. If the vendor chooses to email the quote, the Government will not be responsible for any failure of transmission or receipt of the quote, or any failure of the vendor to verify receipt of the emailed quote. b. FORMAT and SIZE: Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. A standard, 12-point minimum font size applies. Margins: Top, Bottom, Left, Right � 1� Page Size, Width � 8.5� Page Size, Height � 11� or DIN A4 size. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size not less than 8-point and may be landscape. Page size 11x17 or DIN A3 size may be used where needed for readability, however, each printed side of an 11x17 or A3 size page will count as two pages Page limitations shall be treated as maximums. If exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the quote and (for paper copies) will be returned to the quoter as soon as practical. The technical quote shall address how you will comply with the requirements set forth in the technical subfactors specified in 52.212-2 Evaluation � Commercial Items. The following is excluded from the page count: copies of certificates, price schedule, completed FAR 52.212-3 Quoter Representations and Certifications � Commercial Items, and acknowledgement of any amendments issued. c. Page Limitations. Page limitations shall be treated as maximums. Pages in excess of the below limitations will be removed and disregarded during the evaluation. When both sides of a sheet display printed material, it shall be counted as two pages. Each page shall be counted except the following: covers, tab dividers, title pages, glossaries, and table of contents/file index. Also, page limits are applicable to legible tables, charts, graphs and figures used wherever practical to depict organizations, implementation schedules, plans, etc. The quote shall consist of the following sections and be limited by the maximum page limit. Section 1 - Factor 1 � Technical �� � Maximum Page Limit: 20 pages Section 2 - Factor 2 � Total Price on SF 1449 (completed and signed) and itemized prices in Technical Exhibit A � Level of Effort Maximum Page Limit: 2 pages (in addition to the SF 1449) d. QUESTIONS.� Prospective quoters shall submit any questions regarding this Request for Quote no later than five (5) business days after issuance by the Contracting Office. Questions can be emailed to henningfalk.mayer-goldstein.ln@health.mil.� All questions received will be answered officially through an amendment to the Request for Quote distributed to all prospective quoters. Questions received after the CET cut-off date may not be accepted by the Government. e. ACQUISITION PROCEDURE. This is a commercial item under FAR Part 12 and the acquisition procedures to be used for this purchase will be in accordance with FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. f. SPECIAL NOTE. All vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted, and lack of registration shall make a quote ineligible for award. Vendors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-866- 606-8220 or via Internet at https://www.sam.gov. FACTOR 1 - TECHNICAL: The quoter shall submit a written quote which explains how to comply with the requirements in the request for quote: FACTOR 1 - TECHNICAL: SUBFACTOR 1: The quoter shall indicate whether the quoted items are brand name products listed in Technical Exhibit A or whether equal products are quoted. If equal products are quoted, the quoter shall provide proof that the quoted equal products meet or exceed the salient characteristics. SUBFACTOR 2: The quoter shall provide a statement of compliance stating that replacement media/reagents will be provided if the shipped media does not comply with the following statement: Media furnished is free from cracked or damaged plates, agar detachment from plates, frozen or melted agar, unequal filling of plates, hemolysis for blood containing media, changes in the expected color of the plates, excessive bubbles or rough surfaces, excessive moisture or dehydration, obvious contamination and presence of precipitates. SUBFACTOR 3: The quoter shall provide a statement of compliance stating that routine media orders are delivered within 3 working days of receipt of the order. EVALUATION STANDARDS - TECHNICAL: The Government will use the following standards to evaluate Technical: (1) Acceptable - Quote clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation. (2) Unacceptable - Quote does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. Salient Characteristics - Microbiological culture media listed in Technical Exhibit A (Brand Name or Equal), shall comply with Analytical platform (equipment) and shall be able to generate the following type of reports: o Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 820, Subpart H. http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?CFRPart=820 o CFR Sec. 820.130 o CFR Sec. 820.140 o CFR Sec. 820.150 o CFR Sec. 820.160 - Technical Exhibit A, o Media shall provide for each lot of products listed in Technical Exhibit A and a Quality Control Certificate in accordance with CLSI standard M22-A3, Table 2, (Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute). o Minimum fill volume of 100 mm plates shall be of 3 mL. o Products shall meet or exceed all requirements of CLSI publication M22-A3 and M02-A12. o All products listed in Technical Exhibit A, shall be FDA certified products that meet or exceed all the requirements of CLSI publications M02-A12 and M100-Ed 33. o Item # 261191 shall consist of individual vials of sterile, contaminant-free, 10% or 20% KOH solution specifically designed to reduce or eliminate keratinaceous material in microscopic preparations for the visual detection of fungal elements in human tissue. - Media shall indicate on each individual box or sleeve of medium, the medium type, formulation, lot number, expiration date, appropriate handling and storage conditions - Media shall provide technical information indicating basic specifications, general information, recommended uses, media formulations, contamination level, pH, pour depth, volume dispensed, presence/absence of nonviable contaminants, performance criteria to include testing to detect gross contamination, organisms used for growth checks and the expected reactions to include any growth variables including acceptance criteria for each medium type. - Media must have documentation indicating the labeled specifications for medium storage and handling sustained during storage at the point of manufacturer and during distribution before and during delivery to the user. Documentation must be provided to users upon request. - Media furnished is free from cracked or damaged plates, agar detachment from plates, frozen or melted agar, unequal filling of plates, hemolysis for blood containing media, changes in the expected color of the plates, excessive bubbles or rough surfaces, excessive moisture or dehydration, obvious contamination and presence of precipitates. (End of Salient Characteristics)
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Landstuhl, DE-RP 66849, DEU
- Zip Code: 66849
- Country: DEU
- Zip Code: 66849
- Record
- SN06781766-F 20230810/230808230104 (samdaily.us)
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