DHHS, PHS, CDC, NIOSH, ALOSH, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505-2888

66 -- TISSUE SAMPLE OXIDIZER WITH ROBOTICS SOL RP98-035 DUE 082098 POC Brenda Goodwin, 304/285-5882/Contracting Officer, Rex S. Wolfe, 304/285-5883 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; BIDS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is issued as Request for Proposal No. RP98-035. This procurement is being issued unrestricted. The Standard Industrial Classification is 3826 with a size standard of 500 employees. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-04. Furnish and install at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV one each of the following five Contract Line Items (CLINs), brand name or equal to Packard Instrument Co. (CLIN 001) Model A307 Sample Oxidizer System; (CLIN 002) Oximate 80 System; (CLIN 003) Oxidizer Starter Kit; (CLIN 004) #307 Service manual and (CLIN 005) second year warranty. Offers shall comply with the following SPECIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR TISSUE SAMPLE OXIDIZER WITH ROBOTICS: CLIN 001. Tissue Sample Oxidizer: handles samples up to 1.5 grams; combusts single and dual radiolabel samples containing Hydrogen 3 and/or Carbon 14; radionuclide recovery for both Hydrogen 3 and Carbon 14 of greater than 97%; radionuclide memory of less than 0.08% for Hydrogen 3 and Carbon 14 labeled samples; does not require a catalyst; can accommodate wet, dry, or freeze-dried samples; automatic vial positioning, Oxygen control, sample combustion, reagent dispensing, cleaning cycle, and basket unloading; high temperature flame combustion up to 1300 degrees C; splash-free system; collect tritium activity for 10-15 grams of solid material in a single vial; accommodates 20 ml glass or polyethylene vials; capacity to process up to 60 samples per hour for each nucliotide; pumps adjustable from 0 to 18 ml. CLIN 002. Tissue Sample Oxidizer robotics: 2 sample trays, 40 samples each; 1 sample tray, 100 vial capacity; 240 sample per day throughput; automated vial uncapping and capping; automated Combustaid addition; multiple combustions collected in the same vial; sensor controlled safety shut off. DELIVERY SHALL BE NO LATER THAN 60 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF CONTRACT. Evaluation Factors: Offers will be evaluated on their ability to meet or exceed the stated specifications and demonstrated past performance on contracts of similar size and complexity to this requirement. Technical proposals and cost or price are approximately equal in importance. The Government intends to make a single award to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to all requirements of the solicitation and is considered the best value to the Government. Offers shall be proposed based on F.O.B. Destination (Morgantown, West Virginia) and the requirements at FAR 52.214.21 "Descriptive Literature" apply. Information provided must demonstrate the unit's ability to meet the specification or your offer may be rejected. The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, "Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items"; 52.212-4, "Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items" and 52.212-5 "Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items." Additionally, the following FAR clauses cited in Clause 52.212-5 are also applicable to this acquisition as follows: FAR 52.222-3 "Convict Labor (E.O. 11755)", 52.233-3 "Protest After Award (31 U.,S.C. 3553 and 40 U.S.C. 759)", 52.203-6 "Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, With Alternate I"; 52.203-10 "Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity", 52.219-8 "Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Concerns; 52.222.26 "Equal Opportunity"; 52.222-35 "Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans"; 52.222-36 "Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers"; 52.222-37 "Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of Vietnam Era"; 52.225-3 "Buy American Act -- Supplies"; 52.225-18 "European Community Sanctions for End Products", 52.204-6 "Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number."Submit the following to DHHS, PHS, CDC, NIOSH, ALOSH, Attn: Brenda Goodwin, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505: (1) original and three copies of a completed SF 1449, signed by an individual authorized to bind the organization; (2) Schedule of Offered Supplies/Services containing pricing of Contract Line Items (CLINs) 001 through 005 and published price lists (if available); (3) completed Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-3; (4) descriptive literature, tables, etc. which demonstrate compliance with specifications for evaluation purposes; (5) Past performance information (include names and addresses of Company/ Government Agency, name and telephone numbers of customer contacts along with contract number, and description of work performed with your offer.); and (6) acknowledgment of solicitation amendments, if any. Facsimile Bids are not authorized. Offers that fail to furnish the required information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. Award of a one firm fixed-price contract is anticipated. Information regarding this notice can be obtained from Brenda Goodwin at (304)285-5882 or by fax at (304) 285-6083. NOTE: The specification for this requirement may not have transmitted properly with this notice. Please contact Brenda Goodwin to obtain a hard copy of the specification if it is deemed necessary. All responsible sources may submit a response, which shall be considered by the Agency. Posted 07/29/98 (W-SN230100). (0210)

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