Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Procurement & Grants Office, Contracts & Purchases Branch, 255 East Paces Ferry Rd, N.E, Rm 419, Atlanta, GA 30305

66 -- UPGRADE OF LASER SCANNING CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE SOL 97-102(Q) DUE 051697 POC Grace White, Contract Specialist The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Disease Control (CDC/NCID) intends to award a sole source purchase order to Carl Zeiss, Inc. (One Zeiss Drive, Thornwood, NY 10594) for upgrade of an existing LSM 410 instrument to include 63X water-immersible objective lens; software and hardware upgrade to allow use of real time video microscopy, expanded microprocessing, memory and accessory power. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation, 97-102(Q), is a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-45. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for this procurement is 3827; the small business size standard is 500 employees. The FOB point shall be Destination Within Consignee's Premises, Atlanta, Georgia; delivery location is CDC/NCID, Building 1, Room SSB396, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333. Acceptance location will be 1600 Clifton Rd., Atlanta GA. Line Item 001, C-Apochromat 63X/1.2 water immersion objective lens; Line Item 002, laser scanning microscope (LSM) central control unit; Line Item 003, installation and training (two days). The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (with addendum to include FAR 52.214-34, Submission of Offers in the English Language and FAR 52.214-35, Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency); FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (with addendum to include FAR 52.247-35, F.O.B. Destination, Within Consignee's Premises); and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, including the following FAR clauses cited within FAR 52.212-5(a): FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.225-18, European Union Sanctions for End Products; FAR 52.225-21, Buy American Act -- North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act -- Balance of Payments Program, Alternate I. All offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply. Quotes are due at 4:00 PM, May 16, 1997 to the following address: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Procurement & Grants Office, Contracts & Purchases Branch, 255 East Paces Ferry Rd., N.E., Room 419, Atlanta, GA 30305. Faxed quotes will be accepted. For information regarding this solicitation, contact Grace White at (404) 842-6751. See Note(s): 12. (0114)

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