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99 -- SYSTEM FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF ZEBRAFISH AND XENOPUS SOL RFQ2-36695-SLC DUE 052799 POC Sharon L. Connolly, Contracting Officer, Phone (650) 604-6927, Fax (650) 604-4646, Email sconnolly@mail.arc.nasa.gov -- Barbara A. Drake, Contracting Officer, Phone (650) 604-3002, Fax (650) 604-4646, Email bdrake@mail.arc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/ARC/date.html#RFQ2-36695-SLC. E-MAIL: Sharon L. Connolly, sconnolly@mail.arc.nasa.gov. This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). NASA Ames Research Center has the need to procure systems for housing adult zebrafish and Xenopus under healthy conditions. Each system when fully set up must fit into a room measuring 116" by 176". Each room will be equipped with temperature control, lighting control and a cold water supply. Each system shall have the following: 1) Self-cleaning, autoclavable tanks that flow into a common outlet pipe; 2) centralized filtration system sized for the number tanks in the system with particulate and biological filtering and a UV sterilizer; 3) automatic monitoring of pH, temperature and conductivity; 4) R/O (reverse osmosis) water system capable of delivering 100 gallons of water per day with a water storage reservoir of approximately 100 gallons that fills and refills automatically. Specific requirements for each of the systems are as follows: Zebrafish System -- System must accommodate 6000-8000 adult zebrafish at 250C and have 100-150 1-liter tanks, 258-300 2.75-liter tanks, and 42-50 9-liter tanks. Sixty of the 2.75-liter tanks or 100 of the 1-liter tanks are to have a separate stand-alone filtration system (same characteristics as the main filtration system) and be capable of maintaining a temperature of 330C for an ambient temperature of 250C. Xenopus System -- System must accommodate 200-255 adult frogs at 220C for an ambient temperature of 220C and have twelve 13-gallon and thirty 9-liter tanks. The system is to have a fully adjustable water delivery system for each tank using high quality valves that allow individual tanks to be drained without stopping water flow to other tanks. On site installation shall be included in this procurement. The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 97-11. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. See Note 1. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code and size standard for this procurement are 3231 and 500 employees, respectively. The quoter shall state in their quotation their size status for this procurement. All qualified responsible business sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Deliver to NASA Ames Research Center, Building 239, Room 227, Moffett Field, CA 94035 is required within 45 days after Purchase Order award. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. Quotations for the item(s) described above may be mailed or faxed to the identified point of contact by the date/time specified and include, solicitation number, FOB destination to this Center, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayeridentification number (TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. Quoters are encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items form found at URL: http://procure.arc.nasa.gov/Acq/Forms/Index.html to submit a quotation. Quoters shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 is as follows: Compliance with Veterans' Employment Reporting Requirements (February 1999) By submission of its offer, the offeror represents that, if it is subject to the reporting requirements of 37 U.S.C. 4212(d) (i.e., the VETS-100 report required by Federal Acquisition Regulation clause 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era), it has submitted the most recent report required by 37 U.S.C. 4212(d). If the end product(s) quoted is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in the clause entitled "Buy American Act -- Supplies," the quoter shall so state and shall list the country of origin. The Representations and Certifications required by FAR 52.212-3 may be obtained by phone or fax to the primary point of contact, Sharon L. Connolly at the address/email stated below. FAR 52.212-4 is applicable. FAR 52.212-5 is applicable and the following identified clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.222-3, 52.233-3, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-3 and 52.232-34. Addendum to FAR 52.212-5 is as follows: ARC 52.232-93 Submission of Invoices-Fixed Price (Feb 1998). Questions regarding this acquisition must be submitted in writing no later than May 20, 1999. Quotations are due by 3:30 p.m. PDST on May 27, 1999, to the attention of Sharon L. Connolly and should be mailed to NASA-Ames Research Center, M/S:241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035. It is the quoter's responsibility to confirm if the Government has received the faxed quotation. Selection and award will be in accordance with FAR 52.212-2 with the following evaluation factors: (1) technical acceptability, (2) price, and (3) past performance. Technical acceptability will be determined using information submitted by the quoter in sufficient detail to show that the product quoted meets the Government's requirements. Quoters must provide copies of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items with their quote. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". It is the quoter's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of amendments (if any). Potential quoters will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html. Posted 05/13/99 (D-SN331475). (0133)

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